http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/d0c06e8ceedf706a129980df9e32cd86.PDF 4f5d674cd28eb322fdead2fe2eb4b177 PDF Text Text '< ;•' -f. - s.^ f JJ^ABBRS JOC} OiTIOIAL OBOAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTBICT. 8SAFABEBS' XNTEBNATXaEAL UNION OF NORTH AUERICA Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N.Y„ FRIDAY, APRIL 6. 1945 MINERS VOTE FOR STRIKE SIU-SUP AGENTS' CONFERENCE PREPARES UNION FOR EXPANSION AN HONEST MAN •# Vl. •'.'i Turning a deaf ear lo Ihe phoney palriolic outcrys of the profit swollen mine owners, four hundred thousand soft coal miners across the nation voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike if the operators continue to stall union demands for decent wages and conditions. Here miners at the Pittsburgh Coal Company's Montour mine wait in line to cast their ballots in an election held under the SmithConnally Act. This vote greatly strengthened UMW President John L. Lewis' hand in the negotiations with the owners. This week he extended the old contracts for another month, while attempting to reach an agreement on the new contract. \i No. 14 SIU membership meetings have been treated with a great variety of excuses from mem­ bers who wanted to miss p meeting and yet have their shipping cards stamped. These excuses have run all the way from "My wife is having a baby tonight." to "I fell asleep in the public library Eind they locked up the building on me." This week, however, a letter arrived from a brother out in the flood areas of the Mississ­ ippi, and the note was a model of honesty. He wrote: "Dear Brothers: I wish to be excused from the meeting of April 11. My wife is not sick, as I am not married. Neither is my mother sick. Nor is the flood hurting me any. To tell the truth I'm broke and do not have enough money to pay my way to New York to attend the meeting. Fraternally yOurs. J.W," One of the most important Agents' Conferences held in the entire history of the SIU, a conference out of which came many vital policy and organizational decisions, closed last week in Chicago after laying a course for the Union in the post war period. Attended by all the Agents from the Atlantic & Gulf District, the«Great Lakes District and the Pa­ strikes and lock-outs. Following are excerpts from cific District, the Conference sat the official minutes of the Con­ for five days, and is now submit­ ting its actions and decisions to ference: the membership for approval in COAST GUARD VS. all ports. DEPT. OF COMMERCE Out of the conference came a unity and spirit of cooperation At the beginning of World War between the various districts 11, an Executive Order of the which • holds promise of great President placed the Bureau of gains for the union during the Steamboat Inspection and Navi­ difficult days which lie ahead. gation under the jurisdiction of Among the important decisions the U. S. Coast Guard, and the reached by the Conference was to U. S. Coast Guard thereafter per­ establish : equal shipping rights formed all the functions of said for all SIU-SUP members on all Bureau such as issuance of sea­ coasts; to reduce the transfer fees men's certificates, examinations from district to district; to de­ for licensed officers, discipline of mand revision of the so-called unlicensed and licensed seamen. "Seamen's Bill of Rights;" and to The Executive Order establish­ establish more efficient inter- ing this procedure was for the district machinery to handle (Continued on Page 4) Crew Of Henry Bacon Thanked By Norwegian SIU Men Beaten For Curfew Violation Crown PrinceForVa lor Nazi prisoners of war,'protected by the Geneva Convention, got better treatment at the hands of the United States Coast Guard in Cherbourg, France, than did four, The heroic crew of the Henry Bacon, many of whom American SIU seamen arrested for a minor curfew violation recently. The four SIU sacrificed their lives that Norwegian women and children men arrested by the Shore Patrol for exceeding the curfew by a half hour were thrown aboard the ship mght live, were thanked this week by I into the brig for five days, beaten when they asked to communicate with their skipper, Crown Prince Olav, commander-in-chief of the Norwe­ deprived of beds, smokes and#^ — gian Forces. Last week the LOG carried eye-witness ac­ washing facilities.' I r' counts of the action of the Bacon* ' In addition to the severe treat­ crew; how, after the ship was tor­ convoy and came into a life and ment, they were fined two for pedoed, they gave their places death fight with the enemy. After 'one, and had their papers lifted in the lifeboats to the Norwegian having downed five enemy planes for 30 days. repatriates. Nine SIU men and the vessel was sunk. The HENRY six officers lost their lives when BACON carried. 19 of the eva­ Frank Brennan, Junior Engin­ cuees ... all 19 were saved. The eer; Dick Ashead, Junior Engin­ the ship sank. eer; Peter Calikis, FiremanThis week Admiral Land, Ad­ master: and all officers but one Watertender, and Blacky Crowwere lost, together with others on ministrator of the War Shipping ell, Ordinary Seaman, were re­ Administration, received the fol­ the vessel. turning to the Madawaska Vic­ "On receipt of this heroic tale lowing letter from Prince Olav: I find it incumbent upon me to tory, Bull Line, on February 25, "I am in receipt of a communi­ express to you. Sir, my apprecia­ when they were picked up by the cation from the Norwegian High tion and admiration of the out­ Shore Patrol at 8:30 P.M., oneCommand in London commend­ standing discipline and self-sac­ half hoiu: after the curfew. They ing highly the spirit, loyalty and rifice displayed by - the officers were stone sober and in no way ability of the officers and crew and crew of the HENRY BACON, disorderly. of the vessel HENRY BACON, of in pact with the finest tradition Taken to the brig, they asked the United States commercial of American sailors." to communicate with their skip­ fleet., per, Captain Brownley. Then"The communication reveals answer was a* beating at the that with the last convoy to leave hands of the SP with clubs. Murmansk were carried to safety "You guys get $5 a day for around 500 Norwegian men, worunning aU over France sight­ •aen and children, all evacuees seeing," said one, S 1/c Boyd, J -.m Western Finnmark (a Nor­ Navy, swinging his club. way province). Most of the eva­ cuees were taken on board Am­ WASHINGTON, April 4—Tlf^ During the five days they were Senate, by a vote of 46-29, re­ in the brig, they were denied erican merchantmen. beds and had to sleep on a cold "During a storm the HENRY jected 'today ' the compromise BACON was separated from the (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page )) Slave Labor Bill Dead -i Peter Calikis, one of the four SIU seamen who were beaten and held five days by vicious Navy authorities in Cherbourg, tells his story to George Novick, Assistant Editor of the LOG, in the publi« cation office in New York. Details of his experience are in the accompanying story. �r" J ' '• • •" • "' ' •'"'^' • Page Two r»E SEAi^AkSjRS LOG Friday* April 6* 19*45 V SEAFARERS LOG r"s; From The Assistant Sec'y-Treas. Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG By LOUIS COFFIN ------ President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - - - - - ^ - - Secy-Tfeas* P. O. Box 25» Station t*., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 5th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C t, X i Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK (4) BOSTON (10) .v.... BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16) CHARLESTON (9) SAVANNAH TAMPA JACKSONVILLE MOBILE SAN JUAN, 28 P.R. PUERTO RICO GALVESTON HOUSTON ADDRESS RHONE 51 Beaver St.—HAnover 2-2784 330 Atlantic Ave.—Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St.—Calvert 4539 6 North 6th St.—Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI.—Norfolk 4-1083 339 Chartres St.—Canal 3336 68 Society St.—Charleston 3-2930 220 East Bay St.—Savannah 3-1728 423 East Piatt St.—Tampa MM-1323 920 Main St.—Jacksonville 5-1231 7 St. Michael St.—Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon—San Juan 1885 219 20th St.—Galveston 2-8043 6603 Canal Street "OOINO MY WAY?' A Company Union Line As all seamen know, there is a great backlog of un­ organized men who must be brought into the union if the conditions Won after so ttiany years of struggle are to be PUBLICATION OFFICE: safeguarded in the postwar era. 51 BEAVER STREET Nor is this a question of one industry alone. If a sub­ New York, (4) N. Y. HAnover 2-27^4 stantial section of American industry remains in a sub­ normal wage condition,, it Will be a scab nest threatening the existence of every other union in America. So it is that the activities of the unions in the Curran-Bridges-Browder lineup are of particular interest to everyone who believes that unions must remain strong and free. Elsewhere in this issue is a story of the brutal beating The NMU in particular is conducting an unusually of 4 SIU men in Cherbourg by Navy Shore Patrol. The firfky type of organizing drive. The NMU brand of union­ men were guilty of not getting back to their ship before ism was revealed unashamedly last year in a leaflet issued the curfew. For this they were jailed, fined and viciously during an NLRB Pacific Coast election. An election, in­ beaten. From all accounts this was done, not under the cidentally, in which they took a beating from the SIU-SUP. The leaflet, entitled "An Open Letter to the Standard direction of some brass hat, but of non-commissioned mem­ Oil Company of California," was addressed principally to bers of the Shore Patrol. the executives of the. Standard Oil and only incidentally All this indicates a resentment of merchant seamen to the men. It was the lowest sort of scab appeal and trade on the part of drafted Navy men. Nor is this surprising union baiting in the history of any allegedly bona fide when we consider the campaign of slander against the union. It whined that the SIU believed in strikes, while the seamen that has been carried on in the press and on the NMU believed in postwar cooperation of management and labor, and wanted to "eliminate any strife in the mari­ radio. Inflated stories of high wages paid merchant seamen, time industry." of their cushoney jobs and their indifference to the war "Boiled down," said the leaflet, Vit means that support effort, are purposely contrived to drive a wedge between for the NMU means achieving these objectives by co­ the armed forces and the merchant service. It is part of operative methods, using the American w^eapon of political the employer inspired campaign to make the returning action. Support for l;he SUP-SIU means support for war veteran anti-labor, and a willing tool of the union strikes." Support us, it says in effect, use your influence on the busters and scab herders. men to sign with us. We won't strike—ever. The time is not far distant when our armed forces No wonder they lost the election! will be returning home. Two courses 6i action are open to The militant days of the NMU have long since ended. these men. Either they become integrated into the Ameri- Theit appeals are no longer to the men, promising to work ican trade union movement—or fed by these fascist lies for them, to improve their conditions, *to increase their earning power. Instead it is an appeal to the bosses, promis­ they become the nucleus for an American Hitler. ing to be good boys, not to strike, to make no trouble for These "Cherbourg Incidents" are not very impottant the operators. in themselves. They gain meaning only when they aire When a so-called union relies on such tactics it be­ considered in the light of the possible success of the smash- comes nothing more than a Company union, muzzling its :the-unions drive of the big business brasshats. men and putting the finger on the militants in its own organization. It is the duty of the trade unions to counter these The NMU is continuing in its tradition of strike ianti-labor lies going the rounds. Either they counter them, breaking, with whicfi it started its career, and is begging the or they too become a casualty of this war. operators for handouts. But more than that—it is the duty of every individual The SIU-SUP remains the only maritime union that Tunionist to become a committee of one to do a little pro­ continues to fight and organize for the seamen's welfare paganda work himself, to protect himself, his union, and at the point of production. Remember, nobody ever gave thereby his living standard. the seamen anything, voluntarily. $> $> ^ A Disturbing Symptom Since arriving back from the Chicago Conference, ray time has been taken up almost exclusively with quite a Dumber of beefs, which I have on hand from some of the outports. Slowly, but sure­ ly, these beefs are being settled, and while some are good, quite a number are bad, and hard to handle. I was forced to send a couple of beefs to Savannah and New Orleans, due to the fact that the Mississippi and South Atlantie Companies have their home offices in these ports, and all the sheets are there. Some of these companies try the old run around game and I have to camp on their doorsteps in order to make sure that they do not use that old gag about be­ ing but of town or out to lunch. As soon as each beef is settled, I will notify the port involved, and put the amoimts due in the Seafarers Log. I can assure the membership that I will do the best I can with any beefs sent in. The Social Register and "Do Not Ship List," are going to be set up in files for each branch. As soon as they are set up, they will be sent out complete. Mimeo­ graphed forms will be sent to the Pacific and Lakes District as soon as possible. , Like everyone else, I have a lot to learn in the operation of & large organization, and by at­ tending the Agents' Conferences, both here and in Chicago, I ha(i the advantage of getting an ed­ ucation in how a union operates. Both of these meetings were very constructive, and for the best interests of the membership now and in the future. I had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with the officials of the West Coast and the Great Lakes, ahd> found them to be men who un­ derstand the seamen's problems, and who are working everyday towards the betterment of these problems. With the cooperation of the officials of all the Coasts, and the backing of the member­ ship, we are sure-to go forward in the right direction Keep A "Log'' In Your Pocket .V •r. «•A \ �W^'' Fxidor, April 6, 1945 1 HE 5== LaborSpotlight f The New York City Joint Board of the Textile Y/orkers Union has come out vigorously against post-war military con­ scription. The union calls it a "severe threat to the free activ­ ity of labor, because it can be used to break strikes," and re­ calls it was so used in France, when low paid railroad workers were called back into the army for "refresher" courses. 