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CARERS IPQ
OFFICIAL OEOAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT,
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
VOL. II
NEW YORK, N. Y., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1940
FIRST NEW YORK S.I.U. MAN
CALLED BY SELECTIVE SERVICE
Brother Sidney Bernstein, SIU No. 6577, was the
first known seaman in the Atlantic District of the Sea
farers' International Union to be drafted into the Army
this week. The brother was about t« sail on the S.S.
Pipestone County on the African run, when the draft
papers were served on him. A permit to sail was re
fused upon his request. He is expected to leave for an
Army camp at the end of January from the port of
New York. The Draft Board which handled his case
did not pay much attention to the seamen's argument
for deferment on the ground that trained seamen are
essential to the operation of the merchant marine, the
socalled "first line of defense." Although the brother
is not allowed to sail, the Draft Board has not, natur
ally, made any other provisions to help him gain his
livelihood.
Manila Reports:
No. 23
Tanker Manned by American
Crew Sunk Off African Coast
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Washington Reports:
Sinking of Charles Pratt Shows
Danger to Seamen and Need of
Adequote Bonus on Foreign Runs
President Maps
Big Drive In
Shipbuilding
President Roosevelt will
soon propose, an authoritative
Washington .source said this
week, that the United States
construct a great number of
merchant .ships at high speed
to oft'.set the heavy inroads
made by Nazi planes and .sub
marines on Britain's "life
line." Tt is to bo a building
program "reminiscent of that
under which ships were built
in record time during the
World War." Details were
not
disclosed.
Heavy fog over the Christmas
The United States now has
Heavy Fog Causes
Raiders Make Accidents in Port
Pacific Unsafe Of New York
Fer Shipping
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weekend caused several marine about 2,000,000 tons of merchant
mishaps, at the .same time as it shipping, of which 1,291,204 rep
stopped
all air travel for 28 resent the active and laidup
Extension of European war
hours.
The
tugboat Robert H. fleets of the Maritime Commis
fare to the Pacific is reported
sion. With most of these craft ob
in a dispatch from Manila to went aground early Sunday morn solete in design, that Federal
the XcAv York Times on De ing at Oyster Island near the Sta agency has since the beginning
cember 30. According to the tue of Liberty, and remained of 1938 started the construction
same dispatch at least fifteen there for six hours until she was of 179 new transocean vessels,
the first major addl
ships of British, Netherlands freed by high tide. In the after comprising
tion to the mercliant fleet since
and Norwegian registry liave noon the Pennsylvania Railroad the World War.
di.sappeared in Asiatic Pacific tugboat Baltimoie narrowly Of these, 54 have been com
missed hitting the S.S. Acadia of
waters rccenlly. On the otlier the Eastern Steamship Co., com pleted and are in service. A total
hand, four German cruisers ing up the East River more than of 181 new ships is under con
in all yards at present.
arc known to be operating in five hours late on the trip to struction
The additional construction is
the Southern Pacific between Bo.ston. Swinging to Manhattan said to come on top of the order
Australia, tlie mandated is in'^rder to avoid a collision with for 60 freighters recently as
the Acadia, the Baltimore, with
lands and Majjila and the four empty barges lashed to her, signed by the British to ship
coasts of China and India, the ran into the barge Jack Scully, builders in this country.
which whs tied up at East Sev
Times report states.
From all indications, these dan- entyfourth Street. The Scully Commission Orders
and two barges were damaged.
(Continitcd on Page 4)
"Embargoes" Voided
While the shipowners refuse to pay Amer
ican seamen an adequate bonus on the African
runs on the grounds that a belligerent zone is
not involved, a striking example of the dangers
seafaring men undergo on these trips was re
vealed this week with the sinking of the tanker
Charles Pratt, manned by a U. S. crew, off the
coast of West Africa!
Two of the crew are known definitely to have met their
deaths. As yet, the Panama Transport Company, owners of
the vessel, have not disclosed their names, nor the exact cir
cumstances surrounding the tragedy. The whole affair, al
though involving a ship under Panamanian and not U. S.
registry, is shrouded in secrecy. No doubt the shipowning
interests are concerned about the possible repercussions from
this affair and anxious to hush it up, so that their profits will
not be hurt.
—
The tankers of the Panama mm ^
Transport Company, a total of
three of which have been sunk
this past year, were part of a
group transferred by American
owners to foreign registry be
cause of the banning of IT.
shipping from belligerent waters!
by the Neutrality Act.
M.C. Program
Boosted with Eye
To Naval Reserve
Law "Not Involved"
Tlie Neutrality Act also pro
hibits American citizens, includ
ing seamen, from entering com
bat areas on foreign ships with
out express permission of the
State Department. However, ac
cording to the New York Times
of December 28, 1940, "in this in
stance it appears that no law was
violated because West Africa is
not within the prescribed area."
With the transfer of ooii
siderabie Aiueriean tonnage
to Great Britain, an exten.siou"
of tJie Maritime Commission's
Bliipbuilding program tva.^ an
nounced as "necessary" this
week. Accordingly the pro
gram is to be amended to, go
far beyond the original selicd
of oO new vessels per year.
A "04" Type'
Pretext for Profiteers
In addition, a new type of ves
That the dangers for seamen sel is to take its place in the
(Conliiiued on Page 2)
(Continued on Page
The Maritime Commission,.^act
ing after "embargoes" on cargo
between the North Atlantic and
Gulf ports had been declared by
the Agwi and CydeMallory lines,
issued an order requiring these
companies to cancel their "embar
By re.solution of the national couvention of the Congress
Acting on a resolution .presented by Charles F. May of goes."
