http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/55e53e09a4fda0b98fb45d37f5958d4b.PDF 436a10621777e769dd24c6f5b6c46e34 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS#LOG February 8, 1963 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO New Bill Would Tighten 50-50 House Proposal Seeks Boost In American Cargoes Story On Page 3 MTD PROTEST SPURS RR RATE STUDY -Story On Page 3 Shipping Resumes. Back to normal with the end of the dock strike in Atlantic and Gulf ports, SIU shipping resumed last week as Seafarers returned to idled ships up and down the coast. In New York, one of the first Sea­ farers to return to work was Robert Brennan, steward, who shipped to the Hastings (Waterman), after he picked up his shipping card. Below, Frank Korven, wiper on the Steel Designer (Isthmian), is pictured signing on that vessel as it crews up again. 'Columbus Ship' Gets SIU Assist. Seafarers aboard the Alcoa Pennant had an unexpected meeting in, the Caribbean with the tiny Nina II (right), a replica of one of the three ships led by Christopher Col­ umbus on his first trip to the New World in 1492, and assisted the vessel in obtaining stores and water during its long voyage from Spain. The Nina later arrived in San Salvador, setting off festive celebrations. (Story on Page 7.) �Paee Two SEAFARERS LOG Febniaiy S. 196S SlU OF CANADA ASKS HEAD DP COMMISSION TO DISQUALIFY SELF OTTAWA—The Seafarers International Union of Canada has moved that the Commissioner conducting the inquiry into the Upper Lakes shipping dispute disqualify himself on the technical ground that he'*-^ — had served previously as coun­ official transcript of the after­ noon proceedings of February sel for one of the parties in­ 1, 1963, in which the SIU posi­ volved. tion was set forth, and the dis­ The SIU motion pointed out cussions that followed, are that Mr. Justice T. G. Norris, printed in a supplement in who had been appointed by this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG). the Minister of Labour to inquire into the dispute and into the in­ - The dispute between the SIU of ternal affairs of the parties, had Canada and the Upper Lakes Ship­ Newest arrivals in family served as counsel for the SIU in ping Company arose after the of Seafarer Ben Mignano 1953 and 1954. company evaded its contractual are identical twin boys held Counsel for the SIU of Canada, obligations to the SIU, locked some Mrs. Mignano as the rest George H. Henderson, in making 300 SIU crewmembers out of its of their children gather the motion, said "it is based on fleet, and began to recruit scab the factual matters that existed in crews through the Canadian Broth­ around. The 'family now 1953 and 1954, and it is made on a erhood of Railway. Transport and BELLPORT, NY—Seafarer Ben Mignano has his own lit­ numbers eight youngsters technical legal ground based on General Workers, and the Cana­ tle "Brotherhood of the Sea" these days, topped by the birth all together, including (l-r) those facts." The SIU counsel dian Maritime Union, which was Karen, 7; Edward, 12; of identical twin boys on January 5. The proud dad and cited legal precedents and opin­ set up by the CBRT and the Cana­ his wife, Velma, now have-* ^ Dahlia, 15; Mitchell, 9; dian Labour Congress. ions in support of his motion. Giselle, 4, and Deborah, 8. eight children. Their new ar­ a safety consultant Due to the effectiveness of SIU (The verbatim text ot the Mignano's brother Anthony, However, since Ben's boys ar­ picketing action against the com­ rivals were the first twins of a former Seafarer, had his pany, supported by the AFL-CIO 1963 to be bom at Brookhaven rived in the midst of the long­ Maritime Trades Department and Memorial Hospital here on Long shore strike, the double SIU ma­ own double event—identi­ ternity benefit he received came in its affiliated unions, the CLC Island. cal twin girls—recently, group, including the CBRT, last As far as the Mignano family is handy. The $400 in welfare cash and also has eight kids. July engineered a boycott of SIU concerned, the "Brotherhood of plus $25 bonds from the SIU in ships which led to the closing of the Sea" idea is something very the name of the twins, Benjamin, the St. Lawrence Seaway. This ac­ real. Ben's brother Anthony, a Jr., and Frank Anthony, was a tion was avowedly taken by the former Seafarer, became the fa­ bonanza. Mignano is now on the CLC and CBRT in order to force ther of identical twin girls a few Losmar (Calmar) as bosun. WASHINGTON —The AFL-CIO the Canadian government to move months ago, which gave him a For the record, when the twins Maritime Trades Department is against the SIU and to bring pres­ family of eight youngsters too. He weighed in, Ben, Jr., was an even keeping a close watch on the pro­ sure on the US Government. The lives out in Garden Grove, Orange 5 pounds at birth and Frank An­ thony tipped the scale at four posed "Merchant Seaman's Health boycott led to the establishment of County, Calif. Safety Act" proposed by Rep. the Norris Commission, which be­ Ben didn't know about An­ pounds, 12Vi ounces. They were the 45th set of twins Herbert C. Bonner (D.-NC) last gan Its hearings last August. thony's double event until he The SIU has maintained, during called a sister in Brooklyn when for which the SIU Welfare Plan month. The bill is the latest at­ tempt to give the Coast Guard light the entire course of the dispute, his boys were born at Brookhaven. has paid out double the usual $200 control of all US merchant seamen. that the pattern of activity through­ Letters telling about his Cali­ maternity benefit. The list of mul­ (See Editorial, Page 11.) out clearly points to a conspiracy fornia event had never reached tiple SIU births also includes two WASHINGTON—Adding to its spearheaded by the company and him because the family had moved sets of triplets among the more record of opposition to US ship­ It would authorize the establish­ short time ago. Anthony no than 5,100 SIU maternity benefits ping and transportation interests, ment of "physical qualifications for the CLC group, in which the CBRT longer sails, and works ashore as paid to date. all positions on vessels of the has played a major role. the Department of Agriculture is United States" and provides for now reported to be making a small "such rules and regulations as may venture into the transportation Merchant Marine Forum be necessary to insure that each business on its own hook. The seaman shall meet at time of sign­ planned operation would compete ing articles the physical qualifica­ directly with a private operator. tions established. . . The report indicates the depart­ The bill provides for fines of up ment intends to build a ferry to transport its employees to and to $100 on shipping companies that from an animal experimental sta­ hire seamen who fail to meet the tion located on Plum Island in unspecified physical standards, and for equal penalties against seamen. WASHINGTON—^Participating in a forum chant Marine Act was adopted, and that the law Long Island Sound. If the plan comes off. Agricul­ In seeking to give the Coast discussion of the American merchant marine, was therefore Ineffective in meeting the needs of Guard military control over the SIU of North America President Paul HaU US shipping today. In 1939, he pointed out, some ture would join the Military Sea livelihood of civilian seamen, the declared that runaway-flag shipping, the inequitable 80 percent of all US foreign trade was in the form Transportation Service, for many of package cargo, while bulk cargo represented 20 years a major competitor for mili­ bUl amounts to a warmed-over ver­ subsidy program, outdated maritime policies and sion of a "profiling" program the role of Government agencies were the prin­ percent. He contrasted this situation with the pres­ tary cargoes with private US ship­ which the CG sought to impose in ciple factors contributing to the decline of this ent situation, where package cargoes constitute 13 ping, as another Government agen­ percent of US foreign trade and bulk cargoes have cy in the transport field. 1954. The "profiling" system was country's merchant fleet. soared to 87 percent. an effort to set up Government In doing so, the department Hall was a member of the panel participating in The SIUNA president also cited the inadequacies would displace a commercial oper­ standards of "fitness" without the forum sponsored by the "Reader's Digest" at of the subsidy program, through which only 15 ator, New London Freight Lines, which a seaman could no longer the National Press Club here on February 5. The companies receive operating subsidies. Hall quoted saiL forum discussion arose out of an article in the from "A Report On The Ocean Freight Industry," which has serviced the Plum Is­ February, issue of "Reader's Digest," entitled "Our by Rep. Emanuel Celler's subcommittee of the land route for about five years. The company has indicated that Strike-Strangled Merchant Marine," which cited House Judiciary Committee, that only six of the loss of the run means it will prob­ seamen's wages and benefits as the cause of the companies had captured some 76 percent of all ably have to close down all of its industry's shrinkage. operating differential subsidy payments during the common carrier operations servic­ Victor Reisel, nationally-syndicated columnist, entire period of the subsidy program. ing the public. Seafarers and SIU families acted as moderator of the panel. Participants In Rapping Government agencies for their failure to who apply for maternity, hos­ the panel, in addition to Hall, were Thomas (Teddy) The department has already no­ protect the American merchant fleet. Hall singled pital or surgical benefits from Gleason, executive vice-president, International tified the company that it will no out the State and Agriculture Departments as ene­ the Welfare Plan are urged to Longshoremen's Association; Joseph Curran, presi­ mies of US shipping, and the Interstate Commerce longer have any need for its com­ . keep the Union or the Wel­ dent, National Maritime Union; John Weller, presi­ Commission for favoring the railroads at the ex­ mon carrier service, which not fare Plan advised of any dent, Seatrain Lines; Ralph Casey, president, Amer­ pense of the domestic shipping industry. only offers stops at Plum Island changes of address while their ican Merchant Marine Institute; Alexander Chopin, Hall said the decline of the American shipping but also at other points along the Connecticut shore and on the applications are being proc­ chairman. New York Shipping Association, and industry could be reversed by: essed. Although payments are Edward Silver, counsel for the Tanker Service • Updating the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 in Sound. According to the freight line, which has protested the plan often made by return mail, Committee. Sterling Fischer, of the "Digest" staff, line with today's trade patterns; to the President, the department changes of address (or illegible presided. • Overhauling the subsidy program; return addresses) delay them Hall denied that high wage scales of American • Revamping the ICC to include shipping rep­ is now building a boat with a ca­ pacity of 350 passengers. when checks or "baby bonds" crewmen have driven away US shipping business. resentation; are returned. Those who are He pointed out that some 1,500 ships operate During the last Administration, • Absolute enforcement of the Cargo Preference moving are advised to notify under runaway flags, "mainly to avoid taxes," and Act by all Government agencies; the department tried to pick up a SIU headquarters or the Wel­ that about 1,000 of these sail under Liberian regis­ • Eliminating MSTS competition with private Navy surplus vessel and wanted to fare Plan, at 17 Battery Place, try, which in 1939 did not have any ships registered. shipping. build its own harbor so that it Hall said that the character of US foreign trade • Closing of tax loopholes for runaway ship could operate its own ferry. This New York 4, NY. had changed radically since 1936, when the Mer­ operators. effort was sidetracked by protests. Seafarer's Family GrowsWelfare Gets Twin Bill Afro Sets Fight Over Bonner BUI Agriculture DepL Eyes Ferry Biz HALL HITS RUNAWAYS, ICC, GOVT ROLE IN SHIP DECLINE Moving? Notify SIU, Welfare �y^- ^Kbnurr 9, U6f SEAFARERS LOG Shipping in New York Paee Thref House Bill Urges More 50-50 Aid For US Shipping WASHINGTON—A much-needed boost for the US merchant fleet is in the offing under a proposal to ex­ tend the 50-50 law by allotting a larger share to Ameri­ can ships when the country receiving the cargo has no ships of its own available to haul it. The legislation would give US vessels preference over vessels of so-called "third party" countries not directly in--*' volved in the cargo trans­ centum of such gross tonnage also shall be carried on privately-owned action. Atlantic and Gulf SlU shipping returned to normal last week, with the end of the monthThe bill was offered in the United States-flag commercial ves­ long strikd by the International Longshoremen's Association. The dockers went back to House last month by Rep. Ed­ sels . . ." work on Saturday, January 26, and ships began recrewing and calling for men. The scene Waiver provisions are included ward Garmatz of Maryland, a here at the SlU hall in New York shows Seafarers picking up their shipping cards at the member of the Merchant Marine so that Congress, the Presiden* or early job call on Monday, January 28, which began a busy week for all hands. Committee. If adopted, it would the Secretary of Defense may set provide a considerable amount of aside the special proviso in "emer­ cargo tonnage now barred to gency" situations. Seafarers On 2-Year Indian Ocean Trip American vessels by the strict in­ Cuba Embargo terpretation given to the 50-50 law Meanwhile, in a related deve'opin many Government agencies. • ment, the long-awaited embargo All segments of the maritime in­ dustry, both unions and manage­ on Government cargo shipments can be expected to support aboard vessels engaged in the WOODS HOLE, Mass.—The SlU-manned Anton Bruun, first oceanographic research ment, the legislation when it comes up Cuban trade has been announced by the President. However, it cov­ vessel to come under a union contract, is now enroute to Aden from Gibraltar on her way for consideration. out to Bombay. The Indian port will be her headquarters for the first five of nine explora­ The bill provides that in addition ers only ships in the Cuban trade since the first of this year, and tory cruises scheduled to last-*to the normal 50 percent portion allows them to bid for US-financed until Christmas, 1964. ence fleet have cross-hatched the later and then returned to work. of an overseas-bound Government cargoes anyway if they pledge not The Anton Bruun, named after cargo allocated to American ships to carry on further trade with ocean area into multiple squares The Bruun is part of a 40ship fleet from 20 nations manning like a crossword puzzle. Each ship a famous Danish scientist, was for­ "if flag vessels of such foreign na­ Cuba. the Indian Ocean International has an assigned ocean track for merly the Presidential yacht Wil­ tion are not available at fair and The embargo move watered Expedition that will chart the each of the cruises assigned to it. liamsburg during President Harry reasonable rates for such vessels, down the program indicated last any tonnage in excess of 50 per Originally scheduled to leave Truman's administration. Indian Ocean floor and study fall, at the heat of the Cuban crisis, Its marine life. Leaders of the sci- Bombay for Puket, Thailand, Feb­ when it was expected an immediate ruary 18 for her first research ban on Government cargoes for cruise, the Bruun's late departure Cuba trade ships would go into ef­ from home port is causing her to fect. It also only covers the ships push ahead all future sailing dates. which have actually traded with From Puket, she goes to Ran­ Cuba, and does not apply to other goon, spending nine days on sta­ vessels under the same ownership. tion cartographing seabottom and The action by the President up­ classifying marine life. Her sched­ holds the stand taken by the AFLule calls for 20 days on station CIO Maritime Trades Department WASHINGTON—^Yielding to protests that a railroad rate after a running time of ten days in initiating the crackdown on between Rangoon and Vizagapa- cut on transcontinental tinplate cargoes would further ships trading with Cuba and seek­ tam, India. After two days' repro- weaken the remaining intercoastal water carriers, the In­ ing to ban them from obtaining US visioning, the Bruun heads for terstate Commerce Commis- •*• Government cargoes as well. SAN FRANCISCO—The new Madras and then back to Bombay. sion has agreed to study the last December is an attempt to re­ The latest White House action Military Sea Transport Union of The first cruise is planfied to last latest railroad rate mane- gain some of the traffic lost ten also came at a time when several thfe SIU Pacific District has gained 391^ days, will cover an ocean euver but is allowing new rail years ago when the rails first be­ proposals were being offered in the another victory in its widespread track of 4,740 nautical miles, and and water rates to go into affect. gan cutting rates for tinplate House to invoke a crackdown on organizing drive among seamen of is due to end the middle of May. shipments. Only a handful of lines Cuba trade shipping via legisla­ Steamship operators had also are still left in this trade. the Military Sea Transport Service, Second Cruise To Ceylon tion. cut their rates in a calculated winning exclusive bargaining The Bruun's second cruise, runs move to regain lost cargoes. Both rights and jurisdiction in Honolulu from Bombay to Ceylon, thence to for the Hawaiian Command of Port Louis in the Mauritius Is­ new rates went Into effect on February 1. MSTS. lands. On the latter run, she will The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades This follows its earlier success remain 18 days 911 station, logging Department and steamship op­ In gaining formal recognition from 5,400 miles. the Federal Government as Unlicensed crewmembers of the erators had challenged the rail­ bargaining agent for some 1,600 Bruun seeking SlU representation road cut on the ground that it was unlicensed seamen on 21 MSTS and union conditions for their long a "flagrant example of discrimina­ vessels operating out of the US stay in the Indian Ocean struck tory rate manipulation." An MTD protest pointed out West Coast. A few days after re­ the ship last Christmas Day, while ceiving notification of its bargain­ she was in Brewer's Shipyard at that the railroads "are maintain­ ing status, the union filed docu­ Staten Island, New York. Denied ing existing rail rates for the com­ ments seeking exclusive represen­ their , demands foi SlU representa­ bined water-rail transportation" of tation rights covering the same tion, they were successful two days tinplate, while cutting the all-rail rate in order to woo tinplate group. shippers. The recognition given to the The union appeal to. the ICC to union in the Hawaiian Command set aside the reduced rate called is expected to provide a substantiai Vol. XXV, No. 3 the new all-rail rate "a transparent boost to similar drives among Feb. 8, 1963 maneuver on the part of the rail­ Government seagoing personnel in roads to eliminate competition of other agencies. intercoastal shipping." A new organization was chart­ Both the unions and the domes­ ered to service MSTS personnel PAUL HALL, President tic shipping lines welcomed the in order to provide the men with HERBERT BRAND, Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK. a union structure of their own Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN. Art ICC decision to conduct an investiwithin the SIUNA and the Pacific Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYEH, gatfon of the rate cuts. The inquiry District. Organizing in the MSTS ALEXANDER LESLIE, PETER MCEVOY offers an opportunity to spotlight the efforts of the rails to wipe fleet began after a Presidential HOWARD KESSLEH, Staff Writers. executive order gave all Govern­ Published biweekly at the headquarters out intercoastal shipping by selec­ Aerial view shows Swedish tanker Thuntank VIII (left) ment employees the right to join of the Seafarers International Union. At­ tively slicing rates on canned goods being towed to port at Rotterdam, Netherlands, after it Gulf, Lakes and Inland Walers and other commodities that pro­ unions of their choice. The pro­ lantic, District. AFL-CIO. 675 Fourth Avenue was found drifting upside down in the North Sea last month. gram allows for full representation Brooklyn 32, NY Tel HYaclnth 9-6600 vide most of the cargoes usually Second class postage paid at the Post Members of the towboat crew are standing on the over­ rights and grievance procedures Office In Brooklyn. NY. under the Ac moved by water. turned vessel. The fate of the crew of the 499-ton Thuntank after majority support among the of Aug. 24. 1912 The special rate introduced by workers involved is clearly es­ remains a mystery. The ship at right is part of the Rotter­ the water carriers to retaliate for tablished. the cut in railroad rates announced dam Port Authority's fleet. Research Ship Bombay-Bound MTD Protest Sparks Study Of RR Rates Pacific SlU Signs MSTS Hawaii Ships Swedish Ship Turns Turtle SEAFARERS LOG �SEAFARERS ^gt Prar .Mrm 9, an LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) } . January 1. Through January 15, 1963 SIU shipping was relatively slow, as expected, during the first half of January, since the dock strike was in effect for the full two-week period. A total of 673 jobs was dispatched in all ports, or approximately half of what could be considered "normal" shipping activity. New registration amounted to 1,543, due to the small number of ships moving in and out of port. As a result, the number of men listed as registered on the beach at the end of the period, on January 15, was up to 5,456. This figure indicated that between 1,800-2,000 SIU men were idled "in US ports during the course of the longshore beef up to that time. Despite the general drop in shipping, Baltimore, Nor­ folk, Mobile and San Francisco were kept a bit ljusier than in the previous two weeks. All of the remaining ports were slow. However, the shipping situation did not entirely eliminate the job chances of class C men, who filled ten percent of the total jobs shipped, so there appal-ently were jobs in many ports that Seafarers in higher seniority groups were willing to pass up. The ship activity (see right) was also light in most of the ports, since many ships managed to load for foreign destinations just before the strike began on December 23. There were just 22 sign-ons in all throughout the Dis­ trict for January 1-15, a good indication of the slowdown in activity. With resumption of cargo-handling in Atlantic "and Gulf ports beginning January 26, when the strike was called off, the figures for the coming period should re­ flect the recrewing of most of the idled vessels and the return to normal shipping once again. Ship AcfiVif/ Pay SIga la Offa Cos Trooa. TOTAL Bettoa New York.... PUIodelphla.. BoHfinore .... Narfelk Jaekienvllle .. Tonipo ...... Meblie New Orleaoa.. Hoeateff Wflmingtea .. Son Franelsce. Seattle — 11 8 4 3 8 — 2 4 8 0 3 4 TOTALS ... 53 — 1 8 8 4 2 8 2 8 8 4 4 22 f 28. 8 IS 0 4 2 • 4 13 — 4 4 6 ' 12 20 28 7 7 8 15 4 12 71 144 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 S ALL 5 2 2 1 36 61 13 110 5 11 3 19 13 25 11 49 2 7 5 0 3 15 1 19 2 2 46 18 22 6 57 19 28 10 49 19 27 3 5 1 2 2 17 7 9 1 20 6 12 2 Port Boston New York Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville.. Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Registered Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 13 16 31 5 22 9 0 5 5 3 0 5 9 7 19 6 6 12 1 14 0 6 2 2 4 7 9 0 7 7 14 0 6 6 2 — 2 0 0 0 7 6 1 6 0 21 9 29 3 4 12 13 14 9 0 8 4 12 3 19 9 4 0 1 5 2 7 3 5 8 1 14 8 19 8 0 8 3 4 4 8 17 131 220 54 I 4051 9 64 79 I 152 41 81 37 | 159 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 GROUP 123 ALL 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 14 0 1 1 2 2 3 5 10 2 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 4 1 2 5 8 1 3 '5 1 0 0 3 3 6 7 1 14 0 1 3 2 24 38 I 71 3 12 TOTAl SHIPPED CLASS A B C 2 0 0 22 14 5 9 2 3 14 10 1 9 7 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 21 4 1 14 8 2 5 1 19 7 3 1 19 14 2 17 3 4 7 1 22 159 71 22 I Registered On CLASS A GROUP AI.I. 123 ALL 2 0 20 7 27 41 112 238 47 397 14 21 26 10 57 25 77 104 30 211 The Beach CLASS B GRQUP 12 3 ALL 0 2 6 8 5 41 70 lis 0 6 11 17 0 14 30 44 1 6 14 21 0 16 19 35 0 3 2 5 1 7 20 28 9 52 77 138 2 38 40 88 15 2 10 3 3 9 10 22 1 11 ' 12 24 17 16 20 0 36 7 15 26 2 43 1 6 11 3 20 26 51 78 16 145 24 103 160 37 300 25 69 108 18 195 11 13 14 4 31 35 18 25 4 47 24 18 20 4 42 252 519 850 182 115511 24 215 314 1 553 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shioped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 25 60 11 96 6 16 20 42 4 20 28 4 1 11 0 9 1 3 7 1 4 4 0 5 5 19 0 24 0 16 1 8 8 5 2 8 6 1 2 9 1 0 0 3 1 1 4 8 2 0 11 2 9 5 5 12 1 6 0 7 5 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 12 3 18 0 6 2 8 2 10 3 15 10 45 59 3 4 37 1 15 19 8 0 9 12 32 5 49 2 12 18 32 6 15 25 4 0 3 1 4 2 6 9 1 1 2 2 5 5 8 2 15 0 5 10 3 5 6 2 11 2 9 2 13 0 8 0 5 3 6 4 10 67 217 31 1 315 16 82 87 1 185 21 87 24 132 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 6 0 4 7 8 19 0 2 4 2 0 3 2 5 2 1 1 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 10 5 1 3 8 12 0 7 4 3 1 5 6 12 0 1 1 2 8 33 38 79 TOTAl SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 AI.I. A C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 8 0 5 4 9 1 2 1 4 28 19 51 63 192 23 278 20 4 55 56 131 0 1 2 3 5 4 3 27 12 3 5 35 1 7 8 16 0 3 5 1 4 8 4 17 14 113 14 141 2 67 29 36 0 2 0 2 8 4 2 14 5 18 2 25 3 9 8 26 « 7 0 1 1 2 2 11 3 18 3 24 4 13 8 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 13 16 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 1 15 2 18 20 1 1 71 11 102 0 21 16 37 0 0 0 0 9 10 0 .19 49 151 14 214 7 80 71 158 0 0 3 25 12 3 3 40 31 92 10 133 8 45 44 97 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 12 12 6 1 19 4 8 5 17 0 0 1 11 1 12 26 1 24 10 6 42 0 6 6 12 0 1 2 10 1 2_ 2 14 4 17 1 22 1 11 5 17 1 11 10 22 131 80 22 '233 210 757 92 11059 50 291 :270 6n STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A I-s Poif Bos N Y .... Phil Hal Nor .•••. «lac eaee Tam..... Mob .... NO .... Hou .... Wil SF Sea .... TOTAfS 2 16 3 3 2 4 0 3 10 14 3 3 5 68 Registered CLASS B V Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-s 1 3 ALL 2 0 6' 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 34 22 45 117 2 0 20 22 1 8 3 4 16 0 1 5 1 1 1 5 7 1 0 0 2 3 10 6 12 31 1 0 14 15 3 4 2 1 .10 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 4 6 3 0 5 12 1 1 3 5 2 2 0 3 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 12 29 0 0 7 7 1 2 2 6 11 10 3 27 50 2 2 24 28 2 3 2 2 9 5 65 1 9 37 2 12 15 3 0 1 6 10 1 2 3 9 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 7 7 6 12 28 2 2 2 6 1 3 1 3 8 1 3 6 15 1 3 4 -8 2 0 1 3 6 82 56 161 1 367 12 12 95 1 119 17 24 14 39 1 94 Shipped JCLASS B GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 10 9 1 0 2 3 0 5 0 5 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 13 1 11 1 0 0 9 9 0 0 2 2 0 3 4 1 1 0 10 11 6 62 1 70 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 231 24 1 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 A C ALL 1-s 1 3 ALL B 2 7 1 2 4 0 1 1 3 0 3 4 0 4 97 47 205 401 4 16 10 10 36 52 69 2 63 6 11 38 1 6 3 3 12 3 8 IS 16 2 51 30 58 153 3 10 2 36 5 4 19 14 41 3 4 19 3 6 2 8 7 4 5 12 0 5 9 2 4 19 4 2 7 13 7 1 0 8 4 19 1 3 12 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 17 54 118 0 0 26 26 0 11 7 18 14 57 28 137 251 5 8 91 104 9 13 2 24 29 6 40 50 10 19 30 67 168 4 9 2 21 52 25 3 2 5 7 0 6 7 2 12 11 3 3 53 2 12 7 28 8 13 6 4 16 22 4 1 5 17 0 17 4 5 9 22 1 23 6 11 4 "94 70 24 1 188 208 300 185 600 11293 32 37 320 1 389 SUMMARY DECK ET'CINE _ REWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 131 220 54 I 405 67 217 31 I 315 150 56 161 ) S67, 348 493 246 110871 Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 9 64 16 82 12 12 37 158 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 7¥1 152 41 81 37 87 1 185 21 87 24 95 | li9 41 14 39 261 j 456 103 182 100 ALL I 159 1 132 I 94 1 385 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 9 24 38 I 71 8 33 38 I 79 62 62 I 70 23 59 138 I 220 Registered On The Beach TOTAL Shipped CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS C CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 12 7 I 22 159 jn ^ ^2 ^19 850 182 |15» M 215 314 I 553 1 11" 10 1 22 131 80 22 233 ^0 757 92 |1^9 50 291 270 I 611 1 0 23 |_ 21 94 70 24 188 508 185 600 [1293 32 37 320 I 389 5 23 40 j 68 384 221 68 673 12371792 874 |3903 106 543 904 |155^ �Vibnuurr t. 19tS SEAFARERS Notify Union On LOG Mail QUESTION: Ara movies or TV shows about the sea true to life? Ed Tappy: The movies are defi­ nitely exagger­ ated. They don't show the condi­ tions we lived under in the old days. I remem­ ber walking out on the old "Mu­ tiny On The Bounty," and the new version Is not much better. The actors do a job, but they have to foliow a script that doesn't make sense. Clarence L. Cousins: I remem­ ber a movie with Rock Hudson in which he was d e 1 i V e r ing a yacht to San Francisco during a storm. There was a crew rep­ resentative who came up to him like a union pa­ trolman would and set out the conditions under which the crew would stay aboard. I felt the un­ ion-type episode was true to life. ^ Clarence Ayers: In Hollywood they flower up sea movies by making things seem a little bet­ ter than they actually are, though we have it pretty good these days. It's ten times better than it used to be. The boys back in the old days had it pretty rough. it t Winford H. Powell: They fiction­ alize a lot, but they're based on things that are real. "The Long­ est Day" por­ trayed life on a troopship which was true to life, with all the col­ or about life on a ship, the crap games and so forth. Some of the men who were really there were acting in the movie. D-Day there seemed just like the day in 1944. "Turkey" Jones: They make up a lot of it. They make it look harder for the seamen and the mates than it really is most of the time. The captain in one movie I saw had a heai't - to - heart with a seaman and told him rough it was before he asked if he really wanted a job. To­ you just go to the hiring hall. William talk how him day, R. t Dolores Ramos: think they're true for the most part. I watch a lot of sea movies on TV and I don't see much difference between them and real life. The only part that's not true is about all the beautiful women who are always making sea voyages. If you could really meet all those women then everybody would be a seaman. As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Seafarers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG Involves calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their ships. On the basis of the information supplied by the ship oper­ ator, four copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ utes forms are then airmailed to the agent in the next port. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ gregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mall is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. Baltimore SIU, Food Unions Start Council BALTIMORE—^The SIU has joined with other local affili­ ates of the new AFL-CIO Food & Beverages Trades Depart­ ment in forming the first Food & Beverage Trades Council in the country. A local coun-"^ cil charter was issued here the origial convention, which named Harry R. Poole, executive on January 30. vice-president of the Amalgamated AFL-CIO unions in the food and Meat Cutters, as its first president. culinary trades set up a structure Poole made the charter presenta­ for the new department in Decem­ tion here last week to a gathering ber, 1961, at the time of the last of local representatives of most of national AFL-CIO convention. The the unions involved. department represents some 800,The department plans to issue 000 workers engaged in the manu­ charters to councils in a number facture, processing, sale and dis­ of cities during coming months. tribution of food and beverage They will serve as coordinating products. bodies for member unions in the Nine international unions, in­ same manner as the AFL-CIO's cluding the SIUNA, took part in other official departments, such as the Maritime Trades Department. Approximately a third of the SIUNA's total membership is af­ filiated with the department. Among the other unions covered are the Hotel & Restaurant Em­ ployees, Bakery & Confectionery Workers, Distillery Workers and Retail Clerks. ICC's Report To Congress Misses Boat WASHINGTON—A new report of the Interstate Commerce Com­ mission is full of information about the state of transportation but again offers no new ideas to improve it. Instead, it merely renews a series of le^slative recommendations made unsuccessfully one or m.ore times in the past. In its latest report to Congress, the ICC again offered its proposal to eliminate the shipping indus­ try's exemption from rate regula­ tion on bulk commodities. The sug­ gestion would accomplish a similar purpose as the Administration's plan last year to extend the ex­ emption to the railroads. New Proposal The only new proposal the ICC makes is an attempt to get rid of one of its present jobs. ICC wants to be relieved of the duty to set standard time zone boundaries be­ cause, it says, "transportation problems are only a small part of the complex matters which must be considered in fixing or changing the boundaries of the zones." Its report also notes that al­ though mergers are the trend cur­ rently among railroads, the reverse has been true in the motor carrier industry. Expansion programs un­ dertaken by motor carriers in the 1950's have about been completed, the agency says. US domestic water carriers last year strongly attacked two trans­ portation bills that would have provided the railroads with a dis­ tinct edge over shipping. They cited past actions of the railroads in selectively cutting rates as a means of wiping out water com­ petition, and said the same thing would occur if the railroads gained a new exemption. SIU MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS NEW YORK, January 7—Chairman. Earl Shapard; Secretary, Edward X. Mooney; Reading Cierk, Angus Campbeil. Minutes of all previous port meetings accepted. Executive Board minutes of December 17 presented. Port Agent's report on shipping accepted. Due to presence of the President in Canada, the chairman gave his report covering Upper Lakes Shipping beef. MSTS and MTD organizing, ILA strike, oceanographic vessels and other new companies. Report carried unanimously. Secretary-Treasur er's report on SIU financial affairs was carried unanimously. Welfare services report presented. Meeting excuses re­ ferred to Port Agent. Auditor's reports accepted. Seven-member appeals commit tee elected on appeal of John Cole from findings of trial committee in the Port of New York dated October 9. Total present: 365. t J* Pare Fir* LOG S" PHILADELPHIA, January 6—Chairman, Frank Orozaki Secretary, S. Zubovlch; Reading Clerk, Charles Stansbury. Pre vious port minutes accepted. Port Agent reported on shipping. ILA strike, blood bank, Christmas dinners, petroleum workers' strike. Report accepted. Presi­ dent's December report accepted. Audi­ tor's reports accepted. Discussion in good and welfare on meal books and on member laid off during ILA strike. Total present: 112. BALTIMORE, January 9 —Chairman, Rex E. DIckay; Secretary, Ralph Nay; Reading Clerk, Tony Kastlna. Minutes of previous port meetings accepted. Port Agent discussed shipping and strike con­ ditions. Report accepted. President's re­ port for December accepted. Communi­ cation from headquarters regarding ex­ tension of shipping cards during ILA strike accepted. Meeting excuses referred to dispatcher. Auditor's reports accepted. Total present: 312. (OrnVTI^BlDO^k Six New SIU Pensioners Total 200 Years At Sea Taboda Zohiii Bogren Howell Six SIU oldtimers are the first to join the ranks of Union pensioners for 1963, bringing the total number of-SIU men receiving benefits of $150 per month closer to the 300 mark. The new pensioners have a"*" combined total of nearly 200 36 years at sea. Born in Norfolk, Howell joined years at sea. the Union 17 years ago in New Seafarers in the latest group of York and sailed in the deck depart­ pensioners include: Algot Bogren, ment. He paid off his last vessel. 60; William H. Howell, 71; Andres Juan Menendez, 67; Juan Patino Taboda, 67; Edward J. Taylor, 60, and John Zohill, 66. Bogren was born in Sweden where he became familiar with the sea. He began shipping with the SIU in 1941, signing up in Balti­ more, where he now makes his home. Sailing with the deck de­ partment, he paid off his last ship, the Marore (Ore Navigation), last Menendez Taylor May and ended a career of over the Antinous (Waterman), In November, to complete over 50 years on the seas. He lives with his wife. Ruby Marie, in Ports­ mouth, Va. A native of Spain, Menendez joined the SIU at Tampa in 1947 in the engine department. A vet­ eran of more than 50 years of seatime, he was on the Niagara WASHINGTON —Higher prices (Sea Transport) his last time out for services were the major factor in November. He now resides in in the 1.2 percent rise in the con­ Texas City, Texas. Taboda is another native of Spain sumer price index in 1962, accord­ ing to the Labor Department, al­ who started shipping with the SIU though higher food and used car over seventeen years ago in the engine department. He paid off prices were contributing factors. The 1962 price picture showed his last ship, the John C. (Atlantic an average rise of one-tenth of one Carriers), in November. Now liv­ in Brooklyn, he had been going percent a month, with about half ing to sea nearly 30 .vears. the total Increase occurring in the Born in South Carolina Taylor first four months of the year. started sailing in the steward de­ For December, the index regis­ partment after joining the SIU 20 tered a two-tenths of one percent years ago. He last sailed aboard drop due primarily to lower prices the Vivian (Intercontinental) and for fresh fruits, poultry and pork. resides with his wife, Gertrude, in However, the December drop in the Bronx, NY. food prices was probably wiped Zohill was born in Austria and out in January because of the started sailing in the steward de­ severe cold weather in Southern partment after joining the Union fruit and vegetable areas. in 1947. His last ship was the Mt. The December drop in the index Vernon Victory (Mt. Vernon), was the sharpest In four years for which he paid off last August. A a month-to-month change and was veteran of more than 50 years at the second monthly decline in sea, he now makes his home in 1962. Philadelphia. Living Cost Upped 1.2% Last Year Girls Moving Topside? New Bill Would Make Nurses Staff Officers WASHINGTON—^The Staff Officers Association is mak­ ing plans to organize professional nurses in all Atlantic and Gulf passenger ship fleets, in line with a bill introduced in the House of Representatives on January 17. Plans of the SIUNA pursers union were being developed following the introduction of legislation that would register professional nurses as staff officers in the US merchant marine. The measure would amend 1939 law to make the ladies who qualify into "officers and gentlemen." There are no lady officers on US merchant ships today in any ship­ board department. It's still a man's world topside, although many women do serve in the steward department aboard ship as stewardesses, waitresses and beauticians as well as nurses. The SIU currently counts two retired Delta Line stewardesses among its active pensioners. Under the prosposed legislation, applicants for registry would not be required to take an examination to qualify, but would have to furnish the Coast Guard with various proofs of experience, minimum periods of service, citizenship, good character, etc. �SEAFARERS race Sis New Domestic Trade Bill Invites All Foreign Ships Vacation Time By SroNET MARGOLIUS WASHINGTON—A bill that could remove all barriers against Ihe use of foreign-flag ships in US domestic trades was submitted to the House of Representatives on Januar;' 31 by Rep. Jack Westland* Union of the Pacific, said it would of Washington. If passed, it would em­ be remembered when she comes power the Secretary of Com­ merce to waive all protective clauses for domestic US shifiping under the Jones Act, providing an American industry can prove that It is losing a substantial portion of its business to foreign competitors. The bill would amount to a wholesale extension of the recent­ ly-voted amendment to the Jones Act in favor of US Pacific North­ west lumber producers. The amendment, which has already been allowed to cover Southern lumber growers also, permits the use of foreign shipping in the Puerto Rico trade if space on American ships is not "reasonably available." The first lumber ship­ ment to be transported under the Jones Act suspension is due to move from the West Coast on a Japanese ship, the Taian Maru, next month. Meanwhile the Maritime Trades Council in Portland, Oregon, home state of Sen. Maurine Neuberger, who sponsored the legislation that led to the Jones Act revision late in the last session of Congress, has sharply criticized her action. Frank Fellows, MTD council presi­ dent and port agent for the Sailors up for reelection in 1966. The council's protest came In the course of its annual election meeting, at which officers were named for 1963. Besides Fellows, others reelected were Hugh "Pat" Keogh, Marine Cooks & Stewards, financial secretary; and G. W. Royer, Laborers, and Harry Wil­ liams, Firefighters, delegates to the County Labor Council. R. N. "Bob" Sweeney, Marine Firemen's Union, was elected vice president. The council has 15 affiliated unions in the Portland area. Beware The Racket in Seat Beits Big payoff for Seafarer Kenneth E. Sterner, AS off Coastal Crusader (Suwan­ nee), is $917.27 SlU vaca­ tion check covering over a year on the same vessel. All Seafarers now qualify at annual rate of $800. Exam Deadline Looms For '63 SlU Awards Seafarers or their children who are eligible to compete for one of the five annual $6,000 SIU scholarship awards may still be able to get in under the wire for the 1963 awards if they act right away. | is March 2, but those who There is one more college date are otherwise eligible and can Entrance Examination Board get the necessary documents test given before the 1963 awards processed in time may still be are made this spring. The test able to take the exam. The test is given throughout the country. The SIU scholarship program, SIXT SOCXAXi SECVAUTV regarded as one of the most gen­ erous in the US, Is open to Sea­ farers who have a minimum of three years of seatime or to SIU youngsters whose fathers meet the seatime requirement. Winners are chosen on the Cash Benefits Paid — December, 1962 basis of high school records and AMOUNT PAID other scholastic activities plus CLAIMS $ 58,651.03 their score on the CEEB exam. 6,641 Hospital Benefits 52,944.66 One scholarship of the five given 19 Death Benefits 52,800.00 each year is reserved for an ac­ 352 Pension-Disability Benefits 8,012.85 tive Seafarer who qualifies. Those 41 Maternity Benefits interested should contact the near­ 59,269.60 est SIU hall promptly. 470 Dependent Benefits 3,921.29 350 Optical Benefits Qnall^ing Exam 30,177.00 3,831 Out-Patient Benefits Meanwhile, theAFL-CIO depart­ 381,786.25 ment of Education advises that 1,495 Vacation Benefits the National Merit Scholarship TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION Examination will be given on $647,562.68 13,199 BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD .... March 5 in most US high schools. This exam must be taken when students are juniors in high school in order to qualify them for the annual AFL-CIO scliularships and December, 1962 for the more than 1,000 other scholarships given by the Nation­ TOTAL Children Wives Seamen Port al Merit Scholarship Corporation. 131 15 28 Baltimore " " In some schools the test will 108 3 2 Houston not be administered exactly on the fifth of March but within a 9 49 5 Mobile few days before or after that date. 262 6 11 245 New Orleans • • Students should check with their 408 36 21 351 New York •••• school counsellors for information. •:f.- BTyuj:Tiw BOARD SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans SIU C//nic Exams—All Ports Philadelphia *'»••••## 20 10 59 TOTAL 98 68 1,017 SIU Blood Bank Inventory December, 1962 Port Boston ....... New York .... Phfladelphia .. Baltimore .... Norfolk Jacksonville .. Tampa Mobile New Orleano . Houston Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Previous Balance 7 24 47 62 15 34 6 12 86 > o o « •• a I •• • 7 10 15 826^ Pints Credited 0 2m Pints Used 2 4 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 1 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 P 14 TOTAL ON HAND 5 481/4 49 62V4 15 34 6 15 89 1V4 , 7 5 16 3531/4 Wtlbnuxr 8» 196S LOG Apply For S&A Within 60 Days Seafarers are reminded that in order to be eligible for $56 weekly Sickness & Accident welfare benefits they must sub­ mit their S&A claims within 60 days of the date their in­ jury or illness is incurred. They should also make certain they have filled out their ap­ plications completely, making full mention of the circum­ stances involved in their case. This will simplify checking and processing of applications whether a Seafarer applies at headquarters or in the out. ports. All payments are han­ dled in the same manner as SJU Vacation Plan benefits. High-pressure sellers In a number of areas are exploiting the grow­ ing interest in car safety belts by selling substandard belts for as little as $3. The substandard sellers trying to take advantage of the belt boom include at least one heavily-advertising auto-accessory chain, and also some Independent cut-rate service stations and accessory shops. One of the major tricks, this department has learned, is that the substandard sellers label their equipment as "Meets SAE Standards,** when actually only the bolt or other components may meet the SAB standard, and not the webbing itself. The situation threatens to get worse now that low-price Japanese buckles and complete belts are being offered to American sellers to sell for $2.50 to $3. A number of California distributors, as well aa those in other areas, are reported in the seat-belt industry to be pre­ paring to sell, or are already selling, the low-priced Imported belts, or belts using cheap imported buckles. The problem of substandard "safety" belta that aren't really safe has arisen because of the lack of adequate policing, although a number of states now have laws that belts must meet adequate standards. The Queens County, New York, district attorney also has moved against sellers who advertised children's restraining harnesses as "seatbelt" harnesses. A bill recently introduced into Congress by Rep. Ken­ neth Roberts, of Alabama, would | set standards for seat belts shipped or sold in interstate commerce. Seat belts, on the whole, have been recommended by most au­ thorities as a valuable safety de­ vice. A number of consumer co-op organizations similarly are en­ couraging use of the belts. By 1965, all new cars registered in New York State will have to be equipped with at least two safety belts in the front seat, and other states are expected to enact similar requirements. All 1962 and later cars already are equipped with threaded holes for receiving the seat-belt attachment fittings, al«ui.n though the belts themselves still are optional equipment at an extra cost. Until the Roberts bill is passed, and even after because of policing difficulties, ear owners who want to install belts need to make sure that belts meet standards set by GSA (General Services Administration) and SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers). What's important to check is that the package speclfiea that the entire equipment including the webbing meets these standards, not merely one of two components. The SAE standard specifies that the webbing should be able to wlithstand stress of not less than 4,000 pounds, and should not be less than 1% inches wide. The belts should be attached with 7/16-inch bolts using reinforcing plates. These are the basic specifications. But most of the good-quality belts on the market exceed these specifications, and are tested to ex­ ceed 5,000 pounds of strain. All-nylon is considered the superior web­ bing. Some of the cheaper belts are made of a blend of nylon and rayon or other fibers. Not only should the webbing be at least IH inches wide, but it should be at least .065 inches thick. You can't measure this without a micrometer but, in general, the standard manufacturers advise, the belt should have body and be hard to crinkle. Avoid any belt that seems limp or soft. (Rub a dampened white handkerchief against the belt to make sure color doesn't come off—not as a safety device but to protect your clothing.) Two types of buckles are available—metal on metal, and the camtype in which the belt is threaded into the buckle. While some good belts do have the cam-type, in general the experts we consulted consider the metal on metal superior. This type is considered stronger and also provides for quick release with one hand. In the cam-type you would need to thread the webbing out ef the buckle in an emergency. There is some possibiliW that the teeth of the cam-type can Jam into the webbing, and also can serrate it from continued use. Because some belts have been criticized as inferior, the American Seat Belt Council also has instituted a testing program, and belts made by its members are labeled accordingly. However, some manu­ facturers ol good-quality belts do not belong to the Council. Their belts will not carry the Council seal but will be labeled as meeting the GSA and SAE specifications.. Can you really get adequate seat belts installed for as little as $3.33 each, as one chain recently advertised? Most experts we consulted think otherwise. Most of the standard-quality belts cost In the neigh­ borhood of $10 plus installation. A few large sellers offer belts meet­ ing the Government and SAE specifications for as little as $6. Installation, even in pre-1962 ears, preferably should be done by professional mechanics, to make sure you don't drill into a brake line or wiring, and also to make sure, on older cars, that there is a sizable amount of uncorroded metal available- for secure anchorage. While one industry representative-found service stations charging anywhere from $2.95 to $12.95 for Installing two front-seat belts, the time in­ volved is less than 15 minutes per belt for pre-1962 cars and only a couple of minutes for the newer cars. One of the largest manufacturers advises that installation should cost only $1.50 to $2 per belt, including fittings, for pre-1962 models, and $I to $1.50 on 1962 and '63 cars. Prices charged by car manufacturers for seat belts ordered as op­ tional equipment are reasonable. Even if you pay fuU list, the price usually ia $17 - $18 for two front-seat belts, or about $33 for four belts, including two in the rear seait. Thus belts ordered with a new car usually cost less than buying and installing them later. �1^- fWtowcr 9, IMS SEAFARERS Fag» Serea LOG Pennant Aids Tiny Nina II SEAFARERS GIVE 'COLUMBUS' A LIFT Joseph B. Logae, MD. Medical Director Animal Diseases Are Our Problem, Too Some of the more tronblesome animal and plant diseases seem far removed from man, but have very serious effects on millions of humans all over the world. The "Navy Medical Newsletter" details some of these problems, which are not as remote from our interests as they might seem. For example, DID YOU KNOW . . . That foot and mouth disease, or aftosa, is one of the most ruinous of animal diseases? It has ravaged herds all over the world, afflicting cattler buffalo, camels, sheep, and goats. Losses incurred in Europe as a result of the great outbreak in 1951 amounted to over $600 million. In many countries, the massive slaughter of animals in infected areas is the usnal method of stopping the spread of the dis­ ease. This is often combined with vaccination for control. Man is mainly affected by the loss of animal protein in the diet. That ticks can spread a large number of virus and bacterial diseases among animals, particularly sheep? Some of these diseases, such as Q fever, can also be transmitted to man by infected ticks. Spraying with insecticide will destroy ticks and so limit the spread of the diseases. That due to the virus disease known as African horse fever, from two to three hundred thousand horses died in 1960 in an area stretch­ ing from Turkey to India? A vaccine exists, but the preparation of 5,000 doses requires as many as 350 white mice, and some 13 million horses and mules would have to be vaccinated to halt the disease in the infected territories. The horses of wandering nomadic tribes are often responsible for distributing the infection. That swine fever, a virus disease, is fatal for about 95% of the of the animals affected? This fever, introduced from Africa, cost Spain the amount of 500 million pesetas in 1960. One hundred twenty thousand pigs had to be slaughtered in Spain last year. The Portu­ guese and French borders are strenuously guarded, as the virus can be introduced into neighboring countries by stray dogs or cats, and even by a casual or Illegal piece of sausage. Slaughter is still the only available method at the moment to limit this disease. That a virus disease, known as Newcastle disease, attacks hens, leav­ ing no survivors? In the past 20 years, hundreds of thousands of hens had to be destroyed and mass vaccinations were performed in order to keep this disease under control and avoid the complete loss of national hen stocks in many countries. A new vaccine has been tried out in Thailand and appears to be holding some promise. That coconut palms are being attacked by a disease, coco fever, about which very little is known? First, the coconuts fall to the ground, the leaves turn yellow and drop, trunks dry up, and all the trees become petrified. Is it due to bacteria, or to a microscopic mushroom? Is it transmitted by wind, by water, by insects, by man? Solving these questions is essential because the disease is highly contagious and millions of human beings depend on copra for their livelihood. (•Comments ond suggestions are inmted by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) If any SlU-crewed ships had been around when Columbus sailed the ocean blue, they would have undoubtedly given him a hand, just like the SlU-manned Alcoa Pennant did for the 40-foot Nina II, replica of the smallest caravel in Columbus' three-ship fleet, last December, Seafarers who talked with Catholic church in Cockburn San Juan to drop supplies by hellher crew of eight Spaniards Town, San Salvador, the crew of copter. This was ultimately done. and one American at that time will be glad to know she made it on time to San Salvador, which was her destination "by Christ­ mas." The Nina berthed Christ­ mas night and was met at the dock by several hundred San Salvador­ eans crying "Viva Espana." The crew came ashore dressed in 15th centiuy seamen's costumes, carrying ancient muskets, and were offered wine-skins to toast the commemorative occasion. No one managed to drink any of it, although plenty was spilled by those who tried. Following a Mass at an ancient SIU Stewards' Program Hears 2nd 'Graduation' NEW YORK—The second group of chief stewards to enroll in the SIU's Steward Department Recertification Program are well over the halfway mark in the new six-week refresher course for stewards ttentative schedule of courses is as and are scheduled for "grad­ follows: uation" on February 12. The February 25-April S next course is due to begin Feb­ ruary 25. The refresher training is de­ signed to upgrade the skills of SIU chief stewards and acquaint them with new developments in the fields of food processing, pack­ aging and cookery. It involves six weeks of training sessions covering 30 working days devoted to class­ room and field work. For the remainder of 1963, the Port San Francisco Keeps Busy On Young America (Waterman), Seafarers Dove Poshoff and Roy Jones, ABs, are pictured (foreground) at payoff, as SIU Port Agent Frank Boyne (left) checks on beef by crewmembers concerning voyage. Sea-Land's containership Eliiobethport, shown at Oakland, will be joined in EastWest run by sistership Son Francisco. Framed by tank valves, trio on Notional Defender (National Transport) includes W. J. Tracy and George W. Hording, ABs. In Elizabethport gal|ey (l-r) are Food Plan rep. D. Nunn, Seafarers S. Jensen, R. Martin, T. Thompson, R. Corrolralio. : ?!;, ia i !• the Nina was further wined and dined. After a weeks' rest, they left the Nina there, and came to New York, where they were feted on January 20 by local Hispanic societies. When the Nina was sighted on December 18 by the Alcoa Pen­ nant, which was San Juan bound, the SIU vessel carried on a mega­ phone conversation with the Span­ ish crew that lasted over an hour. The Nina reported a dwindling food supply, mostly rice and beans and drinking water. Since she car­ ried no radio, she asked the Pen­ nant to advise the Coast Guard at April IS-May 24 June S-July 15 July 22-Ang^ 30 September 9-October 18 October 28-Dceember 18 The sessions involve classroom instruction and study, implement­ ed by field trips to meat packers, produce plants and similar loca­ tions. Developed over many months, the new stewards school is the result of recommendations by a rank-and-file committee of stewards subsequently approved by the Union membership at SIU port meetings. The first group of "students" completed its work last December. Varied Duties Instruction covers the varied du­ ties of a steward aboard ship in­ cluding the preparation of menus, sanitary food preservation, keeping Inventory, proper storing and over­ all supervisory details in the cul­ inary department. The program received its impet­ us as a result of the feeding pro­ gram initiated in some SIU fleets as far back as 1954 and introduced across the board on SlU-contracted vessels in 1959. SIU steward de­ partment personnel who have at least three years of seatime in a rating above 3rd cook can get further details on taking the course by contacting SIU head­ quarters. US To Abandon 'Texas Towers' The Air Force is abandon­ ing its two remaining "Texas tower" radar stations in the Atlantic off Cape Cod, it an­ nounced last month. Inspec­ tions have shown "extensive erosion" of the sand and rock around the $14-million-towers, it said. A similar tower off the New Jersey coast collapsed in 1961 during an Atlantic storm with a loss of 28 lives. The job of providing radar protection against low flying planes will be taken over by radar-equipped US aircraft, the Air Force said. According to Seafarers Charles Misak and Francisco Cornier of the Pennant's deck crew, the Nina's personnel seemed in "good shape." Cornier was able to take pictures of the crew and their lit­ tle ship during their brief en­ counter. The Pennant first sighted the Nina about ten miles directly ahead, but the freighter had to make three passes at the tiny ship before it was able to pull along­ side. Prior to her meeting with the Pennant, the Nina had last been reported seen on December 12 by search planes from the Roosevelt Roads Navy Base. She was spotted then about 300 miles northeast of San Juan and 714 miles from San Salvador. The Nina left the Can­ ary Islands last October 10 to try to duplicate the voyage Columbus made across the Atlantic in 1492. San Salvador was the first place Columbus landed in the New World. The Nina is now up for sale in Nassau, after completing her special mission. Radar Gear Too Slow' For Space The top and bottom of the amazing world we live in today are highlighted in two "routine" scientific announcements. At the top is an infra-red track­ ing device to guide orbiting space ships in "docking," as developed by the Martin Marietta Corp. It is a small two-part tracking unit that may become a possible chal­ lenger to radar for contacting two vehicles orbiting the earth at some 17,500 naph. Called Mirtak, the 15-pound unit consists of an infra-red light source and an infra-red sensitive tracker. The tracker responds only to its mating light source, is highly ac­ curate, and almost invulnerable to jamming. With the tracker on one vehicle and the flashing light on the other, the tracker should be able to make necessary guidance correction to bring both together, including "blind landings" for air­ ships. At the bottom, trying to pin down the effects of radiation waste dumps on sea life, and indirectly on man, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council recently studied the dis­ posal of packaged, low-level waste radioactive materials off the Pacific Coast. They found offshore Pacific waters can take a lot more low-level radioactive "junk" be­ fore contamination of sea life even becomes remotely dangerous, as long as recommended limits are ob­ served in salting away radioactive materials. Some of the dump sites are over 2,200 fathoms deep, but the scientists suggested monitor­ ing systems should be set up any­ way, for safety's sake. ^ KnowI - ' rofUBWS' �SEAFARERS nee Beat Fcbmanr 9, IMS LOG One-Way Sea Lanes Asked For English Channel Tralfic Joe Algina, Safety Director LONDON—proposal has been advanced by a working group from several Euro­ pean maritime countries to set up a system of traffic regulation in the busy Dover StraitEnglish Channel area by establishing one-way sea lanes to separate the main streams of Use Your Head—Wear Safety Gear! Personal protective equipment is chosen to given reasonable protec­ traffic heading north and tion for the conditions under which It is to be used. To be effective, tributed to an increase in maritime of traffic, would allow for south­ personal protective equipment must be worn. Aa with false teeth, south. The lanes would be dotted traffic, a ship's ability to navigate bound traffic oneway along a spe­ eyeglasses and hearing-aids, it may take time and effort to get used to with navigational and buoy mark­ ers at specified intervals, accord­ ing to a report in "Fairplay," the British shipping journal. The pro­ posal has been offered as a means of reducing the hazard of colli­ sions in the area. Study Cited "Fairplay" cited a study showing that half of the world's shipping collisions take place in an area be­ tween the English Channel and the Elbe River, and that most of the accidents involve vessels meeting head-on, or nearly so. The number of collisions is at- Gov't Jobs Boom Yard In Mobile MOBILE—Two US Government contracts totalling nearly $3 mil­ lion have been awarded to the Mobile Ship Repair Company here. The work is expected to keep members of the SIU United Industrial Workers at the repair yard wjorking for many months ahead. The larger of the two contracts is for $2.5 million and will go to­ ward the construction of five miv cellaneous US Navy vessels. The other contract, for $499,556, was awarded to Mobile Ship Repair by the US Coast Guard for the con­ struction of a 100-foot, 600-horsepower, twin screw buoy tender. Work Started Work on the tender started at Pier C, Alabama State Docks on the first of January and is ex­ pected to be completed in seven months. The vessel will have a beam of 22 feet and will be con­ structed of steel and aluminum. When completed, the buoy ten­ der is to be assigned to the Great Lakes area. Last year. Mobile Ship Repair was awarded another large Gov­ ernment contract covering postshakedown work on the US Navy tanker Kaskaskia, a fleet oiler. Work on the vessel was completed several months ago and it Is now in service supplying fuel for large Navy tankers. at will and the misinterpretation of radar signals. At the same time, the added accuracy of vessel navi­ gation has altered the pattern of traffic and produced smaller areas where shipping routes join together. Two solutions to the problem of collisions were proposed. One sug­ gestion was the creation of several two-way lanes. The second, which received almost unanimous accept­ ance, would designate onr - way channels as the best means to avoid collision. The recommended tracks, de­ signed to separate'the main streams Win New Pact At Yankee Plant SIU shop stewards are pictured at Yankee Plastics Com­ pany plant in Shenandoah, Pa., where SIU United industrial workers completed new contract talks this week. New agreement climaxes 55-3 vote for the Union in National Labor Relations Board election. Pictured (l-r) are Sam Lombard, Tom Mundy, chief steward John Cuff and Robert Muscovoge. STEEL ARCHITECT (isthmian), Nov. 23—Chairman, James O. Bruso; Sec­ retary, Egbert W. Gouidlng. Ship's delegate reported one man left in Calcutta due to illness. George Mattalr elected new ship's delegate. $30 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks ex­ tended to steward department for the spread put out on Thanksgiving Day. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Dec. 16—Chairman, James B. Lee; Secre­ tary, Ray H. Casanova. Ship's dele­ gate reported some men were logged for not performing duties. Need an­ other deck maintenance so that chief mate wiU not have to work on deck. Ship has not received LOGs nor any library for five months. No patrolman aboard at sign-on in New Orleans. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for job well done. Ship's delegate reportejl no major beefs. Discussion on ship being sougeed. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for nice Thanksgiving din­ ner. IN mriiMiRB J;'i 5.1^I-I J1 BARBARA FRiETCHIE (Liberty Nav­ igation), Sept. 9—Chairman, C. Quinnt; Secretary, J. H. Shearer. Ship's dele­ gate reported that most of the repairs were taken care of. Vote of thanks to entire steward department for the best Thanksgiving dinner and to the captain for favors and privileges dur­ ing the voyage. Received no LOGs or communications during this ZVi-month voyage. Discussed leaks in the boat deck and need of a new refrigerator for crew mess. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Nov. 4—Chairman, Carl Lawson; Secretary, C. R. Wood. Ship's delegate reported crew deeply grieved to learn of the death of Brother Claude Simmons. Member of crew hospitalized in Hono- wearing some items for personal protection. The time and effort aro worthwhile, however, when you consider the severity of the injuries that can be prevented by wearing this equipment. Eye protection may prevent loss of an eye, and a face shield can forestall severe burns. HEAD PROTECTION. Protective hard hats especially protect the skull from falling materials, tbols, and other objects. They also pre­ vent injuries from raising the head and hitting it against sharp edges and pointed corners. This gear is often made of a composition mate­ rial which is water-resistant, nonconductive and has a high resistance to impact. Metal hats are also available, but should not be worn where there Is danger of electrical contact. The hat is supported away from the head by an adjustable cradle or hammock attached to the headband. This arrangement cushions blows and prevents injury to the head or neck. Without it, the hat is of little value. Hats also may be fitted with liners for warmth dur­ ing cold weather. Protective caps are sometimes preferred for working in confined spaces. In addition, reflecting material is sometimes attached to the hats to increase the visibility of the wearer in darkness. EYE PROTECTION. Eye injuries from flying chips of metal, rust, nails, abrasive grits and similar objects can be avoided. The follow­ ing kinds of eye and face protection have been developed for various needs; Cup goggles are worn for protection against the heavy impact of large particles. The hardened glass lenses give protection ^rom flying materials and must withstand the impact of a steel ball weighing 1.56 ounces dropped from a height of 50 inches. Safety glasses are commonplace aboard ship these days, and are very suitable for protection against small flying particles both from the front and sides. They are available with filter, lenses for protection against reflected light, harmful rays, and glare. They also come with prescription lenses for those who wear glasses all the time. One of the principal problems involved in the use of safety goggles of all types is keeping them clean and free from fogging. Soft tissue and a ^ot of cleaning liquid can take care of this, since the glasses are of limited value if they don't give you proper visability all around. FACE PROTECTION. Plastic face shields provide the same protec­ tion as plastic eye shields and in addition protect against splashing liquids. Face shields are made of. transparent plastic, have adjust­ able headbands, and are designed so that the shield can be pushed up away from the face. Combining all three elements, welding helmets, shields and goggles protect against light particles, molten metal and harmful radiation, such as are encountered in welding jobs. Safety glasses with side shields should be worn under the helmet to protect the eyes when the helmet is raised. (Comments and stiggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) lulu and is recovering. Movie pro­ jector repaired in Honolulu at a cost of $53.80. $9.60 in ship's fund. Crew­ men wiU donate $f each to cover cost of repairing projector. Vote of thanks to steward department for a fine job. Johnson. Ship's delegate suggested that the patrolman have a talk with the captain regarding repairs. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Crew requested to keep laun­ dry room clean at aU times. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Line), Nov. 10—Chairman, Willie Waikeri Secrafary, Gerald Hebert. $29 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Suggestion that board­ ing patrolman see company about getting coffee mugs for crew. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), Dec. 8—Chairman, Bill Howe; Secre­ tary, S. Rothschild. No beefs re­ ported. Discussion on locking pas­ sageways in foreign ports to try to keep longshoremen out. Motion to have patrolman from San Francisco board ship on arrival to check items short in steward department ROSE KNOT (Suwannee), Nov. ItChairman, W. H. Harrell; Secretary, Wesley Young. $1.83 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in stewards depart­ ment. No LOGs nor communications received during this seven-month voyage. Discussion regarding ship's ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Nov. 35— Chairman, C. L. Strlngfeiiow; Secre­ tary, Ralph Taylor. Few hours dis­ puted OT in engine department. Mo­ tion for allotments to be made for the next voyage. Captain not giving enough money on draw. Vote of thanks to steward department for the good service and food. GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Over­ seas), Nov. 25—Chairman, Joseph McAndrews; Secretary, W. J. Williams. : WRTC/CALL cified route paralleling the English shore, and for northbound traffic to work along the French coast. More ships apparently use the Eng­ lish side in preference to the Con­ tinental side of the Strait because it is better marked. Remarking of the area and shifting of naviga­ tional aids would be a necessary part of the entire traffic scheme. The report is now to be sub­ mitted to the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization of the United Nations for consid­ eration by its maritime safety com­ mittee. TAMARA G U I L D E N (Transport Commercial), Nov. 11—Chairman, Irvin Glass; Secretary, Joe Powers. One oiler missed the ship in Houston. $8 in ship's fund. The entire crew gave the chief steward, chief cook and the steward department a vote of thanks for the good food and service. BULK LEADER (American Bulk), Nov. 18—Chairman, John Zlerels; Sec­ retary, M. F. Kramer. Two men in deck department missed ship in Santos, and one in engine depart­ ment. M. F. Kramer was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reportd. ,1 . K'l iviiij'fia delegate calling hall upon arrival In regard to being relieved or paid off. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Waterways), Dec. 12—Ciiaiiiiiaii, Frank Adklns; Secretary, S. U. Johnson. Ship's dele­ gate thanked all members for the services rendered to the children from Orphanage at St. Nazaire, France. Damage caused by sanitary line break in steward department quarters to be taken up with board­ ing patrolman. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), Nov. 35—Chairman, Robert W. Ferrandiz; Secretary, Jerry Miller. $11 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Jerry Miller elected new ship's delegate. An extra vote of thanks to the steward department for' the excellent Thanksgiving dinner served under very adverse conditions. PENNMAR (Calmar), Dec. 7—Chair­ man, Walcy Thomas; Secretary, J, U. . ; i f i 5i ORION PLANET (Orion), Nov. 23— Chairman, Tony Novak; Scretary, J. A. F. Denais. Discussion on writing a letter to headquarters regarding meat purchased in Singapore. Re­ quest someone to meet ship in Ha­ waii to check shortages and quality of meat. $12.35 in cash in ship's fund and $1.25 in stamps. One man in engine department hospitalized in Karachi. Poor slopchest aboard. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Nov. 18 —Chairman, S. Steeber; Secretary, F. Cornier. Department delegates re­ ported everything running smoothly. Mariano Arrayo was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion on shortage of fruits during trip. Matter of steward department man being switched to be taken up with patrol­ man in PhUadelphia. FANWOOD (Sea-Land), No dateChairman, Johnnie Hoggle; Secretary, Ralph TIndeli. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything running smoothly. t f S t » .(•< • 5 s 4 ' Two men missed ship. Discussion re­ garding no mail being delivered to ship by agent in Puerto Rico. Motion to see about having a phone on ship in Newark so that members can check on sailing time. Discussed col­ lection for the family of Sonny Simmons. NIAGARA (Sea Transport), Nov. 34 —Chairman, A. Milne; Secretary, C. Shirah. Ship's delegate reported on contaminated water and stated that bad meat boxes are causing loss of meat. No • beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department. SHORT HILLS (Sea-Land), Dec. 1— Chairman, Art Gilliland; Secretary, Lee • de Parlier. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything running smoothly. Crew requested to clean up in the morning. Took up mail service with patrolman in San Juan. Gangway beef still unsettled. Longshoremen to be kept out of messroom, and sign will be posted to that effect. PENN EXPLORER (Penn), Nov. 35 —Chairman, M. J. Weils; Secretary, W. R. Gammons. Crew asked to keep all doors locked while in Port Said and India. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done and also to the baker for the fine pastry.^ Fresh water to be checked. See what' can be done about salty water for bathing and washing of clothes. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Dec. 23—Chairman, Roberto Hannibal; Secretary, L. Hopkins. Ship's delegate reported one man missed ship. $20 in ship's fund. Everything running smoothly. Poor LOG distribution to this ship. MT. RAINIER (American Tramp), Dec. 15—Chairman, D. Hartman; Sec­ retary, S. Sink. Motion made to have clothes dryers on all contracted ves­ sels. Motion to ask captain to have draw money ready on arrival. New icebox needed for crew messroom. PEtlN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping), Nov. 4—Chairman, William O'Connors; Secretary, H. E. Rosecrans. $4 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. �/ PtWoaiy S. INS SEAFARERS Page Nfn« LOG SS Mankato Victory Home From EuropeSailing To Far East Returning from a trip to Itoly, Spoin and France, the SlU-manned Mankato Victory (Victory Car­ riers) had to wait out the end of the longshore strike in the Bay Ridge flats before she was able to dock at Erie Basin, Brooklyn, lost week. Seafarers reported a pretty smooth trip back from Europe when they paid off January 30 and the vessel was finally able to unload her cargo. The Mankato left again on February 3 heading south, with a couple of stops scheduled first at Philadelphia, Norrolk and then in San Francisco when she hits the West Coast. She'll then head out for several Far Eastern ports this time, including Yokohama, Japan, and Pusan and Inchon, Korea. Visited in engine room, Bob Michoels. oiler, was on the job checking and securing valves. Securing lines, Seafarer James Flonogon, AB (left), gets assist from Joe Qirarteraro, OS, out on deck. Longshoreman looks on. Scene in galley on Mankato pictures (l-r) Cervondo Costro, MM; Anthony Schiovone, chief cook; Regino Vosques, pantryman, and Joseph M. Goiiiord, 3rd cook. SlU Patrolman Charlie Scofield brought crewmembers up to date on Union news during ship's meeting held while Mankato was at Erie Basin. Foc'sle confab features (l-r) C. Mozok, Joe Jomes, M. Kerngood, C. O'Brien. Joo Quorteroro, OS (left), signs payroll receipt, while (at right) J. R. Andolsek, oiler; J. Meeks, FWT, and other Seafarers wait their turn. �Febnuiy t. un SEAFARERS LOG Seas^ Loose Cargo Mar Maiden Run Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director HALIFAX—Heavy Atlantic seas took their toll of cargo aboard the Temperatures In The Vegetable Box The days when scurvy was the terror of the sea are long past duo Sru-manned freighter Bridgehampton (Bull) recently, on her maiden to the use of fresh fruits and vegetables to round out seamen's diets and provide the vitamins necessary to prevent this disease. trip bound for Iran and Indie. Refrigeration has been the answer to the problem. With the The 15,947-ton vessel was forced proper refrigeration, enough fresh fruits and vegetables can be stored to put in at this port after her cargo of 400 jeeps and steel girders to supply the crew with sufficient vitamin C for the longest voyages. Fruits and vegetables are susceptible to damage from either too broke loose and she had to return here for the safety of the ship and much or too little refrigeration, however. If too high an average tem­ perature is maintained in the vegetable box, the commodities will tend its crew. to ripen too rapidly and then rot. Under too low a temperature they Jeeps Crushed will freeze and become damaged, some beyond future use. The jeeps, to-be delivered to the These provisions vary in their susceptibility to cold damage. Some, Imperial Iranian Army, hurtled for instance, are hardy enough to withstand repeated freezings with­ about the hold as the ship rolled out too much damage being done. Others, such as tomatoes, will be and tossed in the big ocean swells, ruined by even one slight freezing. becoming crushed and twisted. For simplicity, most fruits and vegetables can be arranged into Steel girders, sharp and deadly as three groups, as determined by their ability to sustain refrigeration Pictured on deck of deep-sea barge Patricia Sheridan, SlU huge knives, were tossed and damage and still remain edible and nutritious. thrown against the sides of the boatmen who served as negotiating committee for new • Those likely to be injured by one light freezing are asparagus, ship. avocados, snap beans, berries, cucumbers, eggplant, lemons, limes, agreement in Norfolk included (l-r) Theo Jackson, cook; J. When unloading operations be­ sweet peppers, white potatoes, Tinker, Jr., OS; Martin Watson, mate; Walter Pascball, firegan at Pier 31 here, the extent of summer squash, sweet potatoes, water drip or in a wet spot. Ar­ ^man, and Earl Willis, OS. the damage was estimated to be tomatoes. range items so that they easily many thousands of dollars. As • Commodities that will recover can be identified. more of the crushed jeeps were from one light freezing are such During the voyage, cull all fruit unloaded, the hold began to take items as apples, sprouting broccoli, and vegetables regularly, as neces­ on a battle-look. The damaged new cabbage, celery, cranberries, sary, to minimize spoilage. Be sure jeeps' will be repaired at army grapefruit, grapes, lettuce, onions, that empty boxes and cartons are oranges, parsley, peaches, pears, promptly removed. Inspect all workshops in Iran. peas, plums, winter squash. Loaded In Lakes items daily and be sure to use first • The group that can be lightly those that appear to be deterio­ The Bridgehampton loaded the NORFOLK—One of the last coastwise barge operations in jeeps at US Great Lakes ports and frozen several times without serious rating. the Atlantic-Gnlf area was brought under contract by the took on remaining cargo at Mont­ damage includes beets, brussel Keep a daily record of tempera­ SIU Inland Boatmen's Union January 24 via a thr^year real. She was one of the last sprouts, old and savoy cabbage, tures and report excessive changes through the St., Lawrence Seaway carrots, caulifiower, kale, parsnips, to the chief engineer for his at­ agreement covering boatmen t before it was closed for the winter, rutabagas, spinach, turnips. manning five ocean-going had a union as their bargaining and then ran into heavy seas and The best temperature condition tention. Never keep bananas under re­ barges owned by the Sheridan agent. trouble as she entered the Gulf recommended for the vegetable frigeration. To obtain the best re­ Transportation Company. Local 333, United Marine Divi­ Stream, east of Newfoundland. box, from all standpoints, is 33 to sults from the cold storage of other The agreement calls for month­ sion of the National Maritime Un­ An oil tanker until last summer, 36 degrees F. This is nearest the fruits and vegetables, it is highly ly base pay ranging from $275 for ion, lost an election on these tugs the Bridgehampton underwent a ideal temperature for most com­ important to keep the temperature an ordinary seaman to $330 for six years ago. Another Sheridan rig reconstruction job in Hamburg, modities stored, with the exception in the place of storage fairly con­ cooks, and up to $655 for barge vessel, a Philadelphia harbor tug, Germany, converting to a bulk car­ of potatoes, which require slightly stant. captains. It provides for an addi­ the H. J. Sheridan, has been un­ rier. She is described as "four- special treatment. Variations can usually be pre­ tional $15 per month increase ef­ der contract since 1960. If stored at these temperatures, vented if the storage rooms are fifths a new ship." fective in August, 1964. The com­ potatoes will gain in sugar content weU-insulated throughout, have pany will also pay the costs for at a faster rate than is necessary adequate refrigeration and if traf­ complete SIU pension and welfare or desirable. To prevent this, they fic into these spaces is kept at a coverage for the boatmen and their should be stored at 70-80 degree minimum. families. temperatures for from one to three (Comments and suggestions are In addition, crewmembers aboard weeks before being placed in the invited by this Department and the five barges will be entitled to vegetable box. Potatoes should not can he submitted to this column 15 days of paid vacation under the be placed near mild fruits such as in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) terms of the contract. apples, or the apples will acquire Pact talks covering crewmen an unpleasant earthy taste "and aboard the company's non-self odor. OYSTER BAY, NY—^The HS Denison, first open-ocean On vessels where storage facili­ propelled barges were begun here on January 18 aboard one of the hydrofoil ship is berthed at a shipyard here following a deci­ ties are limited and temperature vessels, the Patricia Sheridan, with sion of the Maritime Administration to postpone indefinitely ranges are not ideal, it may be the crew of the barge serving as a putting the craft into an ex-4 necessary to choose conditions that > negotiating committee. are the most favorable and to perimental commercial opera­ Vikhr has gone into service be­ takenot The committee won its demands these particular storage con­ In five days and then submitted tion. MA officials say that tween Yalta and Odessa, following ditions Into consideration when re­ the contract to crewmembers improvement of propellers, foils trial sails on the Black Sea. quisitioning and, storing. Certain Cruises At 50 Knots aboard the other barges. Its terms and machinery would be more ad­ basic precautions can still be taken The Vikhr can carry 300 passen­ however, to keep waste and spoil­ WASHINGTON — A Congres­ were ratified and have gone into vantageous than the commercial gers in three compartments and age to a minimum. sional study group has called on effect. Crewmembers on the five demonstration of a single craft. A hydrofoil vessel is built like has a cruising speed of 50 knots vessels designated the SIU-IBU as Before storing, be sure the box, the Government and the US oil in­ their bargaining agent last year. an airplane and literally files and a 500-mile range. The hull is including deck, shelves and grat­ dustry to take steps against a So­ Besides the Patricia Sheridan, across the water on two foils or of aluminum magnesium alloy. ings, ,is well cleaned. Move old viet oil offensive that'has captured Hydrofoil ships first took hold stock to the front of the box so a big share of Western European the other barges involved are the legs that ride on the water. in Italy and more and more are that it may be easily reached and markets in recent years. Margaret Sheridan, Kathleen Sixty Knots Sheridan and Winifred Sheridan. The group, composed of five The Denison is said to be far being used in Russian ports. In used up first. Be sure the diffuser They transport bulk cargoes such ahead of similar vessels, now op­ Hungary, a service has started on fan has been defrosted and is in members of the House Foreign as coal and fertilizer to ports rang­ erated by Russia and Italy, in the Danube River using two 64- good working order. Affairs Committee, made the state­ During storage, keep potatoes ments in a formal report on its ing from Houston, Texas, to Maine speed and power. She is said to passenger craft, and plans are be­ and Puerto Rico. have hit speeds of 60 knots an ing made for a hydrofoil service and other odor-bearing vegetables European tour last year. It issued The vessels are converted deep- hour, according to a Government between Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and away from fruits. Don't store a preliminary report in December. fruits or vegetables under any «ea cargo ships towed by three announcement, in tests in Long Vienna, Austria. In 1950, the report said, the deep-sea tugs owned by the Sheri- Island Sound. The ship was orig­ Soviet Union was importing petro­ dan-affUiated Tug Management inally scheduled for a tryout in leum. But by 1961, the Russians Corporation, which signed a first- April on a run between Port Ever­ were exporting 800,000 barrels a . Aspirin Prices—A Big Headache time SIU-IBU contract covering the glades, Fla., and Nassau in the day, or 24 percent of all oil they WASHINGTON—-The American Medical Association has issued men aboard the tugs last August Bahamas. produced. a formal announcement through its offices here that all aspirin is to follow up a unanimous Union It said the success of Russia's the same no matter what price it sells for. The statement was in Now MA says that since the ves­ victory in a National Labor Rela­ drive could be attributed to three reply to inquiries made by Sen. Pat McNamara (D.-Mich.) during sel was originally designed as a tions Board election. The contract factors—abundant oil supplies, dic­ a hearing by a Special Committee On the Aging. The Senator represented the first time that test vehicle, it would not be suited tated price policies, and the will­ told AMA spokesmen that the committee had investigated aspirin to commercial passenger service Sheridan deep-sea tugmen have ingness of some Western govern­ prices and found that brand-name aspirin sell for as much as three without extensive conversion. This ments to barter their industrial and a half times the price of less-known brands. is estimated to cost about $600,000, Oliver Field, director of the American Medical Association's goods for cheap Soviet oil. and an additional 12-month test­ Department of Investigation, said all aspirin must meet the same "The Soviet oil offensive, being ing period is reported to be on requirements in order to be sold and people might as well buy the politically directed, requires a re­ the schedule before the Denison cheaper product. Many large manufacturers of aspirin spend sponse on a governmental as well can be demonstrated to the pub­ large sums on advertising in an attempt to make the public believe as a private level," the report said. lic. that their aspirin is better than another. In many cases you can buy "The private oil industry, in­ Meanwhile, the Russians, who 100 tablets of an unadvertised brand for the same price that you cluding the Western oil compa­ claim firsts on just about every­ pay for 25 tablets of an advertised product, although both aspirins nies, thus far has done little to thing, may have something this are exactly the same. blunt the impact of that offensive time by way of the world's largest in Western Europe." hydrofoil ship, the Vikhr. The Coastal Barges Under SlU Pact US Hydrofoil Trial Put Off -Back To Drawing Board? House Panel Urges Curbs On Red Oil I �Mnunr t, Ittt SEAFARERS COPE REPORT •• r/v - .j-f' ' -'Ml «iiiii Pace Blevca LOG 'Surrender^ You Civilians!' J With little fanfare to alert tiie public, a major national organization of state legislators has declared war on the US Supreme Court. It has launched a three-pronged campaign to; • Create a super court, or "Court of the Union," made up of chief Justices of state supreme courts, with power to over-rule US Supreme Court decisions involving states' rights; • Reverse the Supreme Court decision in the Tennessee reap­ portionment case by declaring Federal courts have no authority to rule on arguments concerning apportionment of seats in a state legislature; and • Give state legislature more power in amending the US Consti­ tution. The campaign was formulated, and is being waged, by the potent General Assembly of States, comprised of legislators from the 50 states. The organization apparently is under ultraconservative domi­ nation. Senates in at least two states already have approved one or more of the three resolutions. Goal of the General Assembly' is to have them introduced in all 50 states. Each of the three proposals is loaded with dynamite. The first would sabotage the authority of the Supreme Court in almost ail controversial issues, notably school desegregation. The second would destroy whatever potential gains may result from the historic reappor­ tionment decision of last spring, and would commit most state govern­ ments to eternal horse-and-buggy status by perpetuating rural domi­ nation. The third would practically assure state control of constitutional amendments. Presently, amendments must be proposed either by a two-thirds vote of Congress or by a national convention called by Congress at request of two-thirds of the states. Amendments then must be approved for final adoption by three-fourths of the states either through state legislatures or state conventions. The General Assembly of the States wants to change this to by-pass Congress or a national convention any time two-thirds of the states propose the same amendment. It all sounds very technical, but in prac­ tice it could create havoc. One example of what could happen: Sev­ eral years ago two-thirds of the state legislatures approved a resolution to amend the US Constitution by clamping a 25 percent limit on tax­ able income, obviously a windfall for the well-to-do. They were rebuffed on a legal technicality, but such a proposal, or something like it, could well become law before anyone knew what was happening if the present resolution to by-pass Congress or a national convention ever received approval. 