4 4" SI i" 1400 steel workers stopped work at the American Chain and Cable Co., in Reading, Pa., this week because the firm's officials refused to bargain with them. At the present, negotiations are handled by the New York of­ fice, with the usual stalling tac­ tics. The United Steel Workers asked that local management be given the power to make deci­ sions, and do something concrete about the falling off of their in­ comes. Slave Labor BUI Dead LOG UNION SMASHER Buck Taylor, swaggering, pre­ tentious editor of a union hat­ ing sheet, lobbies for the fascist Christian American Association in the Texas legislature. The as­ sociation, strongest in Texas where it is trying to force a ban on the closed shop, conducts a nation-wide drive to destroy unions through state legislation. Brass Hats Hope The National Association of For Militaristic Letter Carriers is calling upon (Continued from Page 1) organized labor to support their labor draft bill, in the face of Post War America drive for a wage increase. They President Roosevelt's fourth ap­ S- s s* Page Three SIU Men Beaten For Curfew Violation Warn Seamen On Cherbourg Beating SIU men should watch their step while in Cherbourg. This port is rapidly becoming infa­ mous for the bxutal action of the enlisted Navy and Coast Guard personnel against mer­ chant seamen. Several beatings of seamen have been reported. At least one man has been shot "trying to escape." Official notice seems to have been taken by the operators. All men on shuttle runs to Cherbourg are refused shore leave. Seems that they are afraid that'the men will try to settle the score with the SP's on their return trips. A seaman who was in Cher­ bourg last November when the Army was in charge, says there was no trouble then. It evi­ dently began when the Navy took over. Watch your step, fellows, don't give these goons a chance. SEAh AHERS (.Continued from vage 1) tirely excessive. The biggest beef stone deck. They weren't per­ was against the 30-day suspen­ mitted to wash or shave. Navy sion period. "•'iVhy p. month's restriction?" •men in the * brig could shower asked the Patrolmen. "Not only every night and were given beds. The four seamen were marched are they taking the men's livlito chow every day, with their hood away from them, but the arms folded, watched very care­ action is a positive hinderance to fully by a guard armed with a the war effort. At a time when there is a scarcity of seamen, and tommygun. the newspapers and radio calling "At the same time," said Califor experienced sea personnel, kis, "Nazi prisoners were walk­ these qualified and experienced ing about casually, permitted to smoke and talk, about two hun­ men are beached. From that view­ dred of them guarded by four or point alone it doesn't make five men with rifles. We were sense." more dangerous than enemy sol­ The SIU Patrolmen made it very clear in their conversations diers." At the Coast Guard trial, the with Captain Brownley that they four men were found guilty of didn't consider the incident the being AWOL for the five days result of official Navy or Coast they were in the brig, fined two Guard policy, but the action of for one, and had their papers irresponsible individuals. "It all goes back to the vicious, lifted for thirty days. However, before the men even false propaganda, all too preval­ went to trial, the Coast Guard ent, that merchant seamen get a notified the skipper to log the better deal as far as pay, food, shore leave are concerned than men. The SIU took the case over as do servicemen. That kind of talk, soon as the men returned and as­ wholly untrue, only causes dis­ signed Patrolmen Johnnie John­ satisfaction and disruption in our son and Freddie Stewart to cover ranks. It is'more prejudice than the case. Johnson and Stewart reason." The beef has been turned over spoke with Captain Browley for forty-five minutes, pointing out to the Special Service Depart­ the injustice of the decision and ment of the SIU, and Joe Volthe tactics used by the Navy per­ pian will fight the men's case to the bitter end. sonnel. "That's the kind of stuff we're fighting against," was the way Stewart put it. The Skipper promised to lift the log, but changed his mind be­ ALFRED M. ROBERTSON fore the Commissioner, saying Call at the 4th floor baggage he wa5 afraid "of getting into room of the New York headquar­ trouble himself with the Coast ters for your folder, containing Guard. Coast Guard passes, and service The Patrolmen pointed out the ribbons. obvious injustices of the case: 4. 4. 4first they considered the period LOUIS SALVATORE of detention, the severe treatment accorded the seamen as wholly Your Union book. No. 7336, unwarranted in consideration of, and notebook are being held for the minor infraction involved; you at the 4th floor baggage room the fines levied were held en-1of the New York headquarters. have not had a wage raise in 20 peal for passage of such legisla­ The desire of the American years. SIU is supporting them. tion. military machine to perpetuate Twenty one Democrats, twenty an all-out military bureaucracy, 4i 4. 