In the report accompanying the of Industrial Organizations, held recently at Atlantic City,
the Masters, Mates and Pilots and seconded by Harry Lun order, the, commission found that
deberg of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the California an "embargo" is an emergency a concerted effort is to be made to merge existing waterfront
State Federation of Labor's .Executive Board voted on De measure to be resorted to only groups of the CIO and lay the ground for a "national indus
eembei:iil5 to go on record opposing any further appropria when there is congestion of traflic trial union" of maritime workers. Taking advantage of this
tions
California Nautical Academy and to eliminate or when it ia impossible to trans re.solution, the Communist Parly stooges on every coast are
port freight offered because of drumming up their usual type of "unity" drive—which aims '
it altoge\ Mr if possible. The step taken by California labor the
physical limitations of the
against the fink training schools is'of national siginificance, carrier. No such condition had not so much at unifying workers for action against the op
erators as at the disruption of all such organizations as do
worthy of emulation by organizations everywhere.
been shown by the companies
not submit to C. P. control.
The reasons enumerated by^
concerned, and therefove their ac
On the West Coast, stooges in the Firemen have refused to bite.
Captain May in the resolution of obsolete design and^have but tion was held to be "unreason
MFOW Statement
the Marine Cooks and Stewards
which brought about this action, the slightest resemblance to nqod able."
In
a
statement issued to the
(CIO)
were
picked
to
launch
the
while dealing with California ern ships. Only by the greatest
press
this
week, the MFOW demove,
with
the
end
in
view
of
conditions, apply equally as well stretch of the imagination can NOTICE TO ALL AGENTS
clared
that
maritime labor needclubbing
the
independent
Marine
to the fink training ships and they be designated as training
ed "a few months of peace and
Firemen,
Oilers,
Watertenders
their management by the Mari grounds for an experienced per
Permit No. 3542, issued and Wipers into line before Ifn quiet" more than it needed the
t i m e Commission everywhere. sonnel.
to one A. LANDRY, is to Ing up additional pressure to "national seamen's union" proBecause of their universal appli
Money
Wasted
be revoked. All Agents and converge on the militant Sailors posed by the stooges in the M. C.
cation we bring Captain May's
S. They reaffirmed their inSecond, the cost of maintaining
members are to be, on the Union of the Pacific for some and
arguments below: '
tention
of remaining independent
fancy
wrecking
activity.
Accord
Schoolships Are Obsolete these schoolships is out of all lookout for this man!'
(Contintced on Page S)
ing
to
latest
reports,
however,
(Continued on Page 4)
Fli'st, the state schoolships are
Calif. Labor Bucks State
Aid to Fink Training Ships
Firemen Rebuff Phoney
'Unity'* of C.P, Stooges
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THE SEAFAR E R S
More About
published by the
ATLANTIC & GULF DISTRICT
of the .
U.^
Seafarers' International tjnion
of North America
Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
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Tanker Manned by
HARRY LUNDBBERG, Acting International President
110 Market Street, Room 402, San Francisco, Calif.
ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNINO THIS ',
PUBLIC AT TON TO:
"THE SEAFARERS' LOG"
P. O. Box 522, Church St. Ahhex, New York, N. Y.
Phone: BOwling Green 93437
H^iti fjar!
Tuesday, December 31,1940
"Pol!" leats
Drums for Longer Hours
r..
M.
u
Tlierp'ai'o many "public opinion polls" inakinf* the
fouiuls which are siV])pose<3 to siiow wliat people are actually
ihinkinjr. The fact is that in most cases, the.se ''polls" are
rnn in'ortler to have ])eople tliink as tiiose who rnn that I'lav
ticnlar racket want tliem to tliink. (Striking proof of this fact
was given by the presidential elections last Fall, vvhen mofit
of these "scientific" polls just flunked completely in inodiet
ing all kinds of majorities for AVillkie.
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off tlie African coast — and for
that matter. In nearly all ..Allan
tic and Pacific waters these days
—aie just as serious as in the
area "pre.scribed by law" is made
ever moie obvious by such trage
ARGUMENTS BEHIND POLL
dies as tliat of the. Cliarles Pratt
Xow tlierc is a poll being run by the Elmo Roper Organi
and the City of Rayville, .sunk in
zation,
wliieh also acts for "Fortune" magazine, Avhich'
Australia a few weeks ago. Thus
"shows"'that
57 per cent of the people are for longer hotrtS
the law serves not as th'e safe
guardfiig pleasure for which it because of "national defense."
was allegedly intended, but as a
According to thi.s ieasoning. "defon.se"production is so'
pretext by means of which the
wari)roflteering shipowners can shorthanded that it is noeessary to have the. individual
risk tlie lives of American sea worker work more than fort.v hours a week in order to meet
men without even a thought Of schedules. But what are tlie aelual facts?
adpfpiate comiien.sation.
f o all members on the Seven Seas and in every port, the
• Seafarers' International Union of North America and the
"Seafarers' Log'.' extend the heartiest wishes for A HAPPY
SIU Pointed to Ukngers
NEW YEAR!
Tlie Seafarers' International
The past year has seen a gratifying growth in member Union luus, pointed 'OUt this situa
ship and a steady improvement of conditions for seamen tion from the very beginning,
under tho SIU banner. May the coming year be inspired only recently again in the ca.se of
Robin Line sliip "Algie,"
with the same militancy and devotion—with the spirit that the
where a Federal "conciliator"
will make the SIU second to none as a union steadily wiping joined the sliipowners in mini
out economic enslavement among the men who sail the ships. mizing tlie dangers off tlie Afri
Let's resolve to build the union stronger than ever can coast. Only by the most te
nacious efforts has the SIU been
in 1941!
able to raise the bonus for these
runs from 25 per cent to SSVi.pei'
cent and finally to a flat $1 per
(lay.