4" t 3^ Giving way to the driving urge for power that seems to characterize all government bureaucracy, the United States Coast Guard is at it again. It is reaching out to grab tightfisted control over the jobs and livelihood of civilian merchant seamen, an objective it has always sought to attain. The device used this time is like an ice­ berg, whose small exposed surface belies what's hidden from the eye below the water line. Coast Guard officials certainly know about is involved In « consilidation . . . icebergs, as the agency has manned the In­ The Hollywood AFL-CIO Film Council has been meeting Holly­ ternational Ice Patrol for many years on this wood producers on the possibilities side of the Atlantic, and has served a vital of increased motion picture pro­ function in protecting ships and seamen from duction in the United States. Job opportunities in feature-length icy disaster. This, of course, is what the films have been reduced in recent Coast Guard should continue to do, as one of years by heavy production of American films in foreign coun­ its many safety chores, and as part of its Fed­ tries. eral Government role and its responsibility * « Over 50 illegally-fired union to protect water commerce. members who were employees of Where the Coast Guard admirals overstep Ozark Dam Constructors are en­ their bounds is in seeking to extend and titled to $55,000 in back pay from their former employers. In its broaden their role, bit by bit, until they can third decision since the dispute reach in and check the quality of every sea­ started in 1948, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis also man's dentures to see if he's fit enough to gave Its approval to a National handle a mooring line. Labor Relations Board formula This, essentially, is what the Coast Guard under which back pay is figured. The workers are members of build­ is now out to do, in its fashion. It is asking ing trades affiliates of the Fort Smith, Little Rock and Springfield for a grant of power through a so-called (Ariz.) Joint Council . . . The "Merchant Seaman's Health Safety Act," American Federation of Govern­ that would give it absolute control over ment Employees has won exclusive every seaman's right to go to sea. bargaining rights by big majorities The proposed legislation, introduced in the in elections at Social Security pay­ ment centers in Philadelphia and House of Representatives by Rep. Herbert C. Chicago and at a Marine Corps Bonner, would obligate the Coast Guard as base in California. Units totailing the agency to set the physical qualifications 2.500 workers gave the AFGE a for civilian seamen, and to make sure that 4-1 margin in the balloting. The everybody conforms as "Government Issue" West Coast vote covered civilian employees at the Marine base in —GI, in short. A sailor who didn't conform to (Government standards would be penal­ Twentynlno Palms, Calif. Sen. Barry Goldwater's blueprint for turning back the clock includes a fancy new twist on phony "right-to-work" laws. His latest proposal Is to enact a national scab law and permit individual states to super­ cede it with laws allowing the union shop. This is a-180 degree turn-about on the present Federal law under whi(^ the union shop is legal, but which encourages states to pass harsher legislation in the form of so-called "right-to-work." The Arizona Republican's next idea may be to repeal the Federal Bill of Rights, then let states pass them individually if they choose. States' rights, you know. Massachusetts Shoe Workers have won a new two-year pact cov­ ering 10,000 workers in 45 plants following a two-day walkout. Be­ sides a ten-cent package increase, one of the two main provisions recognizes the union's right to strike if any company becomes de­ linquent in meeting pension fund payments. The other welcome ad­ dition protects displaced machin­ ery operators by granting them preference to work on new or modernized machinery ... A five day strike of New York millinery workers forced an end to employer resistance to Hatters Union con­ tract proposals. Seeking a wage boost for low-scale employees in the trade, the union also secured a $2.50 raise for salaried employ­ ees and a management guarantee of $100,000 a year for the promo­ tion of union label hatwear. 4> 4* 4> The ITS Circuit Court of Ap­ peals in New York has reversed a lower court ruling that District 65, Retail, Wholesale and Depart­ ment Store Union, could not com­ plete arbitration of issues after Interscience Publishers merged with the John T. Wiley Company in 1961. The court ruled that work­ ers' rights under a collective bar­ gaining agreement continue and are subject to arbitration even when the employer under conti'act ized. The shipowner who hired him likewise would be fined. The whole idea is a rehash of an old scheme that was introduced by the Coast Guard back in 1954, when it sought to do the same thing on its own hook that the Bonner legislation would enable it to accomplish. It set out 60 pages of standards of "fitness" for merchant seamen, and asked the industry to swallow it. At the time, nine years ago, union and management protests over the whole un­ workable scheme caused it to be abandoned. The idea of trying to fit seamen into a Coast Guard-determined mold of physical, mental and emotional standards was ill-considered, to say the least. It offered the means to blacklist virtually any civilian seaman in the US merchant fleet via Government edict. Ih its mass of detail, with a numbering system of standards for each shipboard rating, it would probably have washed out a good many Coast Guards­ men, plus half the Navj', with a little effort, if it had been applied to the men in those military forces. The "word" military is the clue to what the Coast Guard tried in 1954, and is again seeking to put over. The idea of private citi­ zens, civilian seamen, not being subjected to a military type of control seems to upset the Coast (Guard admirals every now and then, and then they make their move. The Bonner bill is the latest effort, but the SIU, with other unions in the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department, will watch closely the course of this proposed legislation. All maritime unions recognize this pro­ posal as a calculated attempt by a military group to spread its control, and to throttle the rights of individuals and union men in the process. �SEAFARERS Page Tirelve LOG All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $5,400 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $675 in bonds: Jemina Johnson, born December Robin Elaine Young, born De­ cember 6, 1962, to Seafarer and cember 9, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clinton M. Webb, Baltimore, 21, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Knoxie L. Johnson, Jr., Mobile, Mrs. Marshall B. Young, Mobile, Md. Ala. 4 4 4 Ala. 4 4 4 Cynthia Hudson, born December 3» 4Tina Marie Eagleson, born De­ 29, 1.962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Benjamin & Anthony Mignano, cember 3, 1962, to Seafarer and Louie E. Hudson, Mobile, Ala. born January 5, 1963, to Seafarer Mrs. Charles B. Eagleson, Houston, and Mrs. Benjamin Mignano, Bell4 4 4 Texas. Robert Morrison, born December port, LI, NY. 4i 4* 4* 23, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. C. A. 4 4 4 Melinda Kay Carter, born No­ Morrison, Seattle, Wash. Martin Ponquinette, born De­ vember 20, 1962, to Seafarer and cember 27, 1962, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Edward E. Carter, Savannah, Michael Kelley, born January 3, Mrs. Ernest A. Ponquinette, Los Ga. 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. J. F. Angeles, Cal. 4> 4< 4i Kelley, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Stanley Mesen, born November Lawrence Anthony Beraacki, 4 4 4 11, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mark E. Holley, born December born September 13, 1962, to Sea­ Fernando Mesen, New Orleans, La. 30, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John farer and Mrs. Walter F. Bemackl, 4> S" 4' Edison, NJ. S. Holley, Whistler, Ala. Andrea Samuels, born December 10, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reEverett Samuels, Mobile, Ala. poi'led to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of 4' 4" 4 $9,500 in benefits was paid (any apparent delays in pay­ Louis Garcia, born December 12, ment of claim is normally due to late filing, lack of a 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Louis beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposi­ A. Garcia, Houston, Texas. tion of estates): 4' s 4 4 Lori Ann Worley, bom October Nicholas Yacishyn, 51: Pneu­ Pilutls, of Brooklyn, survives. 3, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. monia was fatal to Brother Burial was at St. Charles Ceme­ Richard S. Worley, Mobile, Ala. Yacishyn at the tery, Farmingdale, LI, NY. Total Manhasset Medi­ benefits: $1,000. 4 4 4 Jacaueline King, born Septem­ cal Center, LI, ber 28, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 NY, on Septem­ Royal King, Chalmette, La. ber 23. 1962. He Thomas C. Riley, 52: Pneumonia joined the SIU in was fatal to Brother Riley at the 4 4 4 Herbert McCaskey, born Decem­ 1941 and sailed Galveston, Texas, ber 2, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. with the deck de­ USPHS hospital Earl P. McCaskey, Houston, Texas. partment. A sis­ on December 30, ter, Betty Wen4 4 4 1962. He had Rudy Moreno, born December 6, ger, of Great been sailing with 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro Neck, NY, survives. Burial was at the SIU since Moreno, Galveston, Texas. Holy Road Cemetery, Westbury, 1953 and shipped LI, NY. Total benefits: $4,000. 4 4 4 with the steward James Richard La Fleur, born 4 4 4 d e p a rtment. A December 8, 1962, to Seafarer and Vyrl E. Williams, 53: A blood friend, Orlund Mrs. Hennesson La Fleur, Oberlin, ailment caused the death of Scarpelll, of Seat­ La. tle, Washington, survives. Burial Brother Williams 4 4 4 was at Lakeview Cemetery, Gal­ at the Baltimore, Janet Reno Sego, born Decem­ Md., USPHS hos­ veston, Texas. Total benefits: $500. ber 21, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. pital on Decem­ Lloyd Sego, Savannah, Ga. ber 21, 1962. Sail­ 4 4 4 ing with the en­ Sharon Kaye Wroton, bom De­ gine department, cember 17, 1962, to Seafarer and he joined the Mrs. Norman Wroton, Norfolk, Va. SIU in 1947. His To the Editor: 4 4 4 The increase in the number of wife, Daisy Mae Clayton Link Fillingim, born Williams, of SEAFARERS LOGs has been October 15, 1962, to Seafarer and Union Town, Pa., survives. Burial noticed immediately with your Mrs. Tommy Fillingim, Sr., Chick­ was at Sansom Chapel Cemetery, first increased shipment. We asaw, Ala. Farmington, Pa. Total benefits; shall wait for a month or longer 4 4 4 $4,000. before we can better judge Debra Bonefont, born October whether the increase will suffice 25, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Pilutls, 48: Brother Pi­ to meet the demand. Felix Bonefont, New York City, lutls died of natural causes at his The Yokohama USS Center NY. home in Brook­ serves approximately 7,000 sea­ 4 4 4 lyn, NY, on Janu­ men each month, the largest John Stringfellow, born Decem­ ary 14, 1963. He ber 24, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. percent being members of the started sailing Charles Stringfellow, Mobile, Ala. SIU and the Sailors Union of with the SIU in the Pacific, among them numer­ 4 4 4 1940, shipping in Elisa Jean Torres, born January ous tankermen who miss the the engine de­ 2, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. AsLOG most. Then, too, copies are partment, and cenciou R. S. Torres, Baltimore, had been I'eceivtaken to the men in the hos­ Md. in g disability pitals and the Immigration cen­ 4 4 4 benefits since ter each month. Robert Charles Webb, born De­ 1953. His mother, Mrs. Barbara Incidentally, a statement in the LOG ccmcerning our new location in Yokohama would be deeply appreciated. Our new address is: 84 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan. We are in our own building, which is centrally heated and airconditioned. Jack Graf United Seamen's Service Yokohama USS Center Moves 4 4 4 Yuletide Spirit Cheers 'Frisco I SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN To the Editor: After having a big Christmas dinner here aboard the Elizabethport in Oakland, Calif., most of the crew felt so lazy from eating So much that many Febnuuy t, 196t Seafarers are urged at all times when in port to visit their brother members and shipmates in the hospitals. •Visit or write whenever you can, as you'll appreciate the same favor later when you may be laid up. The follovnng is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals around the couiitry: USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Samuel Anderson Terral McRainey Orvllle Arndt James Meeks" Francisco Antonetti Arnold Mldgett Samuel Bailey Charles MitcheU Charles Baker Vincent Monte Paul Barton Rosinda Mora Donald Brooks Alfred Norman William Brooks Troy Pardue Weldon Casey Kenyon Parks Mallpry Coffey Santos Ramos Ewal Crawford Edwin Ritchie Robert Creel Aubry Sargent Thurston Dingier Vernon Sawyer Leroy Donald Clarence Scoper O. H. Dowd Wade Sexton Harry Emmett Danny Shaper Natale Favaloro Couie Shartzer Eugene Gallaspy Albert Short Raymond Franklin William Simmons Melvin Spirer Clarence Gardner Bernard Graham Michael Sporich Frank .Tames Richard Stewart Jesse Green Claud Stroud John Guidry Lucien Therlot Frank Halem Harvey Thomas Leo Hannon Donald Thompson Walter Harris Robert Trlppe Samuel Hurst Joseph Vanacor Daniel Hutto Lambert Waldrop Ramon Irizany William Walker James Jones William Wade Steve Kolina Clinton Ward L. Laffaraque John Ward Koa Lim Roy Washburn Kenneth MacKenzle Howard Waters Cornelius Martin Roland Wilcox, Jr. William Mason Wm. W. Williams Anthony Maxwell Harry Willoughby Robert McClusey Anthony Zanca USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Edward Boyd Earl Javins Isham Beard Jerome Jaskolskl Thomas Boland Howard Lovelletta Francis Coggins Rafael Molina William Davis Pedro Moreno Peter Dyer Alvie Rushing OlRdio Esquirel Emerson Sparldlng Robert Forman Joseph Springer Lawrence Floyd Emanuel Vatls Allison Hebert Raymond Habeck David Hurd USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Ernest Bell Charles McNunca John Brown A. J. Murden Herman Carney Norman Power z^-thur Cox Ollie Purdy Robert StopUn Herbert Fentress William Howell USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Stokes Ayers Joseph Roy Arthur Caruso Jack Stewart Gerald Kennedy Luis Williams Charles Lane Paul Wilkinson Milledge Lee Calvin Wilson Truman Palrlquln Robert White Charles Rozea USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA T. Beatrous George Felnman Henry Chemel Malcolm Foster John Epperson Harris Gizzaro hit the sack early. But Johnny Johnson, our 3rd cook, put some of us in his car and took us over to San Francisco to "Con­ nies," which put out a big Christmas dinner for many of the guys on the beach. Since It was an SIU hangout, I met quite a few guys I hadn't seen in years. "Smiling bosun" Mike Rossi was there with a Editor All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. big grin and handshake for his old shipmates, Matty Bruno, who is retired now, and Pat Ryan who was on pass from the hospital, were also there. In all, a big vote of thanks is due to Phil and Maxine who made it possible for the boys to get in the holiday spirit. Tommy Thompson Ship's delegate 4 4 4 Backs Strikers On NY Papers To the Editor: As a reader of the LOG who lives outside of New York City, I know what the newspaper strike must moan to the people of New York. I know that if we missed an issue of the LOG, my Carl Jones Manuel Slira A. Kitchens Tony Sosa P. Lee George Warner J. Miller James Woods USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Arthur Kavel Levi Middlebrook Stefan Kostegan Daniel Murphy Thomas Lowe Nicholas Trovato Llndley McDonald Charles Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Charles Adams Jr, James LaGosh Paul Bailey Edward Lamb Joseph Bartlett Robert Lipscomb Alfred Bllksvar Jose Lopez Gorham Bowdre Edward Mello Luther Bredell Charles Most Jacob Bryan James Payne Elmer Carter Henri Robin Russell Clymer John Ross Edward Denchy Toylo Salo Theodore Drobins George Schammel Crittenden Foster A. Skalamora Gorman Glaze Bela Szupp Arthur Hiers Samuel Tate Danis Higgins Addrian Torres Walton Hudson Chester Wilson John Kennedy USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Anibal Albe Frank Liro Angelo Aronis William Logan John Barone J. Maldonado Conway Beard Ramon Maldonado Joseph Bolmarlch Isaac Miller Henry Bursey Jack Olsen A. Conquemano Ozer Oscar James Cooper Metro Palubniak Thomas Cox Theodore Phillips Adrian Duracher Thomas PUklngton James DeVito E. G. Plahn Victor Doca John Rea. Jr. Daniel Doheny F. Reyes George Duffy Howard Rode C H. Flowler Phillip Salino Percy Foster Ellis Samia Arthur Frangle James Samuel Frank Gallich N. Sasloglous Henry Gordon Walter SirorsM Demetrios Grivas Joseph Smith Walter Grohulski James Thomson Emilio Isaac Ilcadlcy Whna Edward Jones Dale Williams Cecil Leader Yu Song Yee Harry Ledbetter Edward Zukowskl USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Warren Alderman Arthur Madsen Benjamin Diebler Max Olson Abe Gordon Willie Young Joseph Gross Charles Slater Thomas Lehay USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE William Roberts SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Alberto Gutierrez William Kenny Thomas Isaksen Ernest Webb VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Thomas Manlon US SOLDIERS' HOME WASHINGTON. DC William Thomson husband and I just wouldn't know what was going on in the Union and among his many friends. It seems to me a strike that's going on for so many weeks is a pretty serious affair to every­ body, but it must be toughest on the workers and the businesses that count on newspaper adver­ tising to make a living. I think the New York publishers are pretty calm about the whole thing, if they can lock up the rest of the papers after the printers strike only some of them. The publishers don't get any sympathy from me at all be­ cause they can't complain about financial problems and then shut down their papers to spite everybody. It's no wonder the printers went on strike. The publishers group must really be something to deal with if they can get away with that. Mrs. Agnes Thomkins 4 4 4 Writes Congress On Bonner Bill To the Editor: I have just completed a letter to my Congressman voicing my strong opposition to the "Mer­ chant Seaman's Health Safety Act" that I read about in the last issue of the LOG. Alone my words aren't so much, so let's let all our Con­ gressmen hear from "all the ships at sea." Gordon S. Schofield �FetinuuT 9, U6t SEAFARERS Pace Thirteen LOG Robin Hood's Cook There was a switch aboard the Young America (Waterman) from the usual routine of a crew thanking the steward for a job well done. In this case, the steward, Donald For­ rest, passed on his thanks to the crew for keeping the messroom the cleanest he had ever seen in his whole sailing ca--^ reer. The Young America sistance to help them oil their spurred the formation of a safety on board the Penn crew also received a message way. The Henry thus became the committee Challenger (Penn Tanker). It was of thanks from Mrs. Milton Reeves, who expressed her appre­ ciation for a floral piece it sent and for the consideration extend­ ed to her on the death of her hus­ band, Seafarer Milton Reeves, a recently-departed SIU shipmate, t It looks like a tempting roast beef dinner is in store for the gang on the Robin Hood (Robin Line), as cook James Hens operates on the beef and steward Tony Neroso (right) stands by with a platter. Make ours medium rare, fellows. Seafarers'Pets Enliven Titan's Cruise To India Life on board the supertanker Titan (Overseas Oil) is go­ ing to the dogs lately, according to ship's reporter James M. "Red" Fisher, Jr., but that's okay with all hands, including the dogs. The dogs in question are it was all over, both dogs were again in short order. two Doberman pinschers—a themselves The Titan Is hauling grain to male called "Titan" and a female hnown simply as "Dog." They be­ long, respectively, to chief steward Raphael Maldonado and Bill Jones, AB, and both came aboard In Mobile. Room To Play One thing about a supertanker, Fisher says, is that a dog has FishM' Ringo plenty of room to play. "Titan," who often stays in the captain's quarters midships, has a huge playground consisting of the pas­ sage ways and the weather decks where he can enjoy his freedom except when the ship is rolling from side to side in heavy seas. "Titan" doesn't like bad weather at all, it seems. He curls up on the captain's bunk until things settle down. The female has a special friend in the dayman Tex Ringo, who enJoys playing with her by the hour. "Dog," who is a real lady, lost her composure only once. Fisher re­ ports, when she was frightened out of her wits by the noise of water and loose gear rolling from side to side on the deck during a little bad weather they had. Once Pakistan, and has had fair weather for the most part so far, which has kept the canines happy too. However, bosun Jack Ryan, with the chief mate and dayman, managed to get a salt water bath with all their clothes on at 4 AM one morn­ ing while secur­ ing two grain Ryan evacuators on the well deck near the midship housing. Stfwy Time The rough weather sparked a session of tall tales among the men in the messhall. "Red" told some stories .about the "old days" when the sea was so rough it ran over the whole ship from port to star­ board, and even washed over the smokestack into the boiler, com­ ing out in the hreroom. Once, he said, a ten-foot fish was washed down the stack with the water, went through the boiler and came out on the fireroom floor plates already cooked and seasoned to eat. The sea must be calmer now than it was in the old days, the crew agreed, because things like that just don't seem to happen anymore. But as time goes on, and 1963 becomes "the old days," they all felt they might be surprised at all the wild things that happened on their ships which they somehow missed noticing at the time. (pUFf-PUF!^ H|,0UKLY/ Atl THB(3M6 ,J IT J' t The Henry (Progress Steam­ ship) has joined the ranks of SIU ships who have rescued refugees from Castro's Cuba, reports D. Wagner, ship's delegate: The Henry picked up 14 Cubans about 40 miles north of Cuba in the Crooked Island I'assage. They were carried to Miami where the Henry's officers and crew did all they could with money and as­ Seamen's Home Moving To NY To The Editor: This is to notify you that our organization, the Christian Sea­ men's & Immigrants' Home, in Hoboken, NJ, went out of busi­ ness on September 1, 1962. As you may know, we've been on your mailing list of the SEA­ FARERS LOG for quite some time, and I herewith want to All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Karnes will be withheld upon request. thank you on behalf of the many seamen for the splendid service ail those years. The main reason for the above-mentioned is to discon­ tinue sending your paper, at least for a while, until we are located at a place on the New York side. This is all in connection with the moving of the HollandAmerican Line to the new Pier 40 at West Houston Street and tlie North River, New York City. M. Vanderpot 4i Seeks Buiid-Up Of Merchant Fleet To the Editor: ^ Although I am not an SIU member, I subscribe to your bi­ weekly because for seven years preceding my draft into the service I'd been trying to go to sea. I am as aware as any, of the fifth SIU ship to report a mercy mission on behalt of escapees from Cuba. ^ ft Seafarers on the Pan Oceanic Faith (Pan Oceanic- Tankers) had a bad time of it in the Red Sea when both boilers burned up. The crew managed to make temporary repairs to get one of them going again, and headed for Aden, a trip that was expected to take about Forrest Whiriow ten days. With the boilers down, crewmembers were hoping to col­ lect for lodgings and meals in suggested at a meeting that nonAden, writes James A, Pamell, skid paint be used on the decks to prevent further mishaps. The ship's delegate.. committee is looking into the matter. Several falls on slippery decks it if if apathetic regard the American public has toward the merchant marine and of the consequences. We who have tried to skip all want to see the merchant fleet strengthened. It would create jobs for the unemployed and, even more important, would en­ gender an unequalled instru­ ment for the world peace that seems to be universally prayed for but never realized. With this in mind, I have written the Hon. Herbert C. Bonner of North Carolina and requested him to send his rele­ vant results of the Hodges in­ vestigation, together with any of his suggestions, to your or­ gan. In this way perhaps we can all see the problem and hov to solve it. PFC Robert R. Honser Fort Carson, Colorado (Ed. note: Private Houser is ap­ parently referring to the Mari­ time Evaluation Committee study of the merchant marine, now being completed under the auspices of Luther H. Hodges, US Commerce Secretary. Rep. Bonner is chairman of the Com­ mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries in the House of Rep­ resentatives.) 4. 4 The crew on the Overseas Eva (Overseas Carriers) goes on record with this tip for Seafarers who hit Tripoli. They advise paying the local taxi drivers only after you reach your destination, and not at the beginning of tne drive, to avoid a lot of possible trouble. The information was passed along to the LOG by the ship's delegate Panl L. Whitlow. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Seafarer Wife By Mrs. C. Daniels moon shines bright over yonder skies. The stars are brightly shining; The ocean with its roaring tcaues— For you my heart is longing. The To stand and watch the rippling waves. So beautiful to see. And wonder just where you are, So far across the sea. Yet time stands still when we're apart. So many miles between us. But even the sea, to you and me. It cannot separate us. t Says Wife Finds SIU LOG Best To the Editor: I think it would be a good idea if you sent the LOG to my house, as I am away a lot of the time and my wife loves to read it. I have been getting the Elec­ trical Workers newspaper also for many years but although they send one every month my wife really likes the LOG. She says it's the best newspaper if you want to learn anything about world affairs and mother things. B. D. Elliott A lonesome life, a sailor's wife. Here today and not tomorrow. But then one thinks of his return—• It's then worth all the sorrow. And if we were to stop and think. We can't all be together. For someone has to take the task To make this great land better. Our rivals here or there, it seems. They try hard to defeat us. But with our worthy crew aboard Trust in the Lord will lead its. So when I pray to God each night I know He hears my pica. To watch and guide and bless the ship. That brings you home to me. �r*g9 Fonrfeeo SEAFARERS On The First Day Of Xmas LOG-A-RHYTHM: My Country By Henri Peroikow . From distant lands The people came— They kissed the soil And sealed a vow For man's freedom. Memories Awaken Idnship For men who carved From the wilderness. Freedom. Christmas Eve found Naomi Cruz and her pet collie, Lassie, waiting for Santa to make his appearance with more goodies to put under the tree, h'lr dad, Seafarer Virgilio Cruz, is now on the Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa), in the steward department. The family lives in the Bronx, NY. CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (CItiM Service), Sept. 30—Chairman, A. C. Wilson; Secretary, W. F. Walker. One man missed ship in Linden. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Sept. 30— Chairman, Harry Huston; Secretary, Phil Reyes. Motion that no unauthor­ ized persons be allowed aboard at all since the petty thievery in Houston. Visitors are to get passes from ashore. No beefs reported by department delegates. Phil Reyes elected new ship's delegate. Request for better attendance at shipboard meetings. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Oct. 28—Chairman, George T. Chandia; Secretary, C. A. Collins. No beefs reported. $21.11 in ship's fund. F. Gustav, ship's delegate, resigned and W. T. LaClair elected. Discussion on water taken aboard at Texas City. Men complain of illness from drink­ ing water. Suggestion that It be inspected. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Oct. 2« —Chairman, Waiter Zaieski; Secre­ tary, T. J. Lewis. Ship's delegate re­ ported no major beefs. One man missed ship in New Orleans. VENORE (Marven), Dec. 2—Chair­ man, Stanley M. Woiton; Secretary, H. Buckner. No beefs reported. Tele­ vision repair fund is now $25 and open to contribution from anyone. Motion to see boarding patrolman in regard to chief engineer's lack of cooperation in making minor and emergency repairs in the galley. Vote of thanks to steward department for a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner and good food generally. ELIZABETH (Bull), Doc. 2—Chair­ man, J. A. Oisen; Secretary, J. A. Waiien. Ship's delegate reported two men hospitalized. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship needs to be fumigated. Vote of thanks to steward department for a job well done. VIVIAN (Maritime), Dec. 9—Chair­ man, Gilbert Trosclair; Secretary, J, Micheli. $7 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Beef in engine department regarding 2nd electrician doing welding and repair work without OT. Few hours disputed OT. Crew advised to be sober at payoff. CHATHAM (Waterman), Dec. 9— Chairman, Anthony B. Barnes; Secre­ tary, E. Canoniiado. No beefs re­ ported except some disputed OT for Election Day, which was legal holiday. Vote of thanks to all delegates and steward department for job well done. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Line), Aug. 20—Chairman, W. Walker; Sec­ retary, J. Hartman. George Murphy elected new ship's delegate. $31.25 in ship's fund. Money stolen from crew quarters. One baker fired and replacement quit one hour before the ship sailed. Messman went as baker. Crew requested to be quiet in laun­ dry and to close fidley door. DEL MUNDO (Dalta), Oct. 30 — Chairman, J. W. Craft; Secretary, P. Johnson. $6.20 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. C. Dickey elected as new ship's delegate. More pressure needed on shower and water cooler. TRANSCLOBE (Hudson Waterways), Oct. 26—Chairman, A. Paiino; Secre­ tary, S. U. Johnson. Ship's delegate r"norted everything running smoothly. 850 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. t...Lcr jicuation to be looked into as there have been traces of rust and oil. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Oct. 12 — Chairman, John P. Filer; Secretary, R. White. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Check with captain regarding port payoff and dating of articles. Motion that clariRcation should be published in LOG about length of time on ships of regarding vacation. Crew requested to use its own ice box. SANTA EMiLA (Liberty Navigation), Oct. 21—Chairman, Clarence Jacks; Secretary, George Hair. Vote of thanks given to ship's delegate for a job well done. Vote of thanks also to entire steward department. $6.03 in ship's fund. |No beefs reported. HEDGE HAVEN (Hedge Haven Farms), Nov. 12—Chairman, Malcolm Launey; Secretary, William D. Maiey. Problem of restricted OT to be taken up with patrolman. Department dele­ gates requested to have repair Usts ready before arrival in port. They germinated a crop Of immortal sons; A people unsung. Who lived and died With unbent knee. department delegates. Ship's crew will donate $1 each for a new TV antenna. Vote of thanks to steward department. EMILIA (Bull), Nov. 2S—Chairman, I. Calindez; Secretary, L. A. Webber. One man failed to join ship in Ali­ cante, Spain. One man hospitalized in Turkey and one in Bombay. Some disputed OT in engine department. Crew requested to be sober at payoff. TRANSEASTERN (Transeastarn), Nov. II—Chairman, Harold F. DuCioux; Secretary, Thomas T. Kirby. Brother Bobbins elected new ship's delegate. Discussion regarding meat going bad due to faulty refrigeration. Ship's delegate to contact Union and captain regarding payoff procedure. Discussion on heat being turned on and off during the night. Crew re­ quested to leave valve in one position. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), no date — Chairman, Miller; secretary, Tuckington. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Oct. 28—Chairman, Gil Borge; Sec­ retary, Roberto Hannibal. $20 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. James B. Lippincott was elected as new ship's delegate. Everything running smoothly on this ship. ROBIN HOOD (Robin Line), Oct. 27^ —Chairman, R. Sadowski; Secretary, R. Nelson. $50 in ship's fund. A. Thomas elected new ship's delegate. Deck department requested to be more cooperative on day of securing. Crew's messroom will be locked up in port and gangway watchmen will hold key. EAGLE TRAVELER (United Marltime), Nov. 22 — Chairman, R. L. Huddieston; Secretary, C. Bogucki. $26 in ship's fund. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Motion made to have all re­ placements hired and sent from the United States. Report submitted re­ garding crew trading food items in Ras Tanura. Special meeting to be held regarding same. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), Nov. 11—Chairman, Paul Carter; RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land), Oct. Secretary, Garland M. Bennett. Tex 30—Chairman, V. Weils; Secretary, Strickland was elected ship's delegate. Manuel F. Caldas. Frank Gasper • $4.79 in ship's fund. Crew requested elected as new ship's delegate. No not to throw cigarettes on deck. beefs reported. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Nov. 1 — Chairman, Harry Huston; Secretary; Phil Reyes. Ship's delegate reported to captain and chief engineer regard­ ing the bad water condition on board. No hot water In galley and pantry. Messman and ordinary missed ship in Houston. Garza elected new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to Reyes for a job well done. PENNMAR (Caimar), Oct. 28—Chair­ man, Pater A. Ucci; Secretary, James A. Johnson. No beefs reported by February S. 19M LOG ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Line), Dac. 12—Chairman, Rscco Aibansse; Secretary, Maximo Bugawan. $20 in ship's fund. New ship's delegate elected. Brother Elwell. Motion to have the steward and ship's delegate check all subsistence stores coming aboard In foreign ports. Suggestion that membership meetings be held at 1830 or 1300 so that steward depart­ ment has a chance to attend. Steward and ship's delegate to see chief engi­ neer about more hot water for the galley and also about installing more racks for pots. Transindia Doubles Utopia For Crew Shangri-La, Paradise, Utopia. Whatever you choose to call your idea of the perfect spot on Earth, Seafarer "Red" Darley still votes for Transindia (Hudson Waterways). He tells why in the follouHng article sent to the LOG from Port Said, Is there such a thing as a Utopia? • Although the question is highly debatable, we say yes, definitely and emphatically, and in this case the Utopia is our floating home, the Trans-^ agement relations. Unlike the cold india. operators of some lines, this com­ Just in case there are any pany seems to take an interest in doubters around, we cite our Christmas dinner. The bill of fare carried 56 separate items, ranging from oyster and shrimp cocktails to seven entrees. An even dozen goodies graced the sweets depart­ ment. The impressive menu, which would make the most swank shoreside bean houses drool with envy, evoked such comments as: "The very best Christmas menu I've ever seen, shipboard or . shoreside," "man, she's a feeder," and "we've found a home at last." Remarked bosun Otto (Pete) Pedersen, an SIU oldtimer and vet­ eran of passenger ships: "I never saw a Christmas menu like this on the passenger ships. They were hungry by com­ parison." The man re­ Dariey sponsible for coming up with the magnificent Christmas package was chief stew­ ard George Flint, a native of the Tarheel state who now resides and ships out of New Orleans. Han­ dling the galley chores v/ere chief cook Alton (Boots) Booth, baker Robert J. Aumiller and 3rd cook Raymond F. Devine. The steward and galley gang received a round of well-deserved thanks from all hands. Captain John E. VIsvikis personally com­ plimented each member of the Steward department for preparing the "out-of-this-world" Christmas repast. Besides the first-rate groceries, the Transindia is a fine ship in all other respects. Rel'ations between the topside and unlicensed per-' sonnel are tops. Much of the credit for the excellent employer - em­ ployee relationship can be given to Capt. Visvikis. He apparently is carrying out company policy because the own­ ers, Hudson Waterway Corp. of New York City, have a reputation for believing in good labor-man­ Sea Life' the welfare of crewmembers. Stores are tops on this ship, and the com­ pany has given us everj'thlng we've requested. This is in happy con­ trast to the quibbling and runarounds many steamship operators are noted for, even over the most minor requests. We would like to see other opera­ tors adopt the same attitude towards labor-management rela­ tions. We think it's good business. After all, a happy crew makes for more productivity and a better allaround ship. The skipper has his own philos­ ophy for getting along with people and he states it in this simple terminology: "1 assume that crewmembers are men and they deserve to be treated like men." By showing respect and human dignity to the men under-his command, the cap­ tain Is rendered the same treat­ ment in his turn. The captain is also proud of his record of good relations with SIU crews and officials. He boasts of having "been with the SIU since1952," which means that he has commanded SIU - contracted ves­ sels for 10 years. Chief mate Jimmy Carciow also has a reputation for being a fair man and a square-shooter. Both he and Visvikis have been aboard the Transindia , (formerly the Marore, operated by Bethlehem Steel) since she was taken over by Hudson Waterways some 18 months ago. The veteran SIU crew presently aboard the Transindia is doing its part to make the vessel a happy ship. Crewmembers include such proud oldtimers as Joe Maloney, a member of the Union since 1938, Serving as delegates, and doing' a very fine job, are Charlie "The Parson" Johnson, ship's delegate; Roy "Rabbit" Theiss, deck; James F. George, engiile, and Aumiller, steward. The Transindia, alias the Utopia, signed on December 10 in Neiy Orleans to go out to Bofnbay with a 22,000-ton cargo of grain. Ten­ tative plans call for returning from India via South Africa and Brazil, — By Jim Motes Get Polio Shots, PHS Urges The Public Health Service urges Seafarers who have not already done so to get their polio shots as soon as possible The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. Plenty of vaccine is available so there is no delay in the admin­ istering of the shots. The few minutes a Seafarer takes to in­ sure himself against the crip­ pling disease by getting the shots are well worth the saving of time, money and, most of all, the avoidance of suffering and possible disability 'Oh, no, Johnson, not again! Remember all the trouble we had getting you out the last time?" �Febrnitr 196S SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG Hassan, Jas. W. Higgins, Frederick Utosh, Alvaro Vega. V. Walrath, ing, Seattle 1, Wash., or the SIU Herbert C. Wilson, P. V, Wygerden. hall in Seattle regarding an acci­ E. Lillard. dent a year ago involving Antonio J. H. Maxey, Bernard Morillo, J. 4 4 4 B. Penor: Ex-SS Ames Victory Pasinosky, Thomas M. Purcell, J. Vincent L. Stankiewick, Ismael The following-named men who W. Robertson, J. W. Romanwicz, W. Ed McMaster are asked to make arrangements E. Scott, E. C. Shaffer, T, Simonds, were in the deck department of Nazario, Peter Lypen, Roland Don't forget me! A1 Hills, 3_74 to pick up same as soon as pos­ Frank Clark Smith, William C. Sol­ the above vessel are asked to get Dean, Albert Edward McKinstry, Shedaker St., Philadelphia 44, Pa. sible: omon. J. L. Springer, C. W. Stover, in touch with J. Duane Vapce, at­ Peter Wedrogowski, Charlie FeCharles W. Jordan, John J. Adolph Swenson, John Trost, W. G. torney, 1411 Fourth Ave., Build­ diw, Fred T. Miller. 4. i it Schwabland, James Seeds, J. MisFelix Cardona akian. Ex SS Del Alba 4 4 4 Your sister, Frances Cardona, asks you to get in touch with her Lost Property at home in the Bronx, New York, Miscellaneous papers, wallets, as soon as possible. documents, discharges, etc., are being held for the following-named 4; 4. men by the Records Department, Earl J. Fuller, Jr. FIKANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SHI Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and InContact your mother at Route SIU headquarters, Brooklyn: land Waters Distirict nakes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's L. M. Allen, Richard H. Allen, 2, Berryville, Va., as soon as pos­ money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit W. N. Ballance, P. Barclay, A. R. sible. every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the memBender, F. P. Bentley, G. Bur­ bersblp. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. 4> 4> 41 Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to in­ roughs, Riley D. Carey, C. B. CoJoseph Pendelton spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return Get in touch with Edmond L. burn, Modesto Dyron, J. Fanning, receipt requested. Eriksen at 1563 Taylor Ave., Ferdinand Forte, Claude Garnett, Francisco Gianicco, Michael Goins, iliii Bronx 60, New York. Very im­ Stanley Hansen, H. H. Harper, R. portant. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds Of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland 4" 4' 4> 4' 41 LesUe J. Brilhart Your mother asks you to write her at San Antonio, Texas, regard­ ing Robert. Urgent. 4> 4 4> Thomas Vaughn Personal papers, discharges, etc., are being held for you at the SlU hall in Baltimore, and can be ob­ tained by sending a forwarding address. 4. 4 4 Personal Gear Gear belonging to the seamen listed below is being held by Isth­ mian Line, Pier 39, San Francisco, Calif.: Harry King, Donald O'Brien, Horace Ledwell, Lloyd McElroy, J. H. Cravens, James Ackerman, Ted­ dy Clay, Oscar Cooper, Joe Carr, H. E. Wright, Anthony Beck. 4 4 4 James Hale Contact Hewey Howard, PO Box 3043, South El Monte, Calif., or call collect EDgewood 7-2276, Bald­ win Park, Calif. 4 4 4 Gustaf W. Johnson Contact your wife at 32-55 Steinway Street, Long Island City, NY, 4 4 4 Clyde Greeson, Jr. Your mother asks you to get in touch with her at 937 South Urhana, Tulsa 12, Okla. 4 4 Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. 5 Charles Carson Mrs. J. Culver asks you to send your present address, as she has some important news for you. 4 Personal Gear The following-named men who were on various Isthmian ships have left various personal effects at the company's Erie Basin Ter­ minal, Brooklyn, New York, and SIU HALL i DIEECTOBY SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner .qHTPPTWn RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclus­ ively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all.Uhion halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. Ihe proper address for this is: Max Harrison, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1630, New York h, NY Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Union headquarters by certified mail, lotum receipt requested. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. ?;SSSi VICE PRESIDENTS LIndsey Williams A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart Earl Shepard III- 11 •1 BAcriMURE 1216 E. Baltimore St Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOS'I'DN John Fay, Agent DETROIT 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 ® 10225 W. JelTerscn Ave VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave., Bklyn HVacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON Paul Drozak, Agent 5804 Canal St WAlnut 8-3207 iS;5! MOBILE LOUIP Neira EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally,^refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. 744 W Flagler St. FRanklin 7 .3564 .1 South Lawrence St. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .. Buck Stephens. Agent NEW YORK 630 Jackson Ave. Tel 529-7548 pm 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn UYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 Colley Ave Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA Frank Drozak. Agent 2604 S. 4Ui St DEwey 6-3818 o SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St Frank Boyne. Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAuley. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos. Stop 20 Phone 723-0003 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. SEA rrLE Ted Bahkowski. Agent TAMPA Jeir Gillette. Agent 2505 1st Ave MAin 3-4334 312 Harrison St. . 229-2788 ScAecfu/e Of SIU Meetings West Coast SIU Meetings SIU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through June, 1963, for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in ac­ cord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows. Wilmington San Francisco Seattle February 18 February 20 *February 21 March 18 March 20 March 22 April 22 April 24 April 26 May 20 May 22 May 24 June 17 June 19 June 21 . •Scheduled early due to Washington's Birthday. C® iiii PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and given an official receipt, but feels that be should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBI.IGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as ta familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member .so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. WILMINGTON CalH 505 N Marine Ave George McCartney. Agent TErminal 4-2528 SIU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: Detroit February 8 New Orleans .... February 12 Houston February 11 Mobile February 13 iii'l wm. JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St. SE., Ja* William Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0087 MIAMI Ben Oonzales. Agent CONTRACrrS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard • ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent, in addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene,fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may he discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to wliioh he is entitled, he should notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquctrters by certified mail, return receipt requested. iiil �Vol. XXV No. 3 SEAFARERS^LOG Nbruory 8, 1963 • OFFICIAL 0RGAN 08 THi S6AFAIHR3 INTEftNATIONAl UNION • ATLANTIC AND eULP DISTRICT • AFUCIO • LA Opens Central Liner Pier; SF May Be Next Off To Hunt Alaska King Crab iliW Pennsy Drive Wins 3rd in Row PHILADELPHIA —Racking up its third straight National Labor Relations Board election victory in two months for this area, the SAN FRANCISCO—SIU Pacific District seamen may find SIU United Industrial Workers has just won an overwhelming themselves shipping out of one centralized passenger vessel vote of support from employees of terminal here one day soon, if discussions now underway the Philadelphia Laboratories, bring about necessary im--^ Inc. The count was 55 for the ger-cargo Installations in the world, provements, UIW against 14 "no union" ballots. A leader of the local port and consists of two large buildings, The vote was held on January authority has long advocated a berths for five ships, and a large 23 among the 75 workers at the central passenger terminal at Fer­ open area for container and other plant eligible to cast ballots. There ry Park, but American President cargo operations. were four challenged votes, which Located on the San Pedro side Lines questions the practicality of could have no affect on the out­ the idea, since it would require a of the main channel, the terminal come. ship to go there to take on or will be formally dedicated on Await Certification discharge passengers and then hit March 20, when the first passenger The union is awaiting labor another pier to handle cargo. At ship to use its facilities, the Presi­ board certification as bargaining the same time, APL would like dent Cleveland (American Presi­ representatives for the company's dent), arrives. to see its big Pier 50 at Mission eiQployees, and will then com­ Normal freight and passenger Rock improved with an upper level mence negotiations for a first con­ bookings will continue to be han­ Manned by SlU-affiliated Alaska Fishermen's Union, Reefer for passengers and a glassed-in tract. There are now 78 employ­ dled by the Individual offices of 11 is factory ship taking part in one of the largest Alaska observation deck. ees at the plant. the steamship companies. The com­ A central terminal has basic king crab expeditions in years around Kodiak Island. She Philadelphia Laboratories manproblems on getting APL, Matson bined operation is designed to do factures Injectible medicinal cap­ carries an ii-man AFU crew and is equipped to process away with overlapping cargo-han­ Lines and the Peninsular and Oc­ sules and tablets for use by doc­ and freeze in sections some 2,000 king crabs per day. The cidental Lines together. British- dling and passenger terminal fa­ tors and hospitals. The company cilities of the three West Coast king crab is a lobster-like delicacy fished with giant steel owned P&O is one of APL's and lines. has jiist moved into a newly-con­ i pots connected to buoy lines at depths of 30 to 125 fathoms. Matson's biggest competitors in structed building on a 50,000the trans-Pacific trade. square-foot plot located at Roose­ At the same time, APL and two velt Avenue and Blue Grass Road other SIU Pacific District-contract­ in this city. ed companies have started opera­ The victory at Philadelphia tions as permanent tenants of a Labs followed up two previous central passenger-cargo terminal WASHINGTON—Hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission on the pro­ election wins in a row in the in Los Angeles. Newly-completed posed merger of the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads are due to resume here Pennsylvania area. Employees at for $16 million, the terminal on February 11 in the face of continuing opposition from organized labor, Congressmen, state the Yankee Plastic Company of houses American Mail and Pacific and local governments and> Shenandoah, Pa.^ and the Peters Far East Lines along with APL. Sportswear Company of Philadel­ within the ICC itself. Hearings that began in Washing­ Central managed to pay dividends The terminal is being operated phia recently voted to have the ton last August have continued in ICC has already cleared the to stockholders in the past two SIU-UIW represent them as their by a jointly-owned corporation known as Consolidated Marine, way for one important, rail merger major cities serviced by the Cen­ months. bargaining agent. Inc., which will serve each of the that will enable the Chesapeake & tral and Pennsylvania and wound lines independently without cut­ Ohio to take over the Baltimore & up in New York and Newark, NJ, ting competition between them for Ohio. Stock transfers to start the last week. State and local officials passengers and cargoes. It is touted consolidation of the roads began on in both areas argued that the mer­ ger merns impaired service, loss of as one of the most modern passen­ February 4. The SIU Railway Marine Region business, mass joblessness and suf­ and other unions in the Railway fering for many communities. Labor Executive Association have Earlier, efforts by the Justice taken a strong stand against the Department and other agencies to Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director trend to railroad mergers, as moves have the ICC put off its okay of to maintain profits by wiping out the g&O takeover until it dealt jobs, eliminating competition and with all three pending applications The news has reached the home district of Rep. Wilbur Mills cutting back services. The Cen- were rebuffed. However, two of (D-Ark.), that Britain's government-supported National Health Service tral-Pernsy merger alone would the eleven ICC commissioners dis­ is working out pretty well, on the whole, contrary to what the Ameri­ HOUSTON—A new channel that mean the loss of 7,800 jobs to rail­ sented, pointing to the fact that no can Medical Association says. railroad opposed the C&O's move will divert ships from the treacher­ road workers. Mills is chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, which in Three Big Mergers for B&O control. One commis­ the last Congress bottled up the Administration's program of hos­ ous str.iiits of Pass Cavallo is in the The proposed Central-Pennsy sioner said "self-interest" made pitalization insurance for the aged under the Social Security system, works here, as US Engineers pre­ pare to award a $2 million dradg- merger and the C&O-B&O consoli­ the other roads reluctant to op­ a program far less complex and comprehensive than the British plan ing contract that will eliminate one dation are two of the three giant pose the deal because any evidence and not subject to the same system of government control. The ot the oldest marine hazards in the rail combines that would serve the they produced might be used "Arkansas Gazette," largest daily in the state, which is published in entire East if plans succeed. The against them in later cases. Texas Gulf area. the largest city in Mills district, recently printed an article reviewing The railroads have been basing the first 14 years of the British plan and concluding that "on the The plan to eliminate this me.i- other would be formed by a com­ • ace to shipping involves dredging bination of the Norfolk and West­ their merger drive on cries of whole, it appears to be succeeding." a 300-foot wide, 38-foot deep chan­ ern, NY, Chicago, St. Louis (Nickel "poverty" and deficits but, despite "Most of all," the story stated, "the National Health Service has this, both the Pennsylvania and the succeeded in the high purpose it set out to achieve in the aftermath nel across Matagorda Peninsula Plate) and the Wabash. linking Matagora Bay directly with of World War II. Nobody Is disbarred by lack of means from receiv­ the Gulf, thus enabling ships to ing proper medical attention. With the state picking up most of the bypass the dangerously swift cur­ bill, Britain's 52 million people can at last afford to be ill." rents of Pass Cavallo. The new The article cited criticism of the plan from a number of doctors, channel will terminate at Port but noted that it was directed chiefly at obtaining changes, not com­ Lavaca and will cost a total of $20 plete elimination of the NHS. million when completed. "Only a tiny minority of the medi­ cover only persons 65 and older and An existing shallow-draft chan­ cal profession would like to see the would be limited to hospitalization nel from Port Lavaca will intersect NHS scrapped," it reported, noting and nursing home care. It would the deep-draft channel leading to thaj; only about 600 of'Britain's be financed largely from increased a large turning basin at Port Com­ 35,000 physicians had remained in Social Security contributions during fort, where the Aluminum Corpor­ private practice rather than partic­ the beneficiary's working life. ation of America maintains its ipate in the plan. 4" . 4" 4' plant. Another shallow-draft chan­ Some interesting figures on the It found, too, that the British nel will connect the Matagorda public overwhelmingly supported state of the nation's health come Ship Channel with Palacios. the plan. A national poll showed from a US National Health Survey To the qorth of Houston, con­ that 89 percent of the public evalu­ report that, in an average year, struction continued on a 32 mileated it as "satisfactory" and 81 per­ nearly 20 million Americans are long barge channel that will extend cent felt they were getting value discharged from hospitals, for a from Victoria to the Gulf Intrafor their money. As for the doctor- rate of 115 patients per every 1,000 if any SIU ship has no coastal Waterway, just west of Pass patient relationship, which the population. The number of hos­ Cavallo. Begun in 1958, the barge library or needs a new AMA says would be destroyed by pitalized days per year totaled 167 channel is scheduled to be com­ the Administration's medicare pro­ million for the total population, supply of books, contact pleted late in 1964, about the same gram, it hasn't happened in Britain. with the average length of hospital any SIU hall. time the ship channel Is expected One doctor declared that his rela­ stay numbering 8.4 days per per­ to be finished. tionship with his patients had son. Women were hospitalized When both of these shipping "never been better." more frequently than men but lanes are completed and terminal Actually, there is little compari­ stayed for shorter periods of time. facilities erected, the whole of son between the tax-supported (Comments and suggestions are south-central Texas will be constate-run NHS and the health-care invited by this Department and nectea with the major shipping program for the aged proposed in can be submitted to this column ports of the world. the United States. The latter would in care of the SEAFARERS LOGJ HEARINGS BLAST NYG-PENN LINK Texas Job Seeks New Sea Route British Nationai Heaith Pian Works EVERY MONTHS YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY �• U- ; f •- • > " , Of Industrial Inquiry Info Great Lakes Shipping Dispute ^ Offklai Transeript Of Proceedings In Y/hieh The SlU Moved For Disquaiificafion Of The Commissioner .rr.' t - In the spring of 1962, in the midst of contract negotiations with the Seafarers International Un­ ion of Canada, the Upper Lakes Shipping Com­ pany arbitrarily broke its 10-year contractual rela­ tionship with the SIU and signed a contract with the Canadian Maritime Union, a puppet union set up by the Canadian Labour Congress and the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers. The CMU at that time had no membership but began to recruit and supply the company with scab crews. As a result, some 300 SIU crewmembers employed by the company were locked out of their jobs. Due to the effectiveness of SIU picketing action against Upper Lakes Shipping Company vessels, the CLC and CBRT last July engineered a boycott of SrU-manned ships which led to the closing of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The CLC and CBRT clearly indicated that the Seaway boycott was effected in order to force Canadian government action that would halt SIU picketing of the Upper ••-J , H-i- '-fi* J?, Lakes Shipping Company vessels. As a result of the boycott, the Canadian Minister of Labour es­ tablished a one-man commission to inquire into the dispute and into the internal affairs of the organizations involved. The hearings of the com­ mission began last August. On February 1, 1963, the counsel for the Sea­ farers International Union of Canada submitted in the hearings a request that the Commissioner conducting the inquiry disqualify himself on the technical ground that he had previously served as counsel to one of the parties involved. The Commissioner, Mr. Justice T. G. Norris, had served as counsel for the SIU in 1953 and 1954. The verbatim text of the official transcript of the afternoon proceedings of February 1, 1963, in Ottawa, during which the SIU request for dis­ qualification was presented, is reproduced in its entirety in this supplement. The text is from volume 91, pages 13,717 to 13,796 of the official transcript. THE INDUSTRIAL INQUIRY COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF the Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigation Act and IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry pursuant to Section 56 thereof into shipping in the Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence River System and connecting waters. HON. MR. JUSTICE T. G. NORRIS Commissioner G. Gordon McLeod, Esq. Secretary G. H. Quinn, Esq. Administrative Officer APPEARANCES: Charles L. Dubin, Esq., Q.C. Senior Counsel to the Commission Jean Pierre Beaulne Junior Counsel to the Commission Maurice W. Wright, Esq., Q.C. For the Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Maritime Union, Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport & General Workers, National Association of Marine Engineers, Inc., Canadian Merchant Service Guild, Inc. John C. Ahern, Esq., Q.C. G. H. Henderson, Esq., Q.C. K. E. Eaton, Esq. Joseph Nuss, Esq. B. A. Thomas, Esq. Michael Ogilvie, Esq. Jean Richard, Esq. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) For Seafarers International Union of North America John A. Geller, Esq. ) For Upper Lakes Shipping Limited L. A. Couture, Esq. D. Q. Patterson, Esq. ) ) For the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, February 1, 1963 Nethercut & Young, 60 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Official Reporters THE HEARING RESUMED AT 2:00 PM. Mr. Henderson: Mr. Commissioner, I am making a sub­ mission to this Commission that the Commissioner con­ sider disqualifying himself from acting further in respect of this investigation. The application or submission is being made on the technical legal ground that the Commissioner had acted as solicitor and as barrister—counsel for one of the parties directly involved in the Inquiry and named specifically in the terms of reference. The Commissioner: And in the years 1953 and 1954. Mr. Henderson: In the years 1953 and 1954. The Commissioner: And there is no suggestion of bias in fact? That is to say that in the conduct of this Inquiry the Commissioner has not been biased? Mr. Henderson: Yes, and I repeat what I said Mr. Com­ missioner, that this application is not being made in any way relating to the conduct of this Inquiry; it is based upon the factual matters that existed in 1953 and 1954, and it is made on a technical legal ground based on those facts. The Commissioner: And do you say that your clients were advised by counsel from the beginning of the hear­ ings of this Commission in the month of July— Mr. Henderson: As the record establishes, that is so. The Commissioner: And the question has not been raised before? Mr. Henderson: May I take advice on that? I do not believe it has been raised before. It has not been raised before. Those were my instruc­ tions and they have been confirmed now. The Commissioner: I may say it is amazing to me that these proceedings should be taken after ail these weeks of hearings, and that your clients have not raised the matter before. Mr. Henderson: This, Mr. Commissioner, may be a fac­ tor for you to take into consideration. I say that in law, in the absence of what would be de­ scribed as a waiver, it is better that it be made now, better now at least than after a report has been made and the whole proceedings at a further time be rendered void. I submit, Mr. Commissioner, that this Is a matter of (ConHnuvd On Following Pago) �Bnpplement—Pace Two SEAFARERS tOG FebniaiT 8, 1961 {Continued From Preceding Page) as counsel and you were successful in having the applica­ held, as I recall, in the way in which, Mr. Commissioner, ' you advised. •ubstance that should be considered by you in relation to tion for injunction dismissed. this Inquiry, The Comminioner: And whatever the challenge was, The Commissioner: This was all in Vancouver? there was no attenUon paid to this challenge? You called The Cominissioner: I will ask other counsel how they Mr. Henderson: This was in Vancouver. it a challenge. •tand with regard to this motion. The motion is that I The Commissioner: And all these matters were in Van­ disqualify myself on the grounds that I have been solicitor Mr. Henderson: Well, as far as I am concerned the couver? and counsel for the SIU in the years 1953 and 1954. allegation of impropriety was unjustified. There was no Mr. Henderson: All these matters were in Vancouver. follow-up. I merely say it did confirm this allegation of Mr. Wright? Mr. Wright, how do you associate yourself? The Commissioner; All right. impropriety. I do not want to hear an argument; I simply want to know Mr. Henderson: In respect of the services performed, are you supporting this motion or otherwise? When I made the statement that the land is still held Mr. Wright: I oppose the motion. I see no validity to there was the requirement of attendance on SIU execu­ in the manner in which your Lordship then advised as tives to advise them on their legal position, and it also counsel, I may have gone too far. I do not know how it is it at all. involved the instruction relating to the preparation of an now held but I do know that your opinion was followed The Commissioner: Mr. Geller? affidavit or affiidavits, because affidavits were prepared at the time and the land was taken in the way in which {•• Mr. Gelier: My Lord, I oppose the motion, I see no for Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Pearson., These affidavits you advised. 