4i four Republicans and one Pro­ is one of the major forces After conducting 381 strike gressive voted against the bill behind the drive for peace­ elections as provided for under which would have "frozen" work­ time conscription, Lt. Col. Roscoe the Smith-Connally Act (passed ers to essential war jobs at crit­ S. Conkling asserted last week. to prevent strikes—^remember?); ical labor-supply points. The bill established employment Col. Conkling, a member of the NLRB reports that 71 per also cent of the workers who voted ceilings to prevent hoarding of the Presidential Appeal Board workers, and provided for penal­ until January, 1945. charged in a wanted to strike. The Ai'L took part in 381 polls, ties on both workers and em­ pamphlet published by the Post 263 in favor of a strike. The CK) ployers for violations of orders War World Council that the Army, in order to insure its con­ voted 24 out of 27 elections. In­ and regulations. dependents voted y^ 36 times The bill was a result of a tinuation in power, was demand­ put of 43 tries. However, opjy a compromise worked out by a ing passage of peacetime con­ very small percentage of the joint House-Senate conference, scription now in order to take strike votes actually led to set up after the Senate had re­ advantage of the war fervor. HOTEL BILL OF HEALTH strikes. It seems that the men jected an earlier, more severe In making this essential point, (T-ol. Conkling said: were only vpthig tp mamtam House draft measure. The Senate requested a new "The greater the number of ^at to them is the backbone of • any free unionthe right to conference with the House, and soldiers, the greater the number it probably will be held some of officer personnel the higher strike. , time after the informal Easter soars the rank of the regular "recess" that the lawmakers have officer with its increased pay and importance. With the expansion Management is deliberately fo­ taken. With the defeat of the original of our army to 10,000,000, regular menting labor trouble, R. J. May-Bailey "national service" Captains and Lieutenants have Thomas, President of the United Bill and the present only slightly been promoted to Brig.-Generals, Auto Workers told the Mead milder version, it is thought that Lieut-Gen^als and Generals. Re­ Senate Investigating Committee. the chances of passage of any duce that army to 1,000,000 or "No management could have job-freeze law in this session are less and, with exceptions here been naive enough to doubt that very slim. and there. Generals again be­ the wholesale discharge of union The opposition of almost all of come Colonels and Majors. Their committeemen and workers in the manner chosen could have organized labor against what pay is decreased, their authority had any effect other than the they termed an unwarranted re­ contracted, and their social posi­ promotion of industrial strife," gimentation of American Labor, tions receive a jolting setback." and the apparently imminent He added that "No nation on said Thomas. termination to the European war earth can be or ever has been were the major factors in the de­ more completely militarized as 4i 4i 4i feat of the bill. will be the United States of President Milton Murray of the America. The Kaiser or Hitler Newspaper Quild is in the midst "Brother Joseph Curran," says could. not rival our militaristic of an interesting argument over Murray, "... several times has mindedness if we adopt the pro­ 'the Harry Bridges case. Murray invited me into the alley to de­ posed compulsory military train­ is agin Bridges. He thinks may­ bate our political difference. (I ing of our youth at the close of With the signing of master policies, free insurance benefits be­ be he ought to be a little coy have rejected the invitation for this war." came available to the nearly 25,000 members of the New York Hotel about getting ihto such a quarrel. lack of a 40-60 chance.)" Trades Council (AFL), Life insurance, hospitalisation, sickness and He remembers that Gardner Jack­ 4. 4. accident benefits, costing more than one million dollars a year, will son, a PM reporter, got into an Progressive groups in Missouri Keep In Touch With be paid for by the employers. Above. President Jay Rubin of the "ideological discussion" with an are backing a 40 cent minimum Hotel Trados Council signs for the unien while hotel owners and NMU goon, and was "persuaded" wage law. Present minimums are Your Dra^t Board. insurance representatives look on. by a pair of brass knuckles. as low as 12 cents ah hour. % PERSONALS t • /1. -.fi' �ts: • 4 "Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 6, 1945 • • Agents' Conference Prepares For Expansion Hot Air Artists Confuse Issues man in the United States Navy. (Cfmtmtied from Page 1) duration, and a period of six THE IRON HAND months after the termination of Oftentimes a seaman has been the war, when it is- to revert baOk tried and sentenced to revocation Unfortunately, because of the jare now preparing to carry, on to the Department of Commerce, and suspension of his license for war, and the unlimited amount their training program after the which has always had jurisdiction the smallest infraction of disci­ of taxpayers' money appropriated war, notwithstanding the fact of the Bureau of Steamboat In­ pline, and often without the pre­ to them during this war, these that there will be a large over­ sentation or hearing of factual bureaus have been in an excellent flow of seamen after this war is spection and Navigation. evidence, and sometimes through position to build up a ca§e for over. BRASS HAT MANEUVER They have fostered and estab­ At this time, there is a strong the testimony of shipmates who themselves, which consists of move, headed by Rear-Admiral often use the Coast Guard "hear­ long-winded press releases, my­ lished a "uniform" for merchant Waesche'and other high-ranking ing units" to settle personal sterious "statistics and figures" seamen (civilians) which is be­ Coast Guard officials to ask Con­ grievances against a man by fa­ dug out of the air by studious coming so ridiculous in the eyes economists or bureaucrats who of the General Public and regu­ gress to enact legislation placing bricating false stories. the Bureau of Steamboat Inspec­ Further we find that it has head these bureaus, and are re­ lar Armed Forces that the wear­ tion & Navigation permanently been the policy of various Coast luctant to surrender the power ers of these nondescript Maritime under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Guard officers who board the and prestige they have enjoyed Commission uniforms are "Jack­ during the war, and do not care Coast Guard. ships to snoop around a ship and which way they get it, or wheth­ asses of the Hooligan Navy." As American merchant seamen, deliberately build a case, so they er it wiU benefit the country or POST WAR THREAT we are opposed to any such pol­ may handle it. We find them not. They have established shipping asking the seamen if the officers The various functions of the "pools" in every seaport in the icy for the following reasons: 1. The administration of laws are "okay" and asking the of- War Shipping Administration, United States, and in certain for­ and rules governing the merchant ^ ficers if the seamen are "okay." through the Maritime Commis­ eign ports under the auspices of marine has always been a civilian In short trying to use one seaman sions, and the decisions they have the Recruitment & Manning Or­ fimction under the Department | against another, and thus insti- handed down relating to seamen, ganization, a sub-division of the of Commerce, which is perfectly tuting "Gestapo" tactics and have made the seamen view them WSA, directly challenging and in line with the fact that the Am- methods foreign to American with suspicion and hostility. They threatening the Union Hiring erican Merchant Marine has al- standards. have established training schools Halls of the Seamen's Unions, and ways been a civilian enterprise. We find further that the