Paytriotism That Pays
L O G
WRAT REAL FIGURES SHOW
According to the statistics released recently by the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, latest figures show that there are
54,192,000 gainful workers in the country. Of these only
46,063,000 are employed. 8,130,000 are STILL UNEM
PLOYED, in spite of the terrific increase in production dur
ing this year! That means that ONESIXTH of the country's
labor force is still idle and ready to be absorbed in industry.
NEED TO PUT ONE-SIXTH BACK TO WORK!
\Vli3" sluiuld any one of ilie ma.sst'.s of loiliiig people in
lliis eounlry then be for longer hours? It stands to reason
hat the average man would he for even shorter hours so as to
put that OXESIXTH of the country's idle labor hack to
work!
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WHO'S BACK OF THE ' 'POLV?
But to understand the "poll" prn|)erly it must ho known
who the SP0X80RS are. Xow. tlie .sponsors ofthe Roper
oil are none other than the XATIOXAL ASSOCIATION
OJ'' IMAXUFACTURERS, wliich hired tlie Elmo Roper Or
ganization to make tliis "survey" for them.
NMU Obstacle
Althuujth the "<hd'enKe" progiaiii has only jiist sot iimler way,
Further
effort.s to increase tli(^
profits in some of the "defense" Industries are already skyrock
bonus
and
make for adecpiate
eting. .\eeording to "Standard Statistics." an impartial research
compensation will not be spared
bureau, here is the situation in the steel industry:
During the first nine months of 1940, United Steel Increased by the iiiiioii. One of the major
its profits 400 per cent, over the same perijal last year. Youngs obstacles in the way of progres.s
town Sheet and Tul»e shows a »00 per cent gain; Bethlelieni, a ill tliis direction, however, is the
2t>" tJt'' cent gain; itepnhlic SteCl, 220 per cent; AUeghenyLud fact tliat tlie leadership of the
National Mawtime Union does
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liim, 427 per cent.
luit
liudge an.incli to get better
But topping ahem all is, of course, the biggest npensliopper
MYSTERY OLEAR^b UP
It
and antilal»or agitator of them all; Ernest Weir and his Weirton tlian the 25 per cent bonus which
That
(deal's
itp
tlie mystery. The X.A.iM,—tlie big asso
siiips luuhu its jurisdiction have
Steel Co., with a gain in profits of no less than 21:10 per cent!
Iieen
obtaining
on
tliese
liighly
eiation of employers^—wanted "facts" to prove that "the
In the nircrnft industry, although the percentages are not quite
so .sensational, they neverthele.ss show the same tendency towards risky runs. The NMU officialdom people" were for longer hours. The "poll'' simply delivered
superprofits: 8» per cent, for rmtisWright; 200 per cent for was responsible for establisliing goods houglit and paid for by the manufacturers! Xaturally,
that ridiculously low bonus rate
Douglas .Aircraft and 217 per Cent for tih'iin.Martin.
According to the experts, all these fabulous profit.s will escape on the East Coast at the very be the big business men are for longer lionrs. "riial: permits t hem
the soaalled "excess profit" tax enacted by Congiess, notwith ginning, wlion they doublecrossed to get more out of tlie men employed for llieir ])rofits and at
standing President Roosevelt's assurances that the "defense emer SIU representatives in a joint tlie same time leavfs an army of unemploj'ed that they can
• • fScncy"
must not be permitted to spawn a lot of new millionaires. confereiiee vvltli tlie shipowners use as a pressure club against the men on the jobs!
Theit'Wall .Street .Tournal" declares that the provision of the'law in Washington in the fall of
JUST ANOTHER PHONEY TRICK
permating corporations to claim a deduction of eight per cent on 1939. They remain responsible for
theiiv^mtire capitalization will be a perfect "out" for all but a few this miserable condition as long
The employerrun "polls" are just as phoney as all the
con*rvatively capitalized concerns. The capital of most concerns as they retain the 25 per cent on
other
methods they use to beat down the workers.
their ships!
is "^atered."
1)1 it any wonder that these great paytriots hoiler ".sabotage"
Unity Requires Action
of '(^national <lefen.se"every time a few working still's take action to
A great deal has been heard
Strike for a couph' of extra cents an hdur in order to make ends
I sr
meet? "Sabotage'^ of supersuper profits iS what these "paytriots" about "unity" from the big
mouths in Cuvran's office. Cer
1
really ineau! •
tainly unity of the seamen is
necessary to achieve real progress
Voting for the election of Atlantic Si fJulf District
..in the matter of the bonus as well
olficials
of the Seafarers' International Union of North
as iu regard to' other dangers
America for 1941 has been in process for throe weeks.
threatening union seamen as a
Last week we commented on the declared dividend of the South whole. But the "unity" dries of
So far, reports from the various ports indicate fairly
ern Pacific Company (IVTorKiui Line) as an example of Ifow needless the NMU Pilot and the "national
good
participation in the balloting, but not nearly good
the NMU officialdom's solicitious concern for the shipowners' welfare officers" woiild be taken far more
enough.
actually ial Here is soiiie more information on the same subject oeriously by seamen if they took
ix OltDElC 'to OBTAliN A REPRESENTATIVE
culled from the press:
a few practical .steps in tiie direc
"Measured by tonmiles, the Southern Pacific Company moved tion of at least bringing the bo
SELECTION OF MEN TO CONDUCT THE UNION'S
more freight in 1940 than in any other year, A. D. McDonald, nus fate on tlieirships up to SIU
AFFAIRS IN THE COMING YEAR IT IS UP TO
president, said yesterday." {N. Y: Times, Dec. 27).