1 merit to it at all. were filed on the application. The services Included a re­ I say here that this transaction involved more than I have been in touch with Mr. Jean Brisset, represent­ port to Mr. Banks when he was advised, according to the merely a purchase and sale, that it involved a policy ing the Canadian Shipping Federation, and who was also material which appears—and this appears as the bottom decision in respect to the manner in which this Union solicitor for the Saguenay Companies, one of which I be­ of page 2. could hold land and the manner in which this Union lieve was involved in the matter in question in 1953 or The Commissioner: Of the legal affect? operated in respect to one aspect of its internal organiza­ 1954. Mr. Brisset has asked me to assure your Lordship Mr. Henderson: Of the legal affect as to the issue re­ tion and its internal operation. that although you were acting against his client at that lating to the legality of the strike. This was one of the Those were the three matters. I submit that by reason time— matters which Mr. Justice Coady commented upon. of those three matters a relationship was established, The Commissioner: And was successful, I might add, The question that arose was whether the strike was il­ which relationship in law puts a gloss on the appearance on behalf of the SIU. legal or legal, and the services performed (according to of independence, and that this is sufficient to justify you, Mr. Geller: And were successful, yes. The possibility the material) included a report to Mr. Banks when he was Mr. Commissioner, in considering that you disqualify of a motion such as this was, as he put it, somewhat advised relating to the legality of that strike. yourself from further participating in this Inquiry, on laughable, and he disassociated himself completely from On October 10th, 1953 a letter of report appears where three legal grounds. The first is the appearance of bias. any suggestion that your having acted in that matter your opinion is given, Mr. Commissioner, different from The Commissioner: You mean bias of law? should disqualify you in the present proceedings. the decision of Mr. Justice Coady. Mr. Henderson: I was just about to add to that that of The Commissioner: Mr. Couture? The Commissioner: Not a decision but some remarks he course I mean the appearance of bias in the legal sense. Mr. Couture: I will oppose this motion, my Lord, and made. The second is that a conflict exists between two duties, I might add that my instructions— Mr. Henderson: Those remarks which appear in his de­ which puts you in a position of contradiction. The Commissioner: You are speaking on behalf of the cision in respect to the legality of that strike. At the same The third is perhaps an aspect of the first, which is the St. Lavirence Seaway? time, those services included advice in connection with appearance of the independence of those who decide or Mr. Couture: On behalf of the St. Lawrence Seaway the Shipping Act and involved an opinion as to whether the appearance of Independence of the judiciary. Authority my instructions, if they could be adduced later those who had left the ship were deserters within the I submit that the matters upon which you acted for the on, do contain what I deem to be rebuttal material going meaning of the Shipping Act, Section 251. As I under­ Union were neither trivial in respect of the Union nor stand it that is a summary of the nature of the services trivial in respect of the internal affairs of the Union. I directly against the motion made today. The Commissioner: Any other counsel? There are none, on the first occasion. submit that they are matters which are not unrelated to The services on the second occasion appear in a detail the issues in this hearing, and I would particularly refer I think. All right. You are appearing for the SIU of Canada, of an account of October 27th, 1953, which is in the ma­ to paragraph 3 of the terms of reference. terial. Here an application was made by you for certifica­ are you Mr. Henderson? The material paragraph of the terms of rWrence reads: tion of the Seafarers International Union relating to the Mr. Henderson: I am, Mr. Commissioner. Black Ball Ferries in Vancouver. The services were ren­ "Now, therefore, the undersigned, the Minister The Commissioner: And for Mr. Banks? dered over a period of time from July 22nd, 1953 to Sep­ of Labour for Canada, pursuant to Section 56 of Mr. Henderson: I am appearing for the Seafarers Inter­ tember 14th, 1953. They also involved in addition to the the Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigation national Union. application for certification, the settlement of what Is de­ Act, hereby appoint The Honorable Mr. Justice T. G. Now, Mr. Commissioner, may I file formally the affi­ fined as a labour relations matter with the Company. Norris of the City of Vancouver, in the Province davit of Mr. McLaughlin which has attached to it the of British Columbia, as an industrial inquiry Com­ The Commissioner: I think that was the provincial factual matters relating to the three occasions upon which Board, was it not? mission to inquire into the following matters and you, Mr. Commissioner, acted as solicitor and counsel to report thereon to the undersigned:" Mr. Henderson: Yes, Mr. Commissioner, as I read it. for the Seafarers International Union? Then paragraph 3 reads: The Commissioner: That is my recollection. The Commissioner: One of them as counsel for the "The activities and internal operations of organi­ Seafarers International Union against the Saguenay Ter­ Mr. Henderson: This is the way I would read the account. zations of employees acting on behalf of employees minals, Mr. Brisset's client. That was a case in which I The third occasion is described in three exhibits par­ engaged in shipping and work affecting shipping was successful in opposing a motion for an injunction. ticularly, which will be found in the material which is operations in the Great Lakes system including with­ The second, as I understand it, was in connection with the filed—and I have handed a copy to Mr. Wright—and par­ out restricting the generalities of the foregoing Sea­ acquisition of the building of the Seafarers International ticularly in Exhibit 18 (which is a letter May 12th, 1954, a farers International Union of Canada." Union of Canada in Vancouver when my firm was acting letter to Mr. Banks), Exhibit 20 (dated August 25th, 1955), as solicitor. Thirdly, it was in connection with an agree­ Exhibit 21 (which is a further report), and Exhibit 22 I submit that there is, therefore, a duty imposed under ment which I negotiated on behalf of the Seafarers In­ (which is the final account). Section 3 which requires an investigation into the internal ternational Union of Canada with the Black Ball Ferry operations of the Union, of unions in this sphere, and par­ In this connection what was involved was the purchase ticularly the internal operations of the SIU. This creates people. Is that it? of real estate in Vancouver by the Seafarers International Mr. Henderson: Essentially that is it. I would put ad­ Union. But in my submission to you, Mr. Commissioner, a duty to the public, but the conflict arises because, Mr. ditional items in those categories, Mr. Commissioner, and this involved more than merely a purchase and sale. In Commissioner, there is a duty to the SIU which arises by 1 wouid put them in a different timing. this purchase it was necessary to advise the Union as to reason of the confidence in a solicitor-client relationship. The Commissioner: Which arises out of a what? ' I believe the timing is a little different in the sense the manner in which a union could hold property in Brit­ that they occurred at different times. What I mean by ish Columbia and how it should, on this occasion, be held. Mr. Henderson: Which arises out of the confidence in­ that is that they were not in the same order. herent in a solicitor-client relationship. In other words, It involved, as I read the material, a request by you of the Union constitution, a copy of the rules of the Union there is a duty to keep in confidence all those matters The Commissioner: The order that I put it? communicated to you on a solicitor-client relationship. and a copy of the rules of the local branch. These all were Mr. Henderson: As I have them, they were in a differ­ ent order. But may I put them this way, Mr. Commis­ required to be considered in formulating the opinion as Those matters which are given to the Commissioner in sioner, that you will find that Exhibits 1 to 3 of the to how land should be held by the Seafarers International confidence as a solicitor relate to the matters in issue in this Inquiry. Therefore, Mr. Commissioner, I submit that material which accompanied Mr. McLaughlin's affidavit Union. in reflecting on these two duties, if you find, as I submit show that the first matter in which you were associated The Conunissioner: Or any trade union. would appear to exist, a contradiction in that relationship, with the Seafarers International Union was one that took Mr. Henderson: As well as any trade union, but more place during the period October, 1953—that is, October specifically how it must be held and how it was held on then you would give effect to the submission I am making. This is not an unreal submission, Mr. Commissioner. It 7th, 1953 to October 23rd, 1953^—and at that time the this particular occasion. This opinion, a comprehensive services were those of counsel appearing on behalf of opinion, was given on August 25th, 1954, and a further has its foundation in public policy. There must be public the Seafarers International Union in an application for an report— confidence that there can be no likelihood, in the consid­ Injunction by the solicitors for the Saguenay Terminals. eration of a reasonable man, of a conflict between these The Commissioner: I hope you consider it wils a good two duties. That application was to prevent the Seafarers Interna­ opinion. tional Union port agent in Vancouver and the members The Commissioner: Who is he? Mr. Henderson: Let me put it this way, Mr. Chairman: of the crew of the "Sunjewel" from further picketing. Mr. Henderson: The law has been searching him for The complete detail of the services appears before you I have no quarrel with the opinion at all and I see no years, just as the economists have, perhaps, the represen­ in Exhibits 2 and 3 which represent a statement of ac­ reason why the opinion should be considered anything tative man. But the reasonable man, whatever he may be count. There is in the statement of account a complete but accurate. as defined by the Courts, Mr. Commissioner, is the test, statement of all the services that were performed. The Commissioner: I would have thought that any com­ and whether a reasonable man would consider a likeli­ plaint your clients might have would be that I had ad­ hood of bias or a likelihood of such a situation where The Commissioner: Yes, all right. vised them badly or lost their action. The Secretary: Excuse me, my Lord, is this to be filed there is a conflict between two duties. I submit this ii Mr. Henderson: There was however a newspaper chal­ not unreasonable in these circumstances. It may well be as an exhibit? lenge on the transaction. I think it was not a newspaper that the public would consider that by reason of someone The Commissioner: Yes. of any repute, as I recall. But you may remember that having acted at one time for one of the parties, he would The Secretary: This will be 0-330. there was a challenge of impropriety in respect of the bend over backwards to be fair, and bending over l^ackEXHIBIT NO. 0-330: transaction. wards would mean that he would be unfair to someone. Statutory declaration by Leonard He could not help it, in those circumstances. The Commissioner: I do not remember. J. McLaughlin, dated Ottawa, Mr. Henderson: Well, it does appear in the correspond­ The Commissioner: But is there not the great possibility February 1, 1962, with accom­ ence. This is found in Exhibit 23—that there had been a that he might tread the straight and narrow line between panying "Exhibits" number 1 to challenge as to the propriety of the proceedings or the the two? number 24. purchase. Mr. Henderson: When you put it in terms of possibility, of course there is. So it is my submission, Mr. Commissioner— Mr. Henderson: This involved, as I read the material, The Commissioner: And there is even a probability, is . The Commissioner: Can you say, so that I will know and Mr. Commissioner, an attendance tipon Mr. Justice Wilson. the story will be complete, whether my advice with re­ there not? That would appear however to have been an informal one. Mr. Henderson: Of course there is a probability that he . r>.7 But there was a full hearing before Mr. Justice Coady, gard to that holding was followed? and dm that occasion, as >the material shows, you acted Mr. Henderson: - Yes, it was fbllowed and the land la '' •• i(Cbntinu'edOafell6wingPageJ- �Febnuur S> IMS (ContinutJ From Frtetding Fag») may, but there is also a probability that he may not, and this is sufficient. It is not enough that he is a man of the highest possible integrity. This is not the test. The test is not bias in fact; the test is whether or not a reasonable man would consider there is a likelihood. The Commissioner; You said "po.ssibility." Do you mean "possibility" or "likelihood"? Mr. Henderson: I mean "likelihood." I think "possibllity"was a word I had picked up from you, Mr. Com­ missioner. The legal test is not the basis of possibility. The Commissioner: It is likelihood. Mr. Henderson: It is whether that likelihood is consid­ ered by the reasonable man, and he may well consider that there is a leaning backwards to be fair and that this, too, is an attitude—whether there is a likelihood of there being an attitude for it, or whether there is a likelihood of there being an attitude against it, but merely the likeli­ hood is sufficient, having regard to the circumstances. I submit that by reason of public policy the Courts have imposed a very strict rule to ensure that the public will have confidence in the judiciary or in anyone deciding right, or in anyone who is making a determination of is­ sues such as are being determined here, and I submit tbat this is fundamental from the point of view of the indepen­ dence of the judiciary which, it is a truism to say, is a cornerstone of our freedom. The Commissioner: I am not asking you for an argu­ ment, but would you tell me what you say my position is here. Mr. Henderson: I say that your position here at this moment is one of contradiction. The Commissioner: Oh, no, no. Mr. Henderson: You mean, what you should do? The .Commissioner: I mean, sitting as Commissioner. Mr. Henderson: I say you are sitting as a Commissioner, under Section 56 of the Statute, with the obligation to act judicially. The Commissioner: All right. Mr. Henderson: And that the obligation to act judicial­ ly brings in with it all the requirem.ents of natural justice and all the requirements of acting independently, of acting without bias, and I submit it is no more—let me put it this way. Suppose Mr. Wright were in your Lordship's position today? Suppose Mr. Geller were in your lord­ ship's position today? It is unthinkable, and I submit it is unthinkable ten years from now, just as it is unthink­ able today. And this is the position in law. So I submit that on the basis, then, of public policy, on the authorities and the requirement that there be complete public confidence in the administration of justice, this motion should be adhered to, should be given elTect. Mr. Commissioner, the rule as to the disqualification of Judges because of the appearance of interest or the ap­ pearance of bias is one that goes 'way back. It goes back to the canon law and is one which was incorporated into the common law in the early formative stages of it. It has a very old and continuous history. If I may first refer your Lordship to a "text book on this subject, it is a work by S. A. de Smith entitled, "Judicial Review of Adminis­ trative Action," published in 1959. I am referring par­ ticularly to page 137, although there is a—the chapter goes from 137 to 165 dealing with this matter. May I ex­ tract merely the parts of two pages in this regard. I will read from the bottom of page, 137: "Bracton wrote that a judge was not to hear a case if he was suspected of partiality"— And "suspected" Is sufficient: "—suspected of partiality"— The Commissioner: "Suspected"—^you are not talking about bias in fact. ~ Mr. Henderson: That is right; but I say that one is sus­ pected if there is a relationship, if there has been that relationship. I will continue reading this quotation; "—suspected of partiality because of consanguinity, affinity, friendship or enmity with a party, or be­ cause of his subordinate status towards a party or because he was or had been a party's advocate." Mr. Commissioner, that is as old as de Legibus, the ex­ tract that I have read. The Commissioner: Would you disqualify all our judges on that ground because at sometime in their careers they have acted for parties? Would you go that far? Mr. Henderson: It may well be. I have heard— The Commissioner: Do you go that far? Mr. Henderson: No, I do not. I have to add, in a matter that has a relationship to the matter in hand, some rela­ tionship to the matter in hand, yes, I go that far. The Commissioner: All right. Mr» Henderson: I do not go so faj- as to say that merely because he had acted in some way, any way, that that is sufficient. There must be some relationship to the matter in hand, and I say here there is that relationship because it involves the internal working of a union, it involves a matter in which a union—that is, it involves confidential matters relating to the union and since this is a broad investigation of all internal aspects of the union, there is that relationship that the law requires. No, I do not go so far. as to say that every possible time, every time there has been a solicitor-client relationship this automatically disqualifies I itVOhld dqt, go that far. SEAFARERS LOG The Commissioner: The quotation from the text book goes that far. Mr. Henderson: It does Mr. Commissioner; it goes that far. I have heard it said that some judges as a matter of practice do go that far. But I have not, in my submission to you, gone that far, because I think the recent authori­ ties require some connection and a connection to the point that there would be considered to be a reasonable likelihood of bias. I was about to read a second part of this work which appears at page 154. The Commissioner: You do not say, "a reasonable likelihood of bias"; you say, "a suspicion of a reksonable likelihood," or something of that sort? Mr. Henderson: I put it this way, that there is the ap­ pearance of bias to a reasonable man. The Commissioner: All right. Go on. Mr. Henderson: At page 154 of the same work, under the heading, "Professional and Vocational Relationship," we find this passage: "A reasonable apprehension of bias may arise because of the professional business or other voca­ tional relationship of an adjudicator with a party before him." I submit, Mr. Commissioner, that perhaps the most well known expression on this aspect of the matter is found in Rex v Sussex Justices (1924) 1 King's Bench Division, 256, at page 259, where Lord Hewart, Chief Justice, made his famous statement; that is: "It is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done." This rule was first applied to judges in courts, but has, in my submission, be extended to apply to tribunals that are either obliged by statute to act judicially, or to ad­ ministrative tribunals having the attributes of a judicial tribunal. Mr. Commissioner if I may just state the facts of that case very shortly. The Commissioner: Which case is that? Mr. Henderson: I am on the same case, Mr. Commis­ sioner, Rex V Sussex Justices. That was a case where a summons was taken out by the police against the appli­ cant for having driven his motor vehicle in a manner dangerous to the public. The motor vehicle had been in­ volved in a collision between the applicant and a person who was called W. At the hearing of the summons the acting clerk to the Justices was a member of the firm of solicitors who were acting for W. in a claim for damages against the applicant for injuries received in the colli­ sion. The acting clerk retired with the Justices in case they should desire to be advised on any point of law. He was merely in attendance. The Justices convicted the applicant and it was stated on affidavit that they came to that conclusion without consulting the acting clerk, who abstained from referring to the case. The acting clerk was merely present. It was held that the conviction must be quashed as it was improper for the acting clerk, having regard to his firm's relation to the case, to be present with the Justices when they were considering their decision. So, Mr. Com­ missioner, his mere presence was sufficient to put a gloss on the independence of the tribunal making the decision, and Lord Justice Hewart then made the statement which I have just read. The Commissioner: Hi.s firm being interested in one of the matters that was before the Justices? Mr. Henderson: But the point of that case was that it could have had no effect on the decision. The Commissioner: No. Mr. Henderson: But it was the appearance, and the appearance was sufficient. The Commissioner: You are just stating the facts? Mr. Henderson: That is correct, Mr. Commissioner. Then on page 259 Lord Hewart stated: "_but while that is so, a long line of cases shows that it is not merely of some importance but it is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and un­ doubtedly be seen to be done. The question therefore is not whether in this case the deputy clerk made any observation or offered any criticism which he might not properly have made or offered; the question is whether he was so related to the case in its civil aspect as to be unfit to act as clerk to the Justices in the criminal matter. The "answer to that question depends not upon what actually was done, but upon what might appear to be done. Nothing is to be done which creates , even a suspicion that there has been an improper interference with the course of justice." Then Lord Hewart, Chief Justice, continued: "Speaking for myself I accept the statements contained in the Justices' affidavit but they show very clearly that the deputy clerk was connected with the case in a capacity which made it right that he should scrupulously abstain from referring to the matter in any way, although he retired with the Justices; in other words, his one position was such that he could not, if he had been required to do so, discharge the duties which his other position involved. His twofold position was a manifest con­ tradiction. In those circumstances, I am satisfied . this cpqvicitiQn ijipsl^ihe quasljqd, vipless,U,caq Sapplement—Vnge Three be shown that the applicant or his solicitor was aware of the point that might be taken, refrained from taking it, and took his chance of acquittal on the facts, and then, on a conviction being recorded, decided to take the point." The Commissioner: What was that last point? Mr. HendersoF*: The last point, Mr. Commissioner, is that if he was trying to take advantage of both worlds by waiting until— The Commissioner: Read the last part. Mr. Henderson: Yes, Mr. Commissioner: "In those circumstances, I am satisfied that this conviction must be quashed, unless it can be shown that the applicant or his solicitor was aware of the point that might be taken, refrained from taking it, and took his chance of acquittal on the facts, and then, on a conviction being recorded, decided to take the point." That is, Mr. Commissioner, decided to take the best of both worlds by waiting until the decision had come down, and then taking the point. That is, as I read it, what he is referring to there, and this is the point I was making on waiver: "On the facts I am satisfied that there has been no waiver of the irregularity and, that being so, the rule must be made absolute and the convic­ tion quashed." Perhaps the most authoritative statement is that of Dimes v Grand Junction Canal— The Commissioner: Dimes v Grand Junction? Mr. Henderson: Dimes v Grand Junction Canal, Mr. Commissioner. The Commissioner: That refers to the McPherson case, I think. Mr. Henderson: It is, as I understand it, the leading authority on the— The Commissioner: What is the citation? Mr. Henderson: It is 1852, 3 House of Lords Cases, 759. A public company established for constructing a canal was incorporated, and bought some land for the purpose of making the canal; a person claiming adversely an inter­ est in such land covered the property by ejectment. The corporation then filed an appeal against the claimant for the purposes of having their title confirmed. The Lord Chancellor had an interest as a shareholder in the com­ pany in the amount of several thousand pounds which was unknown to the defendant, and the Lord Chancellor granted the injunction and the relief sought. The question put to the Judges was: "Was this a case in which the order and decree of the Lord Chancellor were void on account of his interest, and of his having decided in his own cause?" Baron Park speaking for all the Judges, at page 785 said this: "We think that the order of the Chancellor is not void; but we are of the opinion, that as he had such an interest which would have disqualified a witness under the old law, he was disqualified as a judge; that it was a voidable order, and might be questioned and set aside by appeal or some appli­ cation to the Court of Chancery, 'if a prohibition would lie'." Then, they went on to say after hearing the advice of the Judges given by Baron Parke, Lord Campbell, one of their Lordships in the House of Lords, said: "I must say that I entirely concur in the advice which they (the Judges) have given your Lordships. No one can suppose that Lord Cottenliam (The Lord Chancellor in question) could be in the remot­ est degi-ee influenced by the interest that he had in this concern; but my Lords, it is of the last impor­ tance that the maxim that no man is to be judge in his own cause should be held sacred. And that is not to be confined to a cause in which he is a party, but applied to a cause in which he has an interest. Since I have had the honour to be Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, we have again and again set aside proceedings in inferior tribunals be­ cause an individual, who had an interest in a cause, took a part in the decision. And it will have a most salutory influence on these tribunals when it is known that this high Court of last resort, in a case in which the Lord Chancellor of England had aa interest, 'considered that this decree was on that account a decree not according to law and was set . aside. This will be a lesson to all inferior tribunals to take care not only that in their decrees they are not influenced by their personal interest, but to avoid the appearance of labouring under such an influence . . . '" There is a case, Mr. Commissioner, in the Supreme Court of Canada dealing with the position of arbitrators, and it contains some statements that I submit are per­ tinent to this proposition, and this is the case of Szilard V. Szasz, 1955 Supreme Court Reports, page 3, and in this case the question to be determined was whether one of the arbitrators, a man by the name of Sommer, was disqualified by reason of the fact that he had had a busi;) Onj^lpw^ FagtJ , �Bapplement-^are F< 'fCenh'nuMi from Procoding fa$m) feess relationship with one of the parties, unknown to fti* other. R was found that there was no doubt that there was luch a business relationship, and the question was wheth> Ir or not that business relationship.jvas sufficient to dis­ entitle the arbitrator from being an arbitrator in the proceedings. Mr. Justice Rand at page 4 stated as follows: "From its inception arbitration has been held to be of the nature of Judicial determination and to entail incidents appropriate to that fact. The ar­ bitrators are to exercise their function not as the advocates of the parties nominating them, and for­ tiori of one party when they are agreed upon by all, but with as free, independent and impartial minds as the circumstances permit. In particular they must be untrammelled by .such influences as to a fair-minded person would raise a reasonable doubt of that impersonal attitude which each party is entitled to." It is that proposition which I urge is equally applicable here; that there must be no appearance of influence which, to a fair-minded person, would raise a reasonable doubt of that impersonal attitude to which each party is entitled. Then: "This principle has found expression in enumer­ able cases, and a reference to a few of them seems desirable." I would like to refer to only one of a long list of cases to which he referred, and it is Sumner v. Barnhill, which is found in (1879) 12—and 1 apologize for using this— NSR 501. The Commissioner: 1875? Mr. Henderson: 1879, 12 NSR, and 1 am not—1 am frank to admit 1 don't know what "NSR" stands for. It is page 501. The Commissioner: 501? Mr. Henderson: Mr. Justice Rand referred to that case where an award was set aside on the ground that one of the arbitrators was disqualified by the fact of having been regularly retained as solicitor of the Estate of which the Defendant was the executor, although he had not been engaged as counsel or attorney in the matter referred, and did not concur in the award; that was sufficient to disentitle him. He had acted as solicitor. Then, Mr. Justice Rand concluded, after referring to a