Coast and centers, supposedly to train obviously plan to keep these 2. During the war, the Coast Guard has violated the Federal new seamen during the war, and "pools" in existence after the war. Guard has established "hearing laws time and again, by putting units" or "courts" to try merchant' seamen in "double jeopardy." For seamen for infractions of discip-' instance, a seaman might already line, and in these "coin-ts" the [have been punished according to seamen are tried by Coast Guard i the Federal Statutes, when he officials, mostly lawyers in uni­ reaches a U. S. Port—but then he They - have established a "La­ I to act as "finks," and could util­ form, who have no sea experi­ is again dragged before a Coast bor Relations" set-up, attempting ize the_ offices of the Shipping ence and do not know the prac- Guard "hearing unit" and sen- to horn in on the legitimate col­ Commissioners as a hiring hall, tinql end of the merchant mar- tenced further, which usually lective bargaining rights, and according to 'Federal Statues ine. In short, a seaman is not takes the form of suspending his have established so-called "U. S. dealing with Shipping Commis­ given a chance of being tried by seamen's papers, or taking them Maritime Service" ratings, along sioners under the Act of 1872. Navy lines, with handles such as This was tried by Admiral his equals, a. right given a sea- away entirely. "Commanders, Lieutenants, Bosn's Land before, when in 1939 he is­ Mates, Seamen 1st class, 2nd sued an "order" to ship all sea-class," etc;, with certain induce­ men to the vessels ojjerated by ments offered to any "uniform the Maritime Commission out of This system, which we as sea- pathies for a civilian, and would and title" crazy characters who U. S. Shipping Commissioners men, know only has its equal in judge a man by Coast Guard have drifted into the merchant Offices, and this became the a "totalitarian" country, and is standards, which is military in marine, and thus trying to estab­ practice on the Atlantic and Gulf lish what is definitely a semi- Coasts on vessels operated by the strictly un-American, is creating its conceptions and rules, military scheme, which can easily Commission, but when Land at­ suspicion and disruption on board ^ 5, "We realize the Coast Guard be used as a strike-breaking tempted to enforce this rule in vessels, and develops stool-pig- has its PROPER functions, such agency during a seamen's strike. the port of Seattle, Washington, eons and snivelers among the gg Coast Patrol, Ice Patrol, Life.We can picture easily what will where the vessels COLDBROOK, weaker characters now going to saving Service, Lighthouse Serhappen should the functions of COLLINGSWORTH arrived from sea in the American Merchant vice, and we have no quarrel with the Bureau of Navigation be Marine. that part of their service, and transferred into their hands. They the East Coast ports with NMU 3. We find further that the we say they are doing a first-class will have the power to give and crews, they were stopped, and U. S. Coast Guard has establish- job in these functions. But we take seamen's papers; and obvi­ this ceased to be a practice. The ed a so-called "screening period" j are definitely opposed to any ex- ously without their phoney train­ Sarlors' Union of the Pacific fof entrance in the merchant mar- tension of their jurisdiction to ing set-up, no man would ever forced this issue, throwing a ine. This was established osten- embrace the U. S. Bureau of Na- be able to enter the merchant picketline around the vessels, taking the crews off, and tieing sibly for the purpose of elimin- vigation, which is distinctly a marine. up these ship until Land was ating any possible sabotage, but civilian function under our form forced to abolish his idea of using PHONEY "EMERGENCIES" we find that this "directive" is- of Government, and should be so sued by the Commandant of the reverted back to the Department We know the clause in the the U. S. Shipping Commission­ Coast Guard in 1944, is full of of Commerce after the War, Merchant Marine Act of 1936, er's offices as "fink halls." The dealing with the Bureau of Navi­ SUP removed this threat by win­ loopholes, and may v/ell act as a where it belongs. Not only do we face this drive gation, which authorizes the head ning this beef, but we can read­ discriminatory weapon against a of the U. S. Coast Guard higher- of that department to suspend all ily see that the activities of this man. We further find that should a ups, to take over the functions rules dealing with manning and proposed set-up is just as unde­ man be denied his seamen's pa­ of the Bureau of Navigation af­ certification in any "emergency," sirable to the seamen as is the pers by the Coast . Guard he has ter the war, but right within the can be used as a strike-breaking set-up under the U. S. Coast thereafter no avenue of appeal. U. S. Maritime Commission a weapon, and under the proposed Guard, and consequently we must He is not told why he was denied similar plan is taking shape, to "Maritime Service" set-up, they fight just as hard to keep .the his papers. In short, a strictly take over the various functions could also declare an emergency jurisdiction of the Bureau of Na­ "Nazi-Fascist" Toftalitarian set­ of the Bureau of Navigation, such during a strike and force these vigation out of the hands of the up. as the Steamboat Inspection and so-called "Lieutenants" "bos'ns Maritime Commission, as we do 4. Should the U. S. Coast also certificating and licensing of mates," etc.—seamen 1st and? 2nd to keep it out of the hands of the Guard retained this function af­ merchant seamen. In short, class, firemen 1st and 2nd class. U. S. Coast Guard. ter the war, we can see that no snatch the jurisdiction from the civUiara will ever be allowed to Department of Commerce, and get seamen's papers, as it will be thus, two "government bureaus,'' only natural that they will favor fighting for control over some­ a Coast Guard man against ' a thing which doesn't belong to civilian, and further if a seaman them, which is typical of any bu- The Department of Commerce tered by, for the most part, .prac­ wants to go for his officers' pa- reaucracy, who eliminate ques- is the proper Department to tical steamboat men, either expers, and sit for an examination tions of practical administration, handle the jurisdiction of the Bu­ mates or skippers, or engineers. he will probably have to sit be-' and even of principle in their reau of Navigation, and the U. S. They understand the problems of fore a Coast Guard "academy", greed to perpetuate their hu­ Shipping Commissioners. It is the merchant seamen much betman, who would have no sym-, reaus and themselves in office. strictly a civilian set-up, adminis­ (Continued on Page 5) Phoney "Labor Relations" Set-Up Coast Guard Follows Nazi Method Let The Depti Of Commerce Do It •> f Labor's ^Friends' Rally To Support of Bridges SAN FRANCISCO, April 2— Harry Bridges' promise to in­ dustry not to strike, even after the