Standards.
EVERY RANK AND FILE SEAMAN IN THE SIU
Only a reduction in freight rates in recent years, Mr. McDonald As for the Seafarers, the trag
TO
DO HIS DUTY AND CAST HIS BALLOT IN
explained, prevented the company from realizing an income $50,000 edy of the Charles Pratt will only
THESE ELECTIONS.
000 higher than the peak year of 1929. And MooSejaw thought a serve as a spur for us to get
12.50. monthly increase for the seamen would land the shipowners in grekter protection for the men
The Seafarers' Interriational Union is a democtatie
the poorhouse!
under the militant banner of this
labor organization. The melhBership decides everything.
union!
To get officials that will protect the be.st interests of the
IJ
Don't Forget to Vote! ,
Postscript on Morgan Line
{Seafarers' Log
Honor Roll
SCOIIARIE
DEL RIO
BAYOU ClirCO
OATAIIULA
S.S. CAMOR
L. Aiiflerson
Joe MieJiaels
H, Jojinson .
Inr A.stlie . .. .
..$22.80
20.25
16.00
3.65
6.05
1.00
1.00
.50
.50
GREETINGS FRUM rHE
CANNERY WORKERS
ON THE WEST COAST
Editor, Seafarers' Log:
We the members of the
Fish Cannery Woihers Union
of the Pacific, ^fllllatcd with
with the Sltr,"wJ.sh all Sea
farju's a Merry Chiistnia.s and
a Happy Now Year.
TOM ALLEN,
Business Agent,
Richmond, Oal.
rank and filie in the most efficient and honest manner is
YOUR RESPONStBTLITY AS WELL AS PRIVILEGE.
Take advantage of it for your own sake and for the
sake of the organization as a whole.
Go down to the union hall when you are in port and
cast your vote!
Voting takes place at all branch meetings on every
Monday night until tlie second weelc in February, 1941.
Aballoting eommillee is on deck at the hall usually at
noon lime every day.
Don't fail to do your duty! Don't delay!
VOTE NOW FOR OFFICERS OF YOUR OWN
CHOICE!
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Tuesday, December 31, 1940
T H E S E A F A R E R S • LOG
iP^hat't Doing
SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
OF NORTH AMERICA
Atlantic & Gulf District
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HEADQUARTERS
They read "back to a filial port
of discharge in 'the U.STA." How
ever, the crew raaintamed
that
Deb^mbter 20, 1940 at the tiibe of signing on in New
Editor, Seafarers' Log
York they Were mider the im
bear Sir and Brother;
pression that a verbal agreement
Shipping is picking up more existed whereby if the ship paid
and more every day here. In fact off in Mobile they would receive
the situation is getting to be transportation back to New Yofk.
'critical because of the shortage
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of qualified men in the three de
After two days of arguments
partments. We still have three pro and con, the Company finally
Alcoa ships In the drydOck being capitulated and agrged to. pay
thoroughly reconditioned with transportation back to New York
one due to come out in about two for all the. men who left the ves
weeks.
MOBILE
sel. The members should take a
tip from this case and in the fu
ture see that the Articles are
properly made out with provisions
Insertedto Insure them of trans,
portatlon.
The fair city of Mobile was
graced with a most EXTING
DISHED personality last vyieek
who was none other than the
pride of the NoMoreUnlon,
Joseph Curran. As the local
press put It, he was here to ad
dress a meeting In the C.I.O. hall.
It made no mention afterwards
of what actually happened in the
meeting. In the course of his
address he stepped on some
one's toes because two shipyard
workers Instead of mutely re
specting him, challenged him.
The two goons who act as body
guards appeared from nowhere
and the two shipyard workers
were ejected from the^fneeting.
Is It possible that at long last
the members of the N.M.U. and
the shipyard workers are wakltig
up and realizing that Curran is
no more than a puppet for the
dictates of the Communist Party?
There was quite a bit of evidence
of this trend shown in Curran's
mad dash for Congress.
Last week the S.S. Kofresi
came In with a small Item of dis
puted overtime which was alt
cpllected. The S.S. Afoundria
was also in and she too had quite
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a bit of disputed overtime. This
So far, we have only been able
overtime was collected with prac to conduct the voting on official.^
tically no arguments vvhatsoever. on Monday nights due to the lack
South Atlantic Mall's Schoharie of men to form a balloting com
was in from a Far East voyage. mitteo duriiig ,tho week. 'Vt'^e
Before she left v»e had the mess have got a few men off the ships
room enlarged arid several other to come up and vote but they
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repairs effected. The crew was have been very few. This elec
The
crew
of
the S.S. Schodak
worried about transportation back tion should mean a great deal to
to the Atlantic but their fears you members. If you. don't turn liicked in a donation to the tune
were di^elled when we managed out and vote for men wlto in your of $1.5.00 for the 'Log' and $7.00
to get transportation back to' opinions are the most efficient, for the ''West Coast Sailors'!
Baltimore.
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how do you expect to have an
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The Schodak of the Alcoa S.S.
Company blew in last Monday
afternoon and before she left
there was quite an uproar
aboard. The articles did not spe
cify any particular port pi> waters
as a final port of paying off.
efficient organization'; Don't iiold
Fellows, when you are dovvn
back until it is too late and then this way remember that we do
stffrt cussing your officials be
cau.se; you did not get a chance not patronize the Ten Cent
to vote. It is your responsbility Taxiej or the 630 Cabs.