good many other cases that are listed: "These authorities illustrate the nature and de­ gree of business and personal relationships which leave such a doubt of impartiality as enables a party to an arbitration to challenge the tribunal set up. It is the probability of suspicion of biased appraisal and judgment, unintended though it may be, that defeats the adjudication at its threshold. Each party, acting reasonably, is entitled to a sus­ tained confidence in the independence of mind of those who are to sit in judgment on him and his affairs." Then, at page 7 Mr. Justice Rand made this statement: ". . . nor is it that we must be able to infer that the arbitrator would not act in an entirely impartial manner; it is sufficient if there is the basis for a reasonable apprehension of so acting." This, of course, was the same principle that was referred to at page 154 of de Smith's work; a reasonable apprehen­ sion. Another case, Mr. Commissioner, that 1 would ask you to consider is that of Frome United Breweries Company Limited— The Commissioner: What is it? Mr. Henderson: Frome United Breweries Company Limited v. Keepers of the Peace and Justices for County Borough of Bath, (1926) Appeal Cases, 586, and here the licensing Justices of a County Borough referred an appli­ cation for the renewal of a license to the compensation authority of the Borough. At a further meeting the licen­ sing Justices resolved that a solicitor should be instructed to appear before the compensation authority and oppose the renewal on their behalf. The solicitor appeared and the compensation authority refused the renewal subject to payment of compensation. Now, three of the licensing Justices who sat and voted as members of the compensation authority had been parties to the resolution of the licensing justices author­ izing a solicitor to appear on their behalf. It was held that the three Justices were disqualified from sitting on the compensation tribunal on the ground of bias, and the decision of the tribunal was set aside. Viscount Cave at page 590 stated as follows: "My Lord, if there is one principle which forms an integral part of the English law, it is that every member of a body engaged in a judicial proceeding must be able to act judicially; and it has been held over and over again that, if a member of such a body is subject to a bias (whether financial or other) in favour of or against either party to the dispute or is in such a position that a bias must be assumed, he ought not to take part in the decision or even to sit upon the tribunal." The Commissioner: That is not this case here, of course, ^t must be assumed— Mr. Henderson: That is true, but the principle is whether SEAFARERS LOG ' there is this reasonable apprehension, and in this case—in other words, as long as there is a reasonable apprehension, then the principles of this case, in my submission, are equally applicable. It goes on: "This rule has been asserted, not only in" the case of courts of justice and other judicial tribunals, but in the case of authorities which, though in no sense to be called courts, have to act as judges of the rights of others." So, the point in this case is that the principle is equally applicable whether it is in a court of law or in a judicial tribunal, or any such tribunal that is impressed with the obligation, in my submission, to act judicially by the statute itself. At page 591 Viscount Cave continued as follows: "From the above rule it necessarily follows that a member of such a body as 1 have described can­ not be both a party and a judge in the same dis­ pute, and that if he has made himself a party he cannot sit or act as a judge, and if he does so, the decision of the whole body will be vitiated." Proceeding a little further on page 591, it says: "The Bath Justices when sitting as the compen­ sation authority under the Licensing Act of 1910 may not be a court; but they are performing a ju­ dicial act, for it is their duty after hearing evidence and listening to argument, to pronounce a decision which may vitally affect the interest of the persons appearing before them. This being so, the Justices who are members of the authority are bound to act judicially and not to sit if they are subject to that which in Reg. V. Rand was referred to by Blackburn, J. as a real likelihood of bias; and I cannot doubt that In the case of those three Justices who took part in instructing a solicitor to oppose the renewals of the license of the Seven Dials, such a real likelihood of bias existed." I will now give your Lordship another citation where the same principle is asserted. It is King v. Justices of Sunderland, (1901) 2 KB 357, where at page 364 the then Master of the Roles, A. L. Smith, said: "It appears to me that, in cases where the deci­ sion of Justices is impeached on the ground of a bias such as is suggested in the present case, the decision must really turn on the question of fact, whether there was or was not under the circum­ stances a real likelihood that there would be a bias on the part of the Justices alleged to have been so biased." And then he quotes again from Reg. v. Rand, which I have referred to earlier; "Wherever there is a real likelihood that the judge would, from kindred or any other cause, have a bias in favour of one of the parties it would be very wrong in him to act: and we are not to be understood to say that, where there is a real bias of this sort, this court would not interfere." Now, 1 have one more, Mr. Commissioner, the case of King V. Essex Justices (1927) 2 KB 475, and in this case a solicitor acted as clerk to Justices who entertained a summons for.maintenance by a lady against her husband. The husband sought to quash the decision of the Justices on the ground that the clerk to the solicitor acted on be­ half of his wife in the preparation of a Deed of Separation. The decision of the Justices was quashed, and Mr. Justice Avery, at page 488, in applying the case of Rex v. Sussex Justices and the principle earlier pronounced by Lord Hewart, said this: "We have here to determine, however, whether or not there might appear to be a reasonable like­ lihood of his being biased. If there might, then justice would not seem to the applicant to be done, and he would have a right to object to the clerk acting as such." This is the case which 1 asked your Lordship to take in the matter of waiver. Mr. Commissioner, you have men­ tioned the matter of waiver— The Commissioner: You mentioned it; 1 followed it up. Mr. Henderson: Well, the matter was raised. The Commissioner: 1 will tell you that so that you have the facts straight. You know, Mr. Ahern knew about this months ago; he was told about it. Mr. Henderson: 1 am instructed that he did not know of the extent of the transaction or the detail of what was involved. The Commissioner: He knew, though, that 1 had acted for the Seafarers International Union of Canada in Van­ couver in 1953 and 1954. John Ahern knew that. Mr. Henderson: That may well be; 1 have certainly no reason to say anything to the contrary. The Commissioner: And Mr. Banks, of course, knew it and knew all about it. Mr. Henderson: Of course, there is a difference between knowledge of the facts and knowledge of the rights which flow from those facts. The Commissioner: All right. He had been advised all that time. Go on. It is important to bear that in mind, and in fairness to you 1 mention that. Mr. Henderson: 1 appreciate thai. I have been unable to communicate, wjth Mr, Ahern;, J,don't know, what he WtthTBMn t. INI knew. I merely sar this, that this Is a matter that I-can only deal with as from, I.think, around towards the end of. December, and it was at that time I asked that tha facts be made available to me and the law be examined. I would ask your Lordship again to look at the Nova Scotia case of Rex v. Handley (1921) 61 Dominion Law Reports 656 and a judgment of Chief Justice Ritchie at page 657 where he again deals with the requirement of reasonable apprehension of bias. The Commissioner: What is that, Ritchie? Mr. Henderson: Ritchie at 657 and 658. At Page 657 jic says: "If the magistrate"— Perhaps I should give your Lordship a rundown of the facts. The decision in Nova Scotia arose out of an applica­ tion for a writ of prohibition to prevent a magistrate from proceeding with the hearing of an information against a defendant for an alleged violation of the Nova Scotia Tem­ perance Act. The information was laid against the de­ fendant on March 22, 1921, and an affidavit was filed. The magistrate, according to the affidavit evidence, the magistrate earlier than the 22nd March had been involved in a fight in respect of this very matter, and Chief Justice Ritchie said: "If the magistrate has any pecuniary interest no matter how small, he will be disqualified; in such cases the mere suspicion of bias from pecuniary interest is sufficient to disqualify. In this case, there is no pecuniary interest and, in my opinion, the question which the court has to decide is one of fact, namely, is there substantial reason for reaching the conclusion that the magistrate is like­ ly to be biased, or is there a reasonable apprehen­ sion of bias." Then I will mention page 658, where Chief Justice Ritchie continues: "1 understand the duty of the court to be to decide the question of fact as to whether there is any real likelihood or reasonable apprehension that the magistrate will be biased either consciously or unconsciously." Now, I submit therefore that the legal principle is clear, and that a reasonable apprehension of bias is in law treated as sufficient to disentitle or to disqualify anyone who is obliged to act in a judicial manner, and I should in passing refer to the Bill of Rights which confirms these old existing rights of the individual. I know you are familiar with it, Mr, Commissioner, but it is found in the Statutes of Canada, (1960) Volume 1, Chapter 44, Part 1, Section 2 (e), and this is as follows, that every law of Canada shall, unless it is expressly de­ clared by an act of the Parliament of Canada that it shall operate notwithstanding the Canadian Bill of Rights, be so construed and applied so as not to infringe on any of the rights of freedoms herein recognized and declared, and in particular, no law of Canada shall be construed or applied as to deprive a person of the right to a fair hearing in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice for the determination of his rights and obligations. So, these pre-existing rights have now been protected or preserved in this Bill of Rights. Mr. Henderson: Now, Mr. Commissioner, you asked me on what basis 1 consider you are sitting. The Commissioner: 1 said without argument; I mean, what do you say? You say 1 am acting in a judicial capac­ ity? Is that what you say? Mr. Henderson: I say that this is so by reason of Section 56 and Section 33 and Section 34 of the Statute. That it of course the Industrial Relations & Disputes Act. Section 56 is divided into two parts. By Section ,56 (1) the Minister can hold an inquiry, can make the inquiry himself or cause it to be made. Section 56 (2) is a different type of inquiry, and 1 submit that you, Mr. Commissioner, are sitting under Section 56 (2) with all the obligations that are imposed in that section. Section 56 (2) reads that: "For any of the purposes of sub-section 1 or where in any industry a dispute or difference be­ tween employers and employees exists or is appre­ hended, the Minister may refer the matters in­ volved to a Commission." So by the very nature of this section, it contemplates that there is a lis pendens. By the very nature it contem­ plates that there is a dispute or difference that mu^t be resolved. The Commissioner: Read on, Mr. Henderson. Mr. Henderson: . . may refer the matters involved to a commission to be designated, as an industrial inquiry commission, for investigation thereof, as the Minister deems expedient, and for report thereon"; The authorities 1 submit are clear that merely because a report is being made does not deprive the Commissioner of the obligation to act judicially, and that this is so from the time of Rex v Electricity Commissioners, 1924, 1 King's Bench, at page 171, and I have in mind particularly the statement made in Rex v Commissioners at page 198. The Commissioner: All the authorities are reviewed extensively in a number of Supreme Court of Canada Cases, and I remember in particular the judgment of the President of the Exchequer Court in the Pure Springs case. He made a long review of all the authorities on the matter. (Continued On Following Pago) �Wtbrman 9, IMt ' (CanfiiiuMf From Frocodlng foga) < Mr. Hendenon: As i understand It, that was whether-or •' not Judicial discretion has been exercised in allowing or disallowing a deduction from income tax. The Commissioner: It went into the nature of these inquiries? Inquiries are referred to. Mr. Henderson: I am on a narrower point here,. Mr. Commissioner, and this narrower point is that merely because a report is made which requires somebody else to act on it—as in the Electricity Commissioners case where a report was made by the Commissioners to be confirmed by someone else, that that is in itself not suffi­ cient to say that the tribunal is other than a judicial tribunal. The Commissioner: Mr. Henderson, you have a misun­ derstanding of the section. My report is not a report to be confirmed by the Minister. It is a report in respect of which he may advise. I advise him and he may advise the government or he may not advise the government. It is not merely a matter of confirming what I say. Mr. Henderson: This is exactly the situation that arose, . in my submission, in the recent case of the Board of Broadcast Governors which is found in 1962 Ontario Re­ ports, page 190, and on appeal— The Commissioner: 1962? • Mr. Henderson: 1962, Ontario Reports, page 190. It was over-turned at page 657. But in my submission on the facts, not on the law, not on whether the Board was amen- able but on whether or not there had been in fact a denial of substantial justice—and I should tell your Lord­ ship that leave to appeal in that case was denied to the Supreme Court of Canada, this is the end of it. But in that case of the Board of Broadcast Governors, under that , statute the Board of Broadcast Governors were to make a report to the Minister. The Minister did not have to act on it; he did not have to do anything; he did not have to grant a license; he did not have to accept their recom­ mendation at all. The Minister could ignore their recom­ mendation; he could file it in the waste paper basket, but that did not acquit the courts from requiring— The Commissioner: That is not the position here at all. Mr. Henderson: I submit it is. The Commissioner: There is no question of anyone not getting substantial justice. You have expressly disallowed any attack from the manner in which this Inquiry has been conducted. Mr. Henderson: We are defining "substantial justice" in different ways; I am including in "substantial justice" the right to a hearing or appearance. I am including in that that aspect of the matter. In the Board of Broadcast Governors case the matter of whether or not a report was being made was dealt with by the Chief .Justice of the High Court in Ontario, and he held after a lengthy review of the authorities that merely 'because a report was being made was not sufficient to deny the right of certiorari against the Board or to deny the writ of prohibition against the Minister in respect of a regulation made by the Board. That is all that the Board of Broadcast Governors under the statute is re­ quired to do—make a report. So the mere fact that a report is required to be made and to be acted upon by others does not mean that these principles upon which I rely can be ignored. I would urge upon you, Mr. Commissioner, the reason­ ing of Mr. Justice McRuer in respect of that portion of the judgment which deals with the proposition as to whether or not the Board of Broadcast Governors was amenable, because I hasten to say that on the facts Mr. Justice McRuer's judgment was over-turned, but not on that proposition. He rested his case, or relied strongly on the case of Rex v. Electricity Commissioners which he holds still to be good law. So the mere fact, I submit, that a report is to be made ' does not mean that the principles which I have been urging can be disregarded. Then in reading on in Section 56(2): ". . . and shall furnish the Commission with a statement of the matters concerning which such inquiry is to be made, and in the-case of any in­ quiry involving any particular persons or parties, shall advise such persons or parties of such ap­ pointment." So that we find in this statute impressed upon whatever commissioner is appointed statutory obligations, and in my submission those statutory obligations are those ob­ ligations which adhere to or which are impressed upon one who is required to act judicially. Therefore it follows that this Commission is obliged to act judicially and to appear to all those aspects of what I submit are the prin­ ciples of natural justice. Let us examine some of the requirements. Section 56 (2): Notice to parties involved. Section 56 (3): An obligation to enquire which requires the holding of a hearing. So there must be notice and there must be a hearing. Section 56 (5): Full opportunity to all parties to pre­ sent evidence and make representations—and opportunity to be heard, another one of the attributes of natural Justice which anyone who decides rights must adhere to. But these are written in; these do not have to be imposed upon the tribunal by a court; they are imposed upon a tribunal by statute, which I consider makes it clear that it is intended that this tribunal should be guided by all the principles of natural Jqstice. SEAFARERS LOG •Section 56 (4): The parties entitled to a copy of tho ceport. -Section 56.(5): Makes applicable certain other sections such as Sections 33 and 34. Section 36 (5): By making Section 33 and 34 apply makes it clear that the tribunal is being given the powers of a court, and not only are the attributes of natural Justice written into the statute but the tribunal is given the powers ordinarily reserved to a court. Section 33 (1): Power to summon witnesses and re­ quire them to give evidence under oath. (Section 33 (2), sub-section 1 again: Power to require witnesses to pro­ duce documents). Section 33 (2): The commission has the power to re­ quire attendance of witnesses and compel them to give evidence as vested in any court of record in civil cases. Section 34: The commission has power to inspect and view premises, buildings and the like. All these powers are those ordinarily reserved to a court of law, so I submit that when one— The Commissioner: Why do you say that? They are not reserved for a court of law. Any inquiry board might be given power to inspect premises and all those things, whether it was a judicial body or not. When you said "reserved" you did not mean "reserved." Mr. Henderson: I would put it this way—reserved in the sense that they are matters which are always found in courts of law. When I said "reserved"— The Commissioner: I am not so sure about that. I am not so sure about the right to inspect and so on. Mr. Henderson: The right-to inspect premises? The Commissioner: Yes. They are given that power, but it is not one of those natural powers that they have. It is not one of those things that is an attribute essentially of a judicial body. Mr. Henderson: If considered in isolation - perhaps, Mr. Commissioner, that would be so. If this were the only one, then one could segregate this and say it is not enough, but it is a facet of the over-all picture, the over-all picture being that these are rights that are— and I think I should not put it higher than this—ordi­ narily associated with a court. So I say the statute has created powers and has created obligations which make this tribuanl a tribunal that is required to act judicially. May I give you other authori­ ties on this particular point, Mr. Commissioner? I have already given you a case of Rex v Electricity Commis­ sioners, 1924, 1 King's Bench, page 171, and this is the judgment particularly c-f Lord Justice Banks at page 198. I would like to cite the case of Imperial Tobacco v McGregor, 1939 Ontario Reports, page 627, and par­ ticularly the ramarks of Mr. Justice Riddell in dealing with this aspect of the matter as follows: "And it may be that it will be considered that a wrong view has been taken by some judges of the language of Atkin, L. J. 'Whether or not any­ body or persons having legal authority to de­ termine questions affecting the rights of subjects and having the duty to act judicially act in excess of their legal authority. They are subject to the controlling jurisdiction of the King's Bench Divi­ sion excercised in these writs' that is the Writs of Prohibition and Certiorari.' The Lord Justice does not say these are the only persons who are so subject. He does not say 'only' "; that is, only those that affect the rights of subjects. Merely because the rights are di­ rectly affected does not mean that the tribunal is free from being amenable to the prerogative rights or that these principles of natural justice are not applicable. Another recent case in Ontario, Mr. Commissioner, is that of Regina v London Committee of Adjustment, Ex Parte Weinstein. This is found at 1960 Ontario Reports, 225, and I would adopt as part of my submission to you, Mr. Commissioner, the argument of counsel which ap­ pears at page 226 to 229, but particularly the submission made at the top of page 228. I will adopt as part of my submission the submission made by counsel there where he details Rex v Electricity Commissioners and cases associated with it. The late Mr. Justice Morden, at page 234, after dealing with Rex v Electricity Commissioners says: "There is no doubt in my mind that committees of adjustment are given the power to affect the rights of persons."— That was one aspect of it, and then he went on: "Their decisions under Section 18 of the Plan­ ning Act, 1955, affect the rights of the owners and occupants of the lands which are the subject of applications before them, and the rights given by Section 497 of the Municipal Act to rate payers to take action to restrain the contravention of restrictive by-laws. The appellants did threaten such an action before the committee entertained the application. If the committee's decision stands, the appellants have no longer any right to re­ strain the opposed use of the land in question by the Commission." Then the second aspect of this decision: "As the committee has authority to affect the rights of others, it follows that it is under a duty to act judicially, re Napman and Salt, 54 Ontario •qpplanent—Face FIv* Reports, as affirmed In 1966 Supreme Court Re­ ports, 877." Now this is the second aspect: "However, In the case at bar we do not need to draw the inference that the committee is bound to act Judicially. As Gail, J. said in the Napman case, such a duty is in plain terms imposed upon it by Section 17 (11), (12) and (13) as enacted by 59 Chapter 7, Section 2 and by Section 18, sub-sections 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10 of the Act and by the rules of procedure of the London Committee which were approved by the Minister. In my opinion, committees of adjustment are subject to order of prohibition and certiorari, and their decisions when made following proceedings which contravene the provisions of the Act and the rules of procedure or which exceed their statu­ tory powers, may be quashed by an order of the the High Court." So that in my submission a tribunal may be amenable either on the ground that they affect rights or that the principles of natural justice have been written into the statute—on either basis, whether they accept rights or not. In my submission here the statute conains terms which impose upon a Commissioner appointed under Section 56 (2) the obligation of adhering to thg principles, all the principles of natural justice by reason of the fact that so many of them have been oulined specifically in the statute. There is a recent case, Mr. Commissioner, on this point. It is Guay v Lafleur. This is the subject, oddly enough, of an editorial in the Globe and Mail today. This is a case that must have just been released, although it is dated December. It is the case of Philippe Guay • Rene Lafleur and it is a judgment of the court of Queen's Bench in Ap­ peal in the Province of Quebec. Although it bears a date in December, I believe it has just been issued. The num­ ber in the docket of the Province of Quebec, District of Montreal, is No. 7505. The court divided three to two. The Commissioner: You can supply a copy of that to me, can you? Mr. Henderson: I have a copy which I will make avail­ able. The Commissioner: To me? Mr. Henderson: To you, Mr. Commissioner. The only part I wish to read—and I apologize for my very poor French—is the first part of Mr. Justice Rinfret's decision, which reads as follows. He is quoting here from the text of the submission made to him and then he denies this statement from the text of counsel: "... 'Ce n'est que lorsquil'il s'agit de definir ainsi ses droits et obligations qu'une personne a droit a une audition impartiale'; cette phrase, tiree textuellement du factum de I'appelant, denote a mon avis, de la part de celui qui I'a ecrite, une fausse conception de ce doit etre la justice, meme en matiere administrative." In other words, that it is not necessary that rights be affected directly by the decision of the tribunal before it is amenable to these prerogative rights, and a fortiori, it is not necessary where a Commission is considering its position in relation to the obligations imposed upon it by the authorities in respect of natural justice. Mr. Commissioner, you expressed surprise that this ap­ plication was made as of this date, and I submit that hav­ ing regard to the important nature of this inquiry it is imperative that the matter of—that this matter be one that is considered by you, notwithstanding the period of time that has elapsed. The Commissioner: All I said about that was that it is amazing that, after these months of hearings and all the money that has been spent by everybody in having these hearings proceed, when to the knowledge of your clients these circumstances existed, that at this stage, on February 1st, 1963, this application should be made in respect of matters that occurred over ten years ago. That is all I say. Mr. Henderson: Yes, I agree, Mr. Commissioner, that it is unfortunate that this should have happened. I merely submit that there is no waiver in law of the position which I am urging. The Commissioner: That may well be. Mr. Henderson: If that is so, the submission I make should still be entertained. In that regard, Mr. Commis­ sioner, you may wish to consider the cases of The King V Sussex Justices— The Commissioner: I know them. Mr. Henderson: — and also expression contained in Szilard v Szasz, So I submit, Mr. Commissioner, that the tribunal is a tribunal that ought to consider the principles of natural justice including the matter of the appearance of independence, and I submit that this appearance of independence is fundamental in the administration of jus­ tice and the administration of this particular statute which will affect such a substantial segment of our community. I submit that it is absolutely essential that there be full public confidence in respect of this particular matter and that public policy imposses the necessity of such public confidence, and that this is so fundamental that I would submit to you, Mr. Commissioner, that it is the foundation of the rule of law. The Commissioner: Thank you, Mr. Henderson. As I (Continued On following Page} �SEAFARERS Supplement—^Paire Six (Continuud From Preceding Poge) i; understand it, just putting it shortly, your proposition Is this, that there is a reasonable apprehension in the eyes of a reasonable man and in the mind of a reasonable man that I am acting improperly because in 1953 I acted for the Seafarers International Union of Canada in respect of an injunction matter, in regard to which I was successful on their behalf? Secondly, that there is such reasonable apprehension that I will act improperly because I acted for the Sea­ farers International Union of Canada some ten years ago in respect of the acquisition of their building in Vancouver, because I did the solicitor's work in connection with their building and advised them as to how buildings should be held by unions? Then, thirdly, that in certain matters in respect of the certification of the Seafarers International Union of Canada, I was successful some ten years ago on behalf of the Seafarers International Union in bringing about an agreement with the shipowners? Mr. Henderson: Yes. When you say "improperly," I say that, of course, is in respect of legal principles. The Commissioner: In law. Mr. Henderson: Yes, in law. The Commissioner: And you do expressly state that there is no bias in fact? You are not alleging that? Mr. Henderson: I am not alleging bias in fact. The Commissioner: All right. I do not know whether other counsel want to be heard on this question. This matter has been heard for such a length of time that I think we will adjourn for a few minutes and then I will decide whether I want to hear other counsel just now, or not, or what I am going to do about this matter. We will adjourn for about ten minutes. —Short recess The Commissioner: Mr. Wright, have you got something you wish to say? Mr. Wright: My Lord, I would like to speak very briefly on this matter. The Commissioner: I know you are being crowded, but go ahead. Mr. Wright: Although my reply must, of necessity, be somewhat incomplete, I would like to make a brief sub­ mission to your Lordship. 