end of the. war, has won him support from the "very best people" in his light against deportation. The Harry Bridges Victory Committee has released, from time to time, the latest addi­ tions to those who have peti­ tioned the government to halt deportation proceedings. Of late, especially since Bridges' infamous pledge, there have been some strange addi­ tions to the usual list of Com­ munist - fronters and the dogooders. who will sign any­ thing. The last release from the HBVC includes these wellknown "friends of labor." Judge Sylvain J. Lazarus of the Superior Court of Califor­ nia. Stanford Clinton, prominent attorney representing business interests. William J. Mulpeters. Presi­ dent of the Gray Line in San Francisco. .A. C. Jewell, Undersheriif of Los Angeles County. The Women's Democratic Di­ vision of the 69th Ass^bly in Los Angeles. Republican Leader Bartley C. Crum. William M. Malone. chairman, of the Democratic State Cen^ tral Committee of California. King^ ~C^ u n't:^' Democratic Club of Seattle. Has anybody seen a "class struggle" lately? T V4 SIU Man Awarded The Purple Heart Brother Frank J. Dirksmeyef, 28 Regan Way, East Boston, was awarded the Purple Heart last week for wounds received in en­ emy action. He was on the, MV' \ Blenheim in Antwerp last month * when a Nazi V-bomb came over and hit the dock alongside. The Chief Engineer was also wound­ ed and received a Purple Heart. Brother Dirksmeyer is how re­ cuperating, and will ship out again after a short rest. Praises Door Man For Good Job Done I would like to take time out to compliment the setup in New York regarding the doorman. Re­ .-44 cently, on starting into the build­ ing I found I had forgotten my union book. The doorman would not let me in until after I had been properly identified. This is as it should be. A union hall for union men. This is what we have. This way we can be damn sure that our hall is not raided or infiltrated by any South Street bums or" Commies as well. • -»r T. J. coMiNSKi, Gserg �.J. *1* r THE Friday, April 8. 1945 SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Agents' ConferencelTOGETHER—FOR VICTORY % • ' (Continued from Page 4) *ter because their original calling was with the merchant service. As seamen (Civilians) we are ^ better off under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce, and we hereby recommend that ^"we go on record as follows: 1. To oppose any and all attemps of the Coast Guard to take over the functions of the Bureau of Navigation, permanently. 2. That we oppose any attempt of the Maritime Commission, or the War Shipping Administration to take over the functions of the Bureau of Navigation. 3. That we go on record strong­ ly appealing to Secretary of Com­ merce Wallace to use his office to fight to regain the jurisdiction of the Bureau within the Depart­ ment of Comhfierce where it rightly belongs, historically and practically. 4. That we go on record to ac­ quaint the various Congressmen and Senators with our views on this subject, and 5. That if and when this sub­ ject comes before Congress, we solicit the support of the Ameri­ can Federation of Labor in this fight, and that we be represented when hearings are held." 2 Seamen's Bills Before House '' Both bills have substantially 'the same provisions that we feel the Seafarers International Union should fight against, and we found plenty of "bugs" in both bills which should be eliminated, and no doubt there are plenty more changes in order to get a half-way decent BiU of Rights for Merchant Seamen. Your Committee has outlined only the main flaws in both bills, because We feel that in order to be effective in the passage of a decent Bill of Rights to fuUy cov­ er Merchant Seamen, these two bills should be properly analyzed by an attorney, in conjunction with', a representative of the , Union who knows seamen's probY lems and what they want in the MAIN OBJECTIONS 1. Both Bills provide that the Administrator of the Maritime Commission—^WSA, shall be "ad­ ministrator" of the bills. We are opposed to administra­ tion of this Act-to-be under the jurisdiction of the Chairman of the Maritime Commission, WSA, because the WSA is a large em­ ployer of seamen and if the Chairman of the Maritime Com­ mission,, WSA, is to be the ad­ ministrator of this Bill, he is ' placed in a position of being able / to put pressure upon the seamen "i in any way, shape, manner or ' form. We feel that the adminis­ trator of this Bill should be an independent-Government official, in no way connected with the employing agency. We suggest that the'Department of Labor or Department of Commerce be de­ signated as administrator of this Act. TOO MUCH POWER 2. The Administrator's powers, imder these proposed bills, are too broad- He is empowered to In. lay down all'rules and regula'tions, make findings and awards which he may decrease . or in­ crease or discontinue, etc. A sea­ man has no appeal of his case, although the bills set up a Board of Appeals, appointed by the ad­ ministrator. He can over-rule the Appeals' Board's decisions, and his decision is final. 3. We are opposed to the part of the bill where it includes Mari­ time Commission enrollees and other elements who have not ac­ tually sailed during the war. In our opinion, the only benefits or beneficiaries to come under this bill should be bonafide merchant seamen and offshore fishermen who have had the required war­ time sea service' outlined in the bills, and all others should be -ex­ cluded from the benefits under the biU. Seamen who are entitled to benefits under this act should be active seamen and offshore fish­ ermen who can show at least 90 days actual sea service and to in­ clude any seamen and offshore fishermen regardless of the amount of service, who was in­ jured because of war-time activ­ ities during the p e r i od of employment on a vessel or during repatriation or internment, with no strings attached to this, such as is now proposed under the Act. We are opposed to the authori­ zation under the Bill that knocks out of benefits anybody that has misconducted himself through the contraction of a disease. KANGEHOO COURTS 4. We are also opposed to the provisions in the bills to allow the Chairman to knock out of benefits any seamen or fishermen determined by evidence satisfactgry to the Chairman, that a man is guilty of mutiny, treason, sa­ botage, or rendering assistance to an enemy of the United States or of its allies, by refusing him a certificate of War Service. This should be amended, not by the determination of the chairman, but should be determined by a Court of Law conviction. There Is Always Seme Joker Under provisions in the bills such as mentioned above, a sea­ man or fisherman, regardless of the amount of sea service and the man's war record, means nothing / if at any time during the war the Coast Guard-had revoked a man's seamen's papers,:^.for any period of time, he Would be ineligible for the issuance of war service certificate, and would not be en­ titled to benefits under the bill. 5. That regardless., of what Federal Agency gets jurisdiction of administering the Act, we be­ lieve that the U. S. Shipping • .