Frafernally yours,
to yourself and to the organiza
Robert A. Matthews, g
tion to go to the Union hall and.
vote. GO NOW!
Mobile Engine Patrolman.
' Roofii 918, Washington Loan & Trust Co. Building,
9th and F Street, N.W., Washington, D. 0.
P. O. Box 6180
Phone: District 5963
DIRECTORY OF BRANCHES
BRANCH
ADDRESS
PHONE
NEW YORE
BOSTON
2 Stone St
BOwling Green 93437
330 Atlantic Ave. ...LIBerty 4057
PROVIDENCE .. 465 South Main St. ..Manning 3572
BALTIMORE
14 North Gay St. ...Calvert 4539
PHILADELPHIA .6 North 6th St
.Lombard 7651
NORFOLK
.60 Commercial PI, . .Norfolk'410S3
NEW ORLEANS 309 Chartres St. ....MAgnolia 3962
SAVANNAH
218 East Bay St
Savannah 31728
JACKSONVILLB .136 East Bay St
Jacksonville 59724
TAMPA
206 So. Franklin St. .Tampa M1323
.. 55 So. Cqnception St. Dexter 1449
MOBILE
TEXAS CITY ..
St., N
Texas City 722
,.1348 N.E. First Ave.. Miami 22950
MIAMI
SAN JUAN,,
8 Covadonga St
San Juan 1885
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SecretaryTreasurer's Report
We reprint helow imporlanl excerpts from the weaklg report
of Sccretarg-Trrasurer Sgdnr.g Grctclnr to the Atlantic & Oulf .
membership of the Seafarers' International Union. These reports
are read in fall at branch meetings and the excerpts brought
here are for the benefit of the SJU seamen who, being (it sea,
may mi.ss hearing them at the meetings.
On Branch Minutes
In looking' over the various Branch minutes for the past
few weeks, I see where the membership assembled at certain
Branch meetings have been very lax in taking proper action
on the other Branches' minutes. I would like to call it to
the attention of the memherhip that whenever a resolution'
appears in smy Branch's minutes, specific action on the reso'
lution should he taken by the membership assembled at the
other Branch meetings, when it Is read—it should be either
concurred in or nonconcurred in.
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Just merely accepting tlie iniiuitos doe.s not mean that the
Bi'ancli Iia.s gone on record as concnriing in the resolution con
tained in the minutes and that is why I am requesting that the
membership take,definite action on all resoliitio}i.s app(>aring in any
and all Branch minutes, and 1 also letpiest that all .Agents call this
matter to the attention of the memhership assembled in meeting
whenever a resolution is read from any Branch's minutes. The
a unification of efforts on the
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membership when as.sembled hi meeting at any Brancii shouid
of both CIO and AFL^ saying part of all their unions to effec
give careful consideration to all resolutions and motions pas.sed
they • would operate under a "sim tively resist the shipowners' at
(Continued from Page 1J
ill various bnsines.s meetings and insist that ail Branch niimite.s'
ple slogan—keep off the grass." tacks—made under the guise of program. "This model," says a be read and specific action l>o taken on all of tliem.
"national defense"—and to, pre
An Example hi Point
Fed Up With Disruptioa vciie the scabby Naval Reserve commentator in the Journal of
•
Por an
example,
1
would like to call to the attention of the
Commerce,
"which
may
be
called
scales
of
wage.s
and
working
con
T h u s, the _^soca,lled "unity"
memhership
the Savannali
Branch minutes of December 10, wiiich
drive of the stooges has met.jwith ditions from becoming the • pre the 'C4,' is expected to be the
siiows
tiiat tlio'
memhersip
assembled at tliat meeting read and
a first and very important rebuff, vailing standards in the maritime swiftest cargo carrier ev'er put on
took action only on the New York and New Orleans minutes and
industry
goes
without
saying.
'fihe Firemen's declaration tliat
the high seas, and capable ot passed a motion to read the otlier Branch minutes from tiie wall.
"a few months of peace and United action on the part of the
maiiitaing
the raw material sup Tills action, in niy opinion, was not fair to tlie other Branches',
quiet" are/leaded more .than any seamen is becoming increasingly
ply
line
from
the Far East and and all Branch minutes on Iiand should have been read and acthm
necessary.
A practical working out
thing else^ indicates very clearly
Asia
and
other
points, in the taken thereon.
of
.steps
in
this <lirectlon—that
is
that they, together with all other
This is hot an orgahizatioii where the New York and Now Or
the
genuine
path
towards
unity.
place of British' and, British con
maritime workers, are fed up
leans mimites are the only mihnte.s of importance, for every ofhhi4
To
howl
about
a
"National
Sea
trolied
tonnages
sttll
in
these
with disruptive activities, and
Branch in this organization has as uracil autonomy and power,
that any move towards" genuine men's Union" at the same time routes if the time conies when
and
actions taken at their meetings hax'o as much inqioitancc,
unity on the waterfront mustfirst as every effort Is made to divide these must bd withdrawn. . .
significance and hearing oh fhe welfare and policy of the 'thfoh'
the
forces
of
the
seamen'
when
he preceded by a show of good
Eye to National Defense as anyaction taken at the meetings lield in New York and New
faith. Before any sort of coopera Confronting the shipowners—that
Orleans.