1 would like to read first, only from the headnote, because I have not had an opportunity to read the judgment in full, from Regina v Camborne Justices. The Commissioner: What is the case? Mr. Wright: The case is Regina v Camborne Justices and another. Ex parte Pearce, my Lord, and jt is reported in 1955 Queen's Bench Division, Volume 1, at page 41. In this case I woiiifl like to read from the last paragraph of the headnote. It is a judgment of the Divisional Court which consisted of Lord Goddard, Mr. Justice Cassels and Mr. Justice Slade. The headnote reads: "Per curiam. The frequency with which allega­ tions of bias have come before the courts in recent times seems to indicate that Lord Hewart C. J.'s reminder in Rex v Sussex Justices, Ex parte Mc­ Carthy (1924) 1 King's Bench, 256, 259, that it 'is of fundamental importance that justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubt­ edly be seen to be done' is being urged as a warrant for quashing convictions or invalidating orders up­ on quite unsubstantial grounds and, indeed, in some cases, upon the flimsiest pretexts of bias. Whilst in­ dorsing and fully maintaining the integrity of the feels that the continued citation of it in cases to principle reasserted by Lord Hewart, this court feels that the continued citation of it in cases to which it is not applicable may lead to the erroneous impression hat it is more important that justice should appear to be done than that it should in fact be done." My Lord, I would like to say at the outset that I knew your Lordship had acted for the SlU sometime ago. I was not the least bit concerned about it, and neither were my clients. But I had no idea what the nature of your Lordship's work was on behalf of the SIU. I knew it involved something about an injunction proceeding and I did not bother going into the matter. I knew that your Lordship had also sat on a case involving the SIU, be­ cause it is referred to in one of the Exhibits that has been filed in this Inquiry. But the SIU knew better than I, or better than any of my clients did, that your Lordship had acted for them, and if anyone's suspicions should have been excited, I should think that it would have been the SIU who would have been concerned if, in fact, there was an element of bias that might have occurred to them. They knew the full extent of your Lordship's partici­ pation when you were counsel, much better than 1 did. Mr. Banks knew it. Your Lordship has indicated that Mr. Ahern, who is leading counsel for the SIU, was also aware of it. I think it is against this background that this mo­ tion must be considered. My learned friend Mr. Hender­ son has stated to your Lordship that they raise no objec­ tion as to the manner in which this Inquiry has been conducted. Generally speaking, in any case that I have been interested in, or that I have read about where the issue of bias was raised, it is one tha^ is raised prospec­ tively;, it is one that is raised before the litigation com­ mences. Fcfjtqnaieiy,^,,i)iy, Lord,. IA this case we\are all more / LOG than six months older today than we were when the In­ quiry began. The Commissioner: You mean, in terms of days and months? Mr. Wright: Yes, my Lord. The Commissioner: I do not know how much older we are in our own years. Mr. Wright: Yes. We have now something to fall back on historically, as it were, retrospectively, to assess the validity or the merits of the motion. Having stated that they raise no objection as to the conduct and as to the manner in which this Inquiry has been conducted—hay­ ing stated that to your Lordship, it seems to me that they have left themselves hardly, if not completely, any argu­ ment upon which they can rely. We have at least this much to say. We can look back to what happened between the 7th August, 1962 and the 1st February, 1963 and examine the transcript, the rec­ ord, to see whether or not there is anything there that reveals any conduct on the part of your Lordship which would indicate bias or prejudice. It seems to me that my learned friend has misconceived.the basis of the business which is being transacted in this Inquiry. He says that your Lordship owes a duty to the parties, and he says that one of those parties is the SIU. I say that this is the basic misconception of Mr. Henderson's argument. There are no parties; there is no litigation; there Is no lis, and therefore there is no lis inter partes. Your lordship cannot compel any of the parties to ap­ pear before you day after day. Your lordship, under Sec­ tions 33 and 34 of the Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigation Act, has the power to summon witnesses and to enforce attendance, but once that evidence has been given the parties are free to leave. I may leave tomorrow; the SIU may leave tomorrow. We are not parties before your lordship. We make no claim of any kind; no pecuniary rights are affected; no property or proprietory rights are affected. All your lordship has power to do is to submit a recommendation or recommendations to the Minister of Labour. The Minister of Labour may or may not take action as a result of what your lordship may or may not recommend. Now, my lord, I think the important matter to consider here is this, and Mr. Henderson obviously agrees with me. It is that mere suspicion of bias is not enough. There must be a likelihood of bias. This is indicated in the judgment of The Queen v Rand, reported in Volume 1— The Commissioner: What is the year? Mr. Wright: The year is not stated in this case, my lord. It is an old report. It is Volume 1. Queen's Bench, at page 230. I refer specifically to page 232, at the bottom of the page: Febmair t, 19(t involves a lis, which involves a right, a pecuniary and • proprietory right which stems from an application or applications made to the BEG. I see no similarity between a situation of that kind and the situation presently before your Lordship. I must make this assertion; I respectfully submit that the application by the SIU is not made in good faith. I say they cannot be heard to make this application moire than sbt months after the establishment of this Inquiry; more than six months of their constant participation in the Inquiry before your Lordship. I say it is not made in good faith because there are Exhibits filed before your Lordship which accuse your Lordship of bias. There are Exhibits that are filed before your Lordship in which Mr. Banks and Mr. McLaughlin have stated that you are guilty of bias. Mr. Henderson has admitted— Mr. Henderson: With respect, this is the third time I have mentioned this. I said at this time that conduct is irrevelant. The Commissioner: You said more than that—^just a minute, listen to me; what you said was that bias, in fact, was not alleged. Mr. Henderson: That is right, but that is not what my friend is saying. The Commissioner: I will not take it any further than that. . Mr. Henderson: If my friend will stick to my submission. The Commissioner: What he is now saying, Mr. Hender­ son, is that if you have suggested a suspicion of bias,' then -you couldn't say that you can't be heard to say that unless there is bias alleged— Mr. qenderson: That is one thing he said, and that is not what I am raising; my friend has misstated my posi­ tion three times, and I say that the matter of the conduct of this hearing is irrevelant to my submission. The Commissioner: That is not what you said. You said, Mr. Henderson, that bias in fact is not alleged. Mr. Henderson: That is right. The Commissioner: That is all I want you to say. Mr. Henderson: That is right. The Commissioner: You may not go any further than that. Mr. Henderson: If my friend will stick to that and go no further, that is fine. But let him make it on my state­ ments and. not on his exaggeration of them. The Cpmmissionen I will not have these words. Mr. Henderson: I haye been accused, or my client has been accused of bad faith, and I submit that this kind of an allegation— "Whenever there is a real likelihood that the The Commissioner: You are not accused of bad faith, judge would, from kindred or any other cause, have your clients are accused of bad faith because they haven't . a bias in favour of one of the parties, it would be very wrong in him to act; and we are not to be un­ made the application until a lapse of six months. Why derstood to say, that where there is a real bias of shouldn't Mr. Wright, if that is right, accuise you of that? Mr. Henderson: It is evidence of delay, not bad faith. this sort this Court would not interfere; but in the present case there is no ground for doubting that The Commissioner: That, I think, may be inferred from the justices acted perfectly bona fide; and the only this. question is, whether in strict law, under such cir­ Mr. Henderson: It is not for your Lordship to determine, cumstances, the certificate of such justices is void, as it would be if they had a pecuniary interest"— I submit; there is a great difference between delay and bad faith, and I understand there is no evidence of that. Obviously, therefore, my lord, there must be a likeli­ The Commissioner: You heard me, Mr. Henderson, and hood of bias on the part of your lordship. If ever this is­ sue can be discussed in practical terms, such is the case you must accept my statement. You heard me; I said that. in the form in which it now comes before your lordship. Mr. Ahern knew about this months ago. We have, as I have said, some 9l days of hearings to look Mr. Henderson: I do accept your statement, Mr. Com­ back to. We have the concession that there has not been missioner. any act of prejudice or bias on the part of your lordship Mr.' Wrightj I say that the motion is not made bona shown towards the SIU. I say that once they have ad­ fide. I will riot agree, then, my friend does not allege mitted that, once they have made that concession, nothing that there is any bias in fact. I think I am entitled, my remains of their motion. Lord, to assess that statement in the light of the Exhibits . In fact, bias is really a state of mind. Generally speak­ that have been filed, and when I hold those two state­ ing, as I said at the outset, a Court when it is confronted ments side by side, as I think we are entitled to do, and with a motion of this kind must attempt as best it can to to examine whether pr not these statements in fact have' explore into the possible state of mind of the adjudicat­ any meaning— .. ing official. In this case your Lordship's attitude towards The Commissioner: Which statements? the SIU, if this is what they fear, is evidenced by your actions in the last six or seven months, and we do not Mr. Wright: The statement of accusing your lordship have to investigate the matter prospectively. of bias, as evidenced in the Exhibits, and the statement 1 see no similarity whatever between the issue involv­ by my learned friend Mr. Henderson, that he says he ing the Board of Broadcast Governors and this Inquiry. alleges no bias in fact. The Board of Broadcast Governors is a body, a quasi-ju­ The Commissioner: I am not interested in that. I accept ^ dicial body, and at one and the same time an administra­ Mr. Henderson's statement. , • -i tive tribunal which acts on the strength of applications Mr. Wright: And so do I. that are made to it by interested parties. The parties submit applications for licenses; they submit briefs in The Commissioner: Let us go on from there. . ' v'- • • • support of their applications. There are proprietory and Mr. Wright: However, I say that in view of the delay pecuniary rights involved. Although I am not familiar, or not sufficiently familiar with the proceedings of the and in view of everything that has transpired in this hear-^ . Board of Broadcast Governors as to whether or not they ing, this application is not made in good faith and should have the right to issue licenses, or to recommend the be dismissed. I cannot elaborate on the matter now, I am not fully prepared to make a full submission. issue of licenses— The Commissioner: All right. The Commissioner: You are going too quickly, Mr. Mr. Geiler: If I might make a brief submission. I don't Wright. The Reporter may be having trouble. have a second team so I could do my preparation, but I Mr. Wright: I am sorry, my Lord. Whether the Board of think, my Lord, there are two basic points made by my Broadcast Governors actually issues a license or recom­ learned friend Mr. Henderson with which I would like to mends to the responsible Minister that a license be deal. issued— Firstly, that your lordship is an amenable tribunal, a. Mr. Henderson: They do not issue licenses. tribunal which is amenable to the rights of prohibition Mr. Wright: My learned friend Mr. Henderson says that and certiorari, and ray friend says a tribunal is amenable they do not issue licenses. The fact is that they then make if it affects righ(,s or interferes with natural justice-rrecoiumead«ttjoi}», fqg iHiep.,iS9daPi:e, of licenses,, whiph , I fCmin'quH^;po /oifonWng - RogaJ I �Febniary 8> 1981 (Conh'nuad from Prof ding Pago) The Commissioner: I thought you were going to say that I was an amenable person! Mr. Geller: You are one of the most amenable tribunals 1 have ever had the privilege of appearing before. The Commissioner: I have earned the reputation of a crusty individual, but I am not open to flattery, you know. Mr. Geiler: I support my friend Mr. Wright's submission to your lordship, knowing what you are empowered to do by the statute or how your Commission can affect the rights, and I know that you will merely make recommenda­ tions to the Minister which may or may not be acted upon. The Broadcast Governors case has no application what­ soever. As regard the statement of my friend Mr. Henderson as to the principles of natural justice being written into the statute, his basic proposition for this is that your lordship has the rights not only of Section 56 but of Sections 33 and 34. Sections 33 and 34 are not the rights of courts, as my friend Mr. Henderson has indicated. They are the rights of conciliation boards. They are bodies which not only may not make reco'T<mendations, but where the reports are not even acted upon to the extent that your lordship's report may be. They are powerless bodies. They have the power to conciliate, and that is all, and these are the powers which Mr. Henderson relies upon to make your lordship a tribunal which is amenable to prohibition. Now, I say the second branch of his argument, my Lord, even if there is any merit in the first, must fail in my respectful submission, in that your lordship's tribunal does not affect rights because your lordship may merely make recommendations which may or may not be acted upon at all. It is a matter for the executive to determine and not for your lordship, and that there is nothing in the statute which makes your lordship, as my friend would say, or would have your lordship, as my friend to the principles of natural justice by virtue of what is written in the statute. Sections 33 and 34 do not give your lordship the rights of a court; they give your lordship the rights of a conciliation board. Your lordship, of course, has somewhat broader rights under Section 56, but, I say again this is only in con­ nection with an investigation for the purposes of making a report to the Minister which may be or may not be acted upon, depending upon executive determination, and, in any event, the reprt does not deal with the rights of litigants or parties. Now, with respect to the first branch of my learned friend Mr. Henderson's argument; basically it works itself down to whether there is a reasonable apprehension of bias which disqualifies the person who is obligated to act in a judicial manner. Even if your lordship is obliged to act in a judicial manner, there must be a reasonable apprehension of bias, and here I think that my learned friend Mr. Wright's point is very important, and that is that this apprehension is a prospect, there must be something in prospect. The decisions which my learned friend relied upon are dealing with arbitration boards, they deal with inferior tribunals of various sorts, and also deal very largely with matters where there is a pecuniary' interest involved, and I think,'iny Lord, that we must disregard all decisions where there is a pecuniary interest involved as this is an entirely different thing. My Lord, a reasonable apprehension of bias after 90 odd days of hearing, is almost, or to me, with respect to my learned friend, a ridiculous proposition to put before your Lordship. Your Lordship Is in a position and was in a position, when you embarked upon this matter to know to what extent you had acted for any of the parties. I was not, although, my Lord, 1 did know that you had acted for one of the parties; this was known to me and to my clients. We do not feel that a solicitor or counsel acting for a party some ten years before the event is disquali­ fied from acting. Whether we feel this way or not is irrelevant and evi­ dently, my Lord, Mr. Banks of the SIU did not feel this either when the matter first came before them. Your Lordship's appointment was announced in July and Mr. Ahern's firm appeared before your Lordship in August. On August 7, my Lord, a representative of Mr. Ahern's firm appeared before your Lordship. Your Lordship ad­ vised, or Mr. Ahern as well as Mr. Banks was fully aware of the extent of your Lordship's advice to Mr. Banks in his union some years before this. Certainly the doctrine of laches must have some relevance here and the doc­ trine of waiver must have some relevance here and cer­ tainly the fact that the SIU waited for 90 days before coming before your Lordship with this allegation, must be given some weight in your Lordship's consideration. I think my learned friend Mr. Wright, my Lord, in my submission had every right and every reason and every justification for suggesting bad faith. I suggest more than that; I suggest that this motion is frivolous and is only put before your Lordship for the purpose of further attempting to delay the proceedings of your Lordship's inquiry. This is not the first time that matters have been at­ tempted to be delayed by the SIU, and I think that it is against that background that your Lordship should con­ sider this motion. Just to mention a couple of instances, my Lord: there was a reading of financial reports into the record for a whole afternoon, and allegations made before of certain types and various motions which were made and repeated agaih and .again at great consumption of time. My Lord, SEAFARERS Supplement—^Paye Seven LOG it is my respectful Submission that neither branch of my learned friend's argument is sound but, more than that, it seems to me that the important factor is that the SIU —the party which one would have thought would be least concerned because you acted for it—should not be per­ mitted to wait 90 days and then come before your Lord­ ship and say, "Just because you acted for us, you must be biased against us." It seems to me, my Lord, that the SIU's position is that anybody who knows anything about their matters must automatically be biased against them. The Commissioner: Mr. Couture? Mr. Couture: My Lord, I would think, sir, that if the objection of my learned friend Mr. Henderson is well founded that it is frightening to think of the idea of potential future disqualifications on the basis of SIU business. However, the point I believe, my Lord, which I think I ought to make to support my opposition to the motion relies in part on W. A. Robson on Justice and Administra­ tive Law, which hasn't been referred to yet, my Lord. I would like to refer to that chapter— The Commissioner: What edition is it? Mr. Couture: I would like to refer to page 60, amongst others, my Lord. The Commissioner: What edition is it? Mr. Couture: It is in the 1928 edition, my Lord. As I read Robson, an objection based on the appearance or suspicion of bias, or a challenge to the favour, must rely on bias or favour of a substantial nature and not on mere technicalities. The Commissioner: What page is that, page 60? Mr. Couture: Page 60, my Lord. That chapter dealing with disqualification starts at page 58. Then, not dealing any further with the points which my learned friend Mr. Geiler has dealt with with respect to the nature of the powers given to your Lordship in the conduct of this Commission, but merely going to one of the points raised by my learned friend Mr. Henderson, he referred to the entry and inspection of promises given to a Conciliation Board and also to a Commission under Section 56 as being one of the attributes of the judiciary, and I would merely bring this to your Lordship's atten­ tion, that as a matter of principle this entry or visiting of promises is prohibited to courts or judges in the province of Quebec. I would also point out that the rules which my learned friend Mr. Hepderson referred to, together with the cases as to the appearance in court or at a hearing of a dis­ qualified person, does not apply here because that would undoubtedly beg the question or the issue. I would finally, my Lord, refer to the textbook quoted by my learned friend Mr. Henderson, de Smith, Judicial Review of Administrative Action, and reference has been made to the first sentence on page 154, which reads as follows: "A reasonable apprehension of bias may arise because of the professional, business br other voca­ tional relationship of an adjudicator with a party before him." And there is a footnote number 6 after the word "pro­ fessional," and this refers, my Lord, to an article by Frank entitled "Disqualification of Judges" which appears in (1947) 56 Yale Law Reports at page 605, and I believe in making reference to this article written by Frank, my Lord, that you will take particular note of his statement relative to Bracton as read from de Smith by Mr. Hen­ derson, because the origins are described as follows, my Lord: "Although Bracton tried unsuccessfully to in­ corporate into English law the view that mere 'sus­ picion' by a party was a basis for disqualification, it was Coke who, with reference to cases in which the Judge's pocketbook was involved, set the stand­ ards for his time in his injunction that 'no man shall be a Judge in his own case.' Blackstone re­ jected absolutely the possibility that a Judge might be disqualified for bias as distinguished from interest." Subsequently we had cases which determined the law on the subject, and the law appears to be quite clear— and again with reference to de Smith at 'page 162—where we find this: "Moreover, because the disqualifications do not of themselves render the proceedings a nullity, a party may waive his objections to that. Objection is generally deemed to have been waived if the party or his legal representative knew of the dis­ qualification"— "the party or his legal representative"— The Commissioner: What page is that? Mr. Couture: At the bottom of 162, my Lord, and going on to top of 163: ". . . knew of the disqualification and acquiesced in the proceedings by failing to take objection at the earliest practicable opportunity." ^ Then the cases: I believe I am reading de Smith— rightly and properly when I take it this way, my Lord, that there is a presumption of a waiver if prompt action is not taken and the onus is on the party formulating the objection to prove that in actual fact he did not waive. In this particular case I would submit that this onus has not been met in the presentation of this objection. because reliance has been placed on a different presump­ tion and the onus has not been met of showing that the presumption did not apply. Mr. Henderson: Mr. Commissioner— The Commissioner: Mr. Henderson, in reply? Mr. Henderson: Yes, in reply. My first reply is to Mr. Wright's statement that there are no parties here. In this he has not read Section 56 (2) which speaks about parties. You will see that in Section 56 (2) the obligation under the statute is to furnish the Commission with a statement of the matters concerning which such inquiry is to be made and ih the case of any inquiry involving any particular person or parties shall advise such persons or parties of such appointment. So clearly the legislation denies Mr. Wright's submis­ sion that there are no parties here; there are parties here. I submit— The Commissioner: There are? Mr. Henderson: This is parties to the dispute, because in Section 56 (2) they speak of a dispute. The Commissioner: I am saying about a question as to whether or not there is a lis. We have had that over and over again, as you know. Mr. Henderson: I agree. The Commissioner: It is a very uncertain and nebulous ground on which to proceed. However, I want to hear you. Mr. Henderson: The ninety days of hearing have established that the parties are at least at arms' length, that here there is a clear—I submit, a clear—area in which there is a lis and that there are parties to that lis. Mr. Chairman, in respect of the matter of bias in fact, I am not going to get into this as I submit this is entirely irrelevant, and I will leave it there. I would like to give you one case, however, that of Shraeger v Vasle Dighton Limited, and it is in 1924, 1 King's Bench Division, 274. Lord Justice Atkin made this comment on the importance of this principle. My learned friend Mr. Wright rather casts— 'I'he Commissioner: This is on what point? Mr. Henderson: On the importance of the principle I urge. The Commissioner: Is this reply? Mr. Henderson: This is reply to the point my learned friend Mr. Wright makes. The Commissioner: All right, go on. Frankly I do not think it is, but 1 am going to let you go on anyway. Mr. Henderson: Well, I will be fair with your, Mr. Commissioner— The Commissioner: I have never been fussy on matters of reply. Go on. I have had it argued against me. Mr. Henderson: "Next to the tribunal being in fact impartial is the importance of it appearing so." The Commissioner: Page ? Mr. Henderson: Page 284. The Commissioner: Weil, that is the same proposition. Mr. Henderson: My learned friends have somehow mis­ conceived the submission I am making because they seem to treat this as if this was a motion for certiorari, and whether or not you are amenable in that sense. This Is not the purport of my submission. The Commissioner: I know what you are saying. The proposition is this, that I should disqualify myself because of this, and often—and I say "often"—a judge does not disqualify himself on a motion to prohibit him on cer­ tiorari; the same argument is being made before you as is made before a judge. Mr. Henderson: That is right, but in considering your position the question as to amenability is not a binding factor as it would be on a judge hearing a certiorari mo­ tion. The Commissioner: I do not understand that. Mr. Henderson: Let me put it this way. You have, Mr. Commissioner, to consider your, position in relation to the kind of tribunal that we have discussed. The Commissioner: I know. ^ Mr. Henderson: But whether you are strictly amenable in law or not is not, I submit, the deciding factor. The deciding factor ought to be the public interest. The Commissioner: Look, Mr. Henderson, that has been the sole interest in my life since I have been on the bench, and I do not need argument here on that. Mr. Henderson: My learned friend Mr. Geller spoke of a reasonable apprehension of bias, and said that there must be something prospective. Well, certainly the report of the Commissioner is something prospective, and cer­ tainly this is a matter of considerable importance to the public as well as to the parties themselves. My learned friend Mr. Couture on the matter of waiver made reference to page 163. On the matter of waiver I submit that cannot arise unless there is some indication of knowledge of the rights. There must be a knowledge of the rights of the parties and—I will not take time to read the full passage now, but as my learned friend Mr. Couture said he was summarizing it, and I would urge you, Mr. Commissioner, to read the whole passage. ' (Conlinuod On following Pago) �giqipIeiiieiii-Pacs Ufiil SEAFARERS (Cwirinoad from frotoding fogoj The Commissioner: Mr. Henderson, with regard to knowledge of the rights, your client may not shut his eyes to the possibilities. It is not the case of my father sitting in his chair with blinders on his eyes, you know. Mr. Henderson: I can only speak from the particular state. I do not think it is fair to say that Mr. Ahern was fully aware of all the circumstances. I do not know that he was, and I do not know whether there is evidence. The Commissioner: I know how much he was aware. Mr. Henderson: Then I think you are in a much better position to pass on that than I am to comment on it. I do not know, because I have not spoken to Mr. Ahern in this matter at all, and I cannot answer. But I merely say that when one reads the passage in context to which my learned friend Mr. Couture has referred, and the two pages which I have read, there can be here no waiver in the sense that there is no indication that there was in fact an intent to abandon any rights. The Commissioner: All right. Is that all? Mr. Henderson: That is my submission, Mr. Chairman. The Commissioner: Thank you. Now I said once before that I am not going to deal with this at the moment. I will give it consideration over the weekend. I do not suppose anybody would expect me to deal with it at once. I will consider the law. As I said before, what is not lacking is variety on this hearing. One day we had cat sand at a dollar twenty-nine and then we had income tax of $08 million. Now we have a motion that I disqualify myself because ten years ago I was successful in obtaining results for the party making this submission to me that I should be disqualified, be­ V^monr S, 1961 LOG cause I was successful and gave advice which learned counsel thinks was good advice—I will not put it any higher than that. I am not passing on the matter at all; I am just pointing out the variety of things one is up against in an inquiry of this sort. I would not have thought in all my life that there would be a suggestion that I should disqualify myself because of a legal bias, not bias in fact, because some years ago I was successful for the party alleging the suspicion of bias in litigation and had given good advice. It is a strange situation. These are very strange matters. Mr. Wright: What will the procedure be on Monday morning? The Commissioner: On Monday I propose to start with one of the companies, the Hindman Transportation Com­ pany, and Mr. Durand will be available during the week. We are going to try to get some of the companies back next week. I will consider this motion over the week end. Mr. Nuss: On that point, do I understand that Mr. Jodoin will be available the following week? The Commissioner: He will be available to fill in as we go along. I am trying to get these companies in and be­ cause learned counsel from out of town are engaged I am trying to meet their convenience. I have to fix dates for them in advance. Mr. Nnss: But I will be able to continue my cross-exami­ nation of Mr. Jodoin? The Commissioner: It depends on how we get on on Monday with Hindman Transportation. Mr. Nuss: Some time during the Inquiry, I mean. The Commissioner: Oh, of course, yes—^unless I accede to Mr. Henderson's motion. The Secretary: Mr. Henderson offered certain papers for your Lordship.. Do you wish them to go in as exhibitsT Mr. Henderson: This is the judgment. The Commissioner: That is just for ^ information. Are these copies, Mr. Henderson? Mr. Henderson: They are different reasons for judgment. There were five reasons. The Commissioner: All judges of the same court? Mr. Henderson: All judges of the same court. The Commissioner: Very good, Mr. Henderson. That happens in some courts, you know, and British Columbia is no exception. We will meet at 10:30 on Monday. That will give me a chance to give this matter some consideration. Mr. Wright: My Lord, Mr. Jodoin is in a very difficult position on this. He has been standing by since January 9th. He was originally subpoenaed for that date. He has re-arranged his schedule several times in the last few weeks and he has quite a heavy agenda. The Commissioner: What do you say to me now? Mr. Wright: Would it be permissible for me to teU Mr. Jodoin that he is released for this coming week? The Commissioner: I do not know. What I will say Is that I will consider that matter and will communicate with you over the weekend. I want'to discuss with Mr. Dubin our proceedings for next week, but I do know we are going to proceed with Hindman Transportation Com­ pany on Monday. ADJOURNMENT; • • rf.c I' i' . -• •V. • -i > - \ .. V- \ i /vK- : � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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