tion is possible, the hostilities is the type of phoney 'ffinity" "In addition to affording
Important for Democracy
which
has
resulted
in
nothing
but
freighters
superior
to
any
that
conducted by the C. P. machine
Every
liranch
mii.st
lie re.spccted and their mimiies must bo
setbacks
for
the"
rank
and
hie
have
been
sfeen
before,
the
ves
against their opponents among
eyery'time
it
has
been
tried
in
I'cad and
acted
upon
liy
tlie membership assembled in meeting in
sels
Would'
hdVe
uiAMtml
valud
the seamen must be drastically
the past. It will not go over now! as national defense auxiliaries all Branches. This is very important and if we are to run a demo
curbed within the CIO.
because of their great speed and cratic oi'ganiwttion, every Branch must be considered '.just as im
That seamen arc going to need What the seamen need and
portant as any other Branch. Any action taken by any Branch
their
large capacity."
want is one common front in the
struggle against the shipowners Thus, it appears, that aside certainly rate^ the respectful consideration of tlfb memhership' as
NOTICE TO ALL
and their agents—for niutuaj, pro fi'om the fourflt'th of the present sembled at tiie other Branch meetings.
I tiiist that the memhCi'ship will not overlook this important
tection. In spite of. all those who intercoastal and coastwise ton
SltJ MEN
detail
in the future and tliat by doing so, they will enable theii?
nage
assigned—according
to
the
present obstacles to it at prekent,
officials
to iun a strictly democratic organization in wliich every
Canadian Branches of the this common front of tlie seamen American Merchant Marine Insti Brancfi is. equally respected by the other and that the policies of
must and will be forged in the tute's Mr. Taylor—for use as na
S^eafarers' International
var reserve vessels in case of the organi^tion are formulated and adopted by a majority vote
period ahead.
.
Union
emergency, the new vessels be Of the Branches.
Seatrain Agreement
ing built are likewise to be placed
"When in OdhMigh ports,
The
agreement
which
we have with the Seatrain Lines expires
in the same category. It looks
visit the hails of the following
like the Navy is going to swal Oh February 13, 1941, and if the Uiiion wishes to terminate oy
organizations, affiliated to the
low up about all that's viable in' amend thks agreeiiient, we nrast notify the Company by no la'tei
Seafarers'^ Jnferncttional Union
tlian January 13, 1941; therefore I request the membeiship to
NEW ORLEAN.C}. — According merchant tonnage.
of North America:
also
take immediate action on whethef or not they wish to have
to the United States District En
CANADIAN
this agreement
amended, termiiiated or renewed for another year
Threat
to
tjmon
gineer, the new diiect to Gulf
SEAMEN'S UNION
For seamen the question arises: as in its present foim.
ship channel, serving the port of
406 St. Lawrence Boulevard
Happy New Year!
Lake Charles, will be opened on What will become of present
Montreal, Canada
February 15. "rhe channel I'oute union standards and wage scale.s
The Washington Headquarters staff and myself wish to
will reduce the distance to deep when all this happens? Isn't it take this opportunity to wish each and every member a vcv"'
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Gulf water and is expected to re necessary to take step.s now in Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year wid
ikscTi
SEAMEN'S UNION
sult In increased shipping.' 'The oi'der to insure the maintenance
340B Cambio 'Street
ing year
he a most successful one for
the Soafarors'
lotrrv?.
engineer's office estimates initial of conditions won througli hard
Vancouver, B.C.
,
.
I'b'aternjdly,
struggle by tlie seafaring union's tiona! Union.
Phone: TRfnity 2m
« ship traffic, in and O'Vl it forty
Sydney Gretelier, Sec.Trea.s.
in the last few years?
vessels per month.
Firemen Rebuff Phoney M.C. Program
^'Unity" of C.P. Stooges
To Naval Reserve
Giilf Channel to
Open on February 15
..MU; ll.
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^,^41
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• .f*
THE SEAFARERS' LOG
Tuesday, December
1940
In Supreme Court;
"National Defense" Doesn't Stop
Calif. Labor Bucks State
Aid to Fink Training Ships Arnold's Drive British Workers' Union Rightr
On Unions
Caiied fascist'
While even before war Is de conditions; and one was a sym
dared,
American emp'loyers are pathetic strike. During August,
best representatives of our
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trying
to
terrorize the working final settlements were reached
proportion to tlieir usefulness— youth from choosing the sea as
stiffs out of fighting
for their in the case of 47 disputes. Eight
If they have any at all— and a a livelihood, and eftcourage only
just
demands,
it
appears
that in were settled entirely in favor of
r'xomplete waste of the taxpayers' milksops, who happen to have
the
British
empire,
where
the the workers. . .
money. This is best illustrated influential friends and relatives
war is
actually
on,
labor
is
not
.. Australia. The number of dis
by the fact that the California to make the way easy for them.
WASHINGTON, D. C.— at all shy about standing up for putes in the year 1939 was 415,
schoolship has not made a trip Such calibre is not conducive to
Assi.stant Attorney General its rights. Here is what we involving 141,565 workers. Dur
In two years, and when it did, an efficient Merchant Marine.
Thurman
Arnold's campaign gather on this subject from ing the first
quarter of 1940,
prior to that time, additional
Unions
Should
Direct
reading
the
Canadian
Labour
there
were
110
disputes, involv
of
prosecuting
labor
union.s
funds had to be raised to bring
Gazette, official government pub ing 94,497 workers. (Here the
Eighth, the training of sea
it back.
under thc_ AntiTrust laws lication:
men is a mafter of the most im
war seems to have brought on
was
branded as "Fascism" at Great Britain. The British an increase in strikes.) ... • •
Discrimination
mediate concern to the trade
Third, the opportunity to en unions because they comprise a bearing before the United Ministry of Labour Gazette pub
New Zealand. For the first six
lishes statistics dealing with dis months of the year 1940, there
ter these schoolships is confined the most skilled and able men States Supreme Court.
principally to youths with par in the field and are the most Chailes "Tuttle, former U. S. At putes involving stoppages of were 33 disputes involving
ents ofsome means. The Amer capable agencies to assist iurthe torney for the Southern District work and gives some details of 6,769 workers. . .
of New York, appearing as cqun the more important ones. .
ican boys of no means and those trhining of such a personnel.
The number of disputes which India. For the year 1939, the
sel for the United Brotherhood of
who have the seafaring profes
began
during August. 1940, was total number of disputes in prog
sion at heart must work their These reasons for opposing the Carpenters and Joiners, charged
ress was 406, involving 409,189
way up from the bottom.
present program of the Maritime that Arnold's assumption of the 50 and two were unterminated
workers.
Settlements were
Commission in the training of light to prosecute strikes as ille at the end of July, making a to
reached
in
392
of the disputes,
Training Negligible
Merchant Marine personnel far gal "is Cascism—pure and sim tal of 52 disputes in progress
Fourth, these schoolships are from exhaust the arguments. ple."
last August. The nupiber of with the workers successful en
more like yachts which provide Viewed in the light of the fact,
workers involved was 7,400 and tirely in 63 and partially in 144.
Dispute Arose in St. Louis
an opportunity to those who are that there are enough available Tlie case before the court in the resultant time loss 13,000 As can be seen from these fig
ures, if the working stiff sticks
favorably situated to make an competent seamen — many thou volved an old jnrisdietiqnal dis manworking days.
Of the 50 disputes which be up for his rights, he can get
.occasional cruise, and to absorb sands of them beached because of pute in St. Louis between the car
a snlatteriug of navigation, sea unemployment—men, who are al penters and the Inteinational As gan dujing August, nine arose some improvements in his con
manship and a slight acquaint ready enrolled in the unions and sociatiou of Machinists. Arnold out of demands for increased ditions despite war conditions,
ance Mth outofdate engineer good union men, this program obtained an indictment against wages and 22 wore over other, which generally tend to increase
ing at the expense of the State cannot be legarded otherwise William L. Hutcheson, president wage questions; nine were over government partiality to the em
and Federal governments. Even than as a fink training move of the carpenters, as an out the employment of particular ployers. The secret of success,
after graduation from these against the unions with a view to growth of the strike, but the in classes of persons (probably here as elsewhere, lies in strong
schoolships its enrollees have bieaking down union conditions. dictment was thrown out of against finks); se\en arose out unions and thorough going soli
rarely adopted the seafaring No plan for the training of a court when the case came np for of questions respecting working darity of the men in action.
profession, and this being par Meichant Marine personnel can trial in the Federal District
ticularly true of the boys grad be worth the paper it is*written Coui't. He is now appealing that
uating as marine engineers.
on, unless the unions are taken decision in behalf of ^iie Govern Talk About Beefs:
into "consideration. They are the ment.
Graduates Don't Stick
best qualified to determine the
Challenged by Justice
' Fifth, considering that the ways and means of going about
During
the course of the argu
number of graduates from these such a job. Nor can the danger of
ment
before
the Supieine Court,
schoolships since their establish turning out a superfluous number
A.ssoclat.e
Justice
Felix Franicfur
ment has been sufficient to man of badly trained men be over
tei^ challenged Ainoid's position
the entire U. .S. Merchant Ma estimated as far as the lives of
sevcial times. He pointed out tiiat
rine from licensed personnel to the people who travel on slips
jurisdictional strikes haYc A long
From the news service In Fact
messboys, any impartial analysis are concerned, the cargoes ,that
history and that "they have had
we get the following facts;
'
will show that only an insignifi are transported, and the welfare
them In England for hundreds ot
"In
March,
1939,
an
Army
Bill
cant portion of them have fol of the trade unions which have
years." Tuttle declared. In his
required tlie Army to set up a fly
lowed up their training profes been mainly respop.sible for the
turn, that, such strikes, do not af
lug
school to train Negro pilots,
sionally.
If yoir fhink there are things
high standai'ds so far achieved fect interstate commerce In such
but
since then, in defiance of
to
beet
about
on
board
the
ves
by our Merchant Marine.
Disregards Merit
degree as to bring them wljlhin
Congiess, no such flying .school
sels
of
the
American
meichant
Sixth, it imposes the rankest Many bills ai'e pending and .the scope of the antitrust laws.
marine—and there are enough, to has been set up. Out of 62,000
kind of discrimination and pre many more are to be. submitted
Would
Abolish
NLRB
be sure—have a look at what the licensed pilots in the country, 130
vents the boy who has acquired which involve the most funda
Another lively intei'change took men drafted into the Jirmy are are Negroes. The Civil Aeroriaut
a real knowledge of seamanship mental interests of SUP, the SIU place when Justice Frankfurter
ics Board and the NYA are not
from actual and hard experience as well as the other maritime asked Arnold whether he thought faced with.
According to Dr. Jafnes A. training Negro pilots. Out ot
at sea to advance on the merits unions. Now is the time for the tiie antitrust laws could be ap
unions to give their utmost atten plied to "jurisdictional" disputes Dolce, in charge of sanitary re 180,000 men being trained as
of his skill and abilility.
tion to what is going on in Wasfi between American Federation and ports for the Public Health Serv technician.s, tliree are Negroes..
Discourages Youth
ington and be on guard against CIO unions. Arnold said he ice, last week the following condi
Why this discrimination? Ne
Seventh, such hindrance to the any measure which may be thought the laws could be applied tions wei'e prevalent in tlin army groes, along with white working
/rewarding of genuine effort by shoved through to weaken or en in such disputes if they involved camps:
stiffs, will be expected to lay
down their lives in "defense ot
/ fair trial will discourage the danger their position.
Camp
M ur
r a y,
Wasliihgton,
restraints of trade.
"So you think the thing to do. v;here 12,000 soldiers are sta democracy" when the cell comes.
Instead .of going before the Labor tioned, topped all army camps in But where will the democracy
Board, is to indict them all under influenza cases, with a total oi come from for Negroes to fight
for if they are denied equal
the Sherman (antitrust) Act?" 682 cases on December 2.
Justice Frankfurter asked.
There were 1,328 cases of "re rights in training? And where do
"Not necessarily," was the best spiratory" illness ^in Camp Mur tlie brass hats get off contraven
respdtise Arnold could summon. ray, according to the surgeon's ing democratic decisions of Con
gress? If this be "defense of de
general office.
mocracy," tlien the chief defend
Camp Clapsop, Oregon, had 251 ers are surely .showing a mighty
WHEREAS, Wc now have a closed .slipp agreeuient with
influenza cases among Its 875 poor example!
the* Baltimore Insithir Line, and
soldieis.
• »
WHEREAS, This contract is due to the overwhelming
Camp Beauregard, where most
vote in favor of'the Seafarers' International Union in the
of the Michigan men are sta defense project laborers are sta
tioned, had 480 "respiratory" tioned.
National Labor Relations. Board elections, and
cases out of 10,000 soldiers in
And these men are supposed to
WHEREAS, The following named men, holders of Permit
camp."
(Continued from Page, 1)
be trained to. fight! Looks l|k«
Cards in the Seafarers' International LTnion,. were aboard, gers to rnerchant trade in the Pa At Alexandria, .La., the're were they need a few patrolmen ^nd
cific are to be identified to a high 30,000 cases oi colds, influenza delegates to,clean up these beefs,,
various ships of this Company during this election, and
degiee by GermanJapanese, co and fevei;. This is a city where if they, are going to be fit for any
YI^NREAS, These men through their actions have showii operation, it, is reliably said. The 35,000 army camp workers and thing but the hospital.
thettsfelVes to be worthy of membership in the Seafarers' In Nazis are known to be egging Ja
• ~t—
pan on for quick action in Indo
ternational Union, therefore be it
china and the Dutch East Indies.
RESOLVED, That the following members of the crews At the .same time, they have
' of the S.S. Gov. J. Lind and the S.S. Delisle be permitted to planted numerous German mer
chant marine and naval officers in
turn in their Permit Cards and upon payment of the regular China and Japan to give substan
Papers and other property belonging to the foriowing pien have
fees they be issued membership books in the Seafarers' Inter tial aid in the manning of raiders.
been found and turned tn to the New York Branch of the Sea
Plenty Of "Flu"
in Camps for
Draftees
I rw'i
Charges Army
Discriminates
Against Negroes
Resolution on Issuing Books for
BaltimoreInsular Permit Men
Raiders Make
Pacific Unsafe
For Shipping
E/. I
Lost and Found Notice
national Union of Nortli America, Atlantic and Gulf District.
William L. Sylvia
J. F. Martins
F. V. Crawford
B: Hepoleta
IT.:
P24 —S.S. Gov. John Lind
P15 —S.S. Gov. John Lind
P877 —S.S. Gov. John Lind
P1315—S.S. Delisle
(Adopted hy N. Y. Branch, Dec. 16, 1940/ concurred in hy
all the other Atlantic S' Gulf Vranches.)
An indication of the importance
attached to this situation in the
Pacific is reflected in the fact
that "shipping companies ,are
now insisting that all passengers
and shippers sign a document ab
solving the companies of any
damage suffered to cargoes and
injuries to passengers while
aboard ship.''
farers!^ International Union for .safelteeping:
John Mgdtlen
Richard Stewart
Elmer R. Ingersoll
Juan Martinez
Alberto Sanchez
James M. Smith, 5584
Paul Charles Myers
William Mattox
Angel G. Lectora
Lawrence P. Murray Anthony Kane
A. Fernandez, SUP
Metro Borcziak
Kennedy
Arthur H. O'Niel
Tliese brothers can retrieve their belongings by getting in
touch witli Agent Arthur Thompson at the New York office of tho
union. "•
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TANKER MANNED BY AMERICAN CREW SUNK OFF AFRICAN COAST
WASHINGTON REPORTS: PRESIDENT MAPS BIG DRIVE IN SHIPBUILDING
RAIDERS MAKE PACIFIC UNSAFE FOR SHIPPING
HEAVY FOG CAUSES ACCIDENTS IN PORT OF NEW YORK
M.C. PROGRAM BOOSTED WITH EYE TO NAVAL RESERVE
CALIFORNIA LABOR BUCKS STATE AID TO FINK TRAINING SHIPS
FIREMEN REBUFF PHONEY "UNITY" OF C.P. STOOGES
EMPLOYERS PHONEY "POLL" BEATS DRUMS FOR LONGER HOURS
PAYTRIOTISM THAT PAYS
POSTSCRIPT ON MORGAN LINE
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE
"NATIONAL DEFENSE" DOESN'T STOP BRITISH WORKERS' UNION RIGHTS
PLENTY OF "FLU" IN CAMPS FOR DRAFTEES
CHARGES ARMY DISCRIMINATES AGAINST NEGROES
RAIDERS MAKE PACIFIC UNSAFE FOR SHIPPING
RESOLUTION ON ISSUING BOOKS FOR BALTIMORE-INSULAR PERMIT MEN
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