-i, Commissioners, imder the DE­ PARTMENT O F COMMERCE should issue certificates of War Service in all cases only to peo­ ple with proper proof of their sea service. 6. There are provisions in both bills referring to United States Employment Service that could interfere with our Union Hiring Hall rights under the broad pow­ ers of the Administrator of the Act. That should be studied and eliminated. CONCLUSION Therefore, your Committee, be­ ing practical seamen and not lawyers, recommends: 1. That President Harry Lundeberg be instructed to iihmediate- ly engage the proper attorneys to apalyze Bill HR 2346 and Bill HR 2180, and to set forth our objec­ tions to these bills, along with our reconunendations to amend these bills, in order to get proper bill of rights to cover merchant seamen, and the copies of these recommendations be forwarded to every affiliated branch of the Seafarers International Union of North America, in the seaman and fishermen's fieldy 2. We also suggest that Presi­ dent Lundeberg appoint a Union Seamen's official who knows just what the seamen wants in a sea­ men's G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS to work on these two bills with the attorney. JUNGLE SOUVENIR SlU-SUP Reciprocal Shipping Your Committee recommends| (c) No member shall be remov­ the adoption -of the following ed from any ship after completion policy: of a voyage, provided, he has met (a) There shall be joint regis­ his Union obligations, cooperat­ tration and equal shipping rights ing with Union Officials, etc., re­ within the shipping regulations gardless of the Port or District. of the Port and district of regis­ (d) When a man receives tration for members df all SIU transportation, regardless of the District Unions in all ports, with ship, company or District, he the exception of the Port of New must get off that ship, and cannot York, where the established SUP ship back on that ship until such Branch shall continue to register time as he has cleared through and ship all SUP members for the Union Hall in the particular the Port of New York. port of paying off. (b) There shall be a complete The Committee calls to your at­ exchange of "Social Registers tention the fact that the SUP and among the district unions." (Continued on Page 6) Killing a 250 pound man-eating tiger was all in a day's work for Cpl. C. A. McCrary of the Com­ bat Military Police. He ran into the animal while scouting for Japanese in the Myitkyima, Bur­ ma, section. Keep In Touch With Your Draft Board, •>: •- ' v-Tii'i'?.-i'i'r--'rvr-''-'-r '•H ' •'Jildi I �m ::r THE Page Six SEAF AKERS Fxiday, Apnl 6, 1945 LOC Agents' Conference Prepares For Expansion (Continued from Page f) the SIU, Pacific District do not accept for Probationary member­ ship anyone who has sailed on a trip card less than six monllis while the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict will accept for Probationary membership those who have sail­ ed on trip cards for thirty days and the Great Lakes District will accept for Probationary member­ ship those who are sailing on vessels under their jurisdiction and the Committee suggests that these factors be given considera­ tion on shipping men. The Committee also wishes to call to yoiu- attention the fact that the Great Lakes District issues to passenger vessel stewards crew temporary membership for the period that they are sailing. When they leave the jurisdiction of the Great Lakes District they are free to make application and be accepted for membership of other SIU District Unions. New Policy On Book Transfers should occur, that the shipown­ ers, backed by the WSA, will at­ tempt to move in on the. seamen's unions in order to cut wages and conditions, and most of all to break up our hiring halls. To­ day there are shipowners antici­ pating the post-war era in order to move in on our hiring halls. SOLIDARITY Then, more than ever, is it of the most vital importance that the seamen of the SIU of N.A. STAND TOGETHER, and ACT TOGETHER as one body of men on all coasts and Great Lakes. We know there are various other unions in the field with different policies and principles than ours; where will THEY stand if the seamen are locked out? Where will they be if the seamen of the SIU decided to strike for better conditions? Will they use that opportunity to move in our jurisdiction, and in con­ junction with the shipowners, scab on us? We can only guide our actions on the record and the activities of these other unions in the past. The NMU (CIO) is our chief op­ ponent in the maritime field; the past policy of this organization is far from being clean. It has scab­ bed on us before in some of our past fights for conditions. The policy of the NMU is dictated by political commissars affiliated with the Communist Party, and thein policy is determined not for the benefit of the workers in any industry, but for the benefit of the Communist Party and what­ ever its policies may be from time to time. We frequently find the Communist Party-controlled unions on the side of the bosses, acting in a scab-herding capacity for the employer, and for the Communist politicians, whose in­ terest is more and more becom­ ing alike, and it is increasingly difficult to distinguish. one from the other. They want control of the workers! They want them to be slaves economically and poli­ tically. CONTEST WINNER ^ f : >41 Your Committee recommends required to pay a $1 transfer fee, the adoption of the following the current hospital and burial assessments, and the current policy: (a) Any full book member in month's dues. Your Committee further rec­ good standing of any District may ommends that the following transfer to any other District transfer procedure be adopted: Union affiliated with the SIU, 1. Upon being accepted to subject to the provisions and transfer, the transferee's mem­ rules of the respective Districts. bership book in the District from However, no member shall be which he is transferred shall be forced to transfer from one Dis­ picked up and immediately for­ trict to another as long as he re­ mains in good standing in his warded to the headquarters of the District into which he is original District. transferred. (b) A man applying for n 2. A membership book for the We must bear in mind that the pated in all major struggles with transfer must be a full book District into which the member policy of th^ Communist Party the SUP, but during the last member of his original District is transferred shall then be is­ leeches is dependent on the In­ years they have split away from Union. This means that proba- sued, which shall have recorded ternational policy of the Com­ the SUP, and are now going for tioi^ary members are not ehgible in it the membership number of munist Party. The American some of the Commie program = to transfer. his original District, as well as Communists take their orders di­ coming from the NMU (CIO). (c) The applicant for transfer the new number. The new num­ rectly from Moscow, and what Several of their officials are must have paid all current as­ ber shall be entered into the or­ benefits Russia, they will fight strictly communist-party curb­ sessments and current month's iginal bqok. for. Should the Soviet Regime stone politicians. However, there ^ . II dues to his original District. If 3. The original book shall im­ issue a "directive" to. strike in is a strong bond between the men the applicant has paid dues ahead mediately be returned to the Dis­ the United States, the American in the SUP and the MFOWW, ce­ to his original District, these dues trict Headquarters from which Communist Party will do its dirty mented through years of strug­ Miss Florida for 1945 is delighlL.' are not credited to the District to the member has transferred. work without consulting- the gles fought together. We can, we ful Jeni Freeland. She will rep­ which he has made application workers, and vice-v^rsa, should believe, definitely be sure of resent her slate at the annual 4. Upon adoption of this proto transfer, and he must begin cedme, it shall be the policy that there be a "directive^ for- no- backing from the MFOWW mem­ paying monthly dues from the if any member is transferred strike, the Communist Party bership in any just fight we might beauty contest at Atlantic City. Agent D. L. Parker say» they all date of his transfer into the new contrary to this procedure, all members will go to the extent of find ourselves engaged in. District. monies collected from such mem­ scabbing to stop a legitimate These are factors which must grow this way down in Tampa. definitely be tafcmi into consider­ Tampa shipping is on the up­ (d) Upon being accepted for bers shall be remitted to his orig­ strike. tremsfer, the applicant shall be inal district. We can readily see that regard­ ation in determining the policy grade. There are some spots less of the consequences to the in any major struggles in which open for discriminating seamen. First come, first served^ no reser­ American seamen, the Commun- •our organizations might find themselves in. vations. ist-party-controUed CIO mari­ time unions might ^weU aid and abet shipowners in any fight we Your Committee recommends to that particular District. the adoption of the foUowmg 4. All non-members dispatched may have with them. Qp the ppKcy on Trip Cards: aboard vessels under contract to other hand, should it be to the 1. A Trip Card man shall pay our organization for the first time, interests of the Communist We have found through bitter of scabbing on their fellow worl?-^ dues and assessments to the Dis­ must be dispatched through the Party to strike, then they will experience that if we "mix" pol­ ers, if it suits, their particular trict that issued him this lYip Union Hall, with a Trip Card pull through the NMU strike ae- itics in our Union affairs, it will phoney politicai line. Card. No Trip Card man shall be from the organization that dis­ tion anywhere which might well create dissension and disruption, required to surrender his Trip patched them. be a time when the seamen are creating factions, and thus weak­ Our organization is built for the purpose of bettering the Card for a "Trip Card in another 5. Any crew member found not prepared to strike, or do not ening our Union. wages, working conditions of the District until such times as he has aboard ships who does not have a intend to stiike, so we cannot We have had exj^rience with men who follow the sea, and to -been accepted for membership Trip Card, who was shipped in minimize the fact that tffis 'soattempts of the Communist Party date we have kept , our Union ' by an SIU District Union. outports, or who shipped after called union, no doubt will scab through their stooges, trying to 'clean of demogogues and would2. The District Union that has hours, shall be lined up by the on us. take over the seamen's move­ be emancipators of the workers, the man's duplicate Trip Card on Union official that contacts the MARINE COOKS ment, to further their political namely the Communist or • any file shall receive all Revenue due ship. •• ideologies. We have found other political .party which may that respective Union, 6. When Trip Card men be­ Then we have the Marine through our struggle against have had ideas about running our • Cooks & Stewards, also a CIO • Trip Card, men, in good come members of another District them, that this demogogic outfit, Union to suit their political fancy. affiliate composed of the Stew­ standing with their organization, other than the organization which the Communist Party, is only an ards Department men on the Pa­ desiring to become a member of originally issued same, the Dis­ CRUMBS auxilliary of the bosses. 'Their cific Coast. They all take 'their another District Union, may trict joining such Trip Card men We now, as delegates from all do so provided that they are ac­ shall notify the respective head­ policies from the NMU—^strictly policy, in the final analysis, only Seafarers International branches,a commie-line organization. We benefits the employers and their ceptable, and make application quarters of such transaction. east, west and Great Lakes, go on own phoney political ideologies, can expect their officials to ' be record to continue keeping thesje ' which are far from being Ameri­ on the side of the NMU-CIO in political crumbs" out of our can in concept or principle. any fight. Unions, and to unmercifully clean SCABS FIREMEN them out if any attempts are Realizing the possibility of a The industry will be fiooded The MFOWW (Marine Firemen, Through their stooges in their made by them to infiltrate and fight with the shipowners and the with an overfiow of men. Thous­ Oilers, Watertenders & Wipers Unions they are constantly keep­ disrupt our Unions, and we again War Shipping Administration in and of men with WSA training; Association) on the Pacific Coast, ing them in a turmoil, diverting go on record condemning the the post-war era, we now stop thousands of discharged Navy composed of black-gang men, is the energies of the membership Communist Party and their fel­ and analyze what the seamen, af­ and Coast Guard men. "Independent" of any national to internal, instead of external low-travelers, as a tool of the filiated with the Seafarers Inter- We cannot overlook the fact affiliation, and from 1934 on they fighting. We have found that employers, and detrimental to tte nation Union of N. A. are faced that when the war is over, and fought and worked closely with these leeches da not mind advo­ American seamen and the work­ with. if a sudden slump in - shipping the Sailors Union—and partici­ cating and supporting the policy ers as a whole. We Must Know All Our Enemies Trtp Onrit BuNs'& Regulations A Statement On PoUtleat Action A Look At The Other Unions mo:-'cv..: Be. .V.c; .. "'J -.-'Y-'. '. 'O ' - ,, �/ Friday, April 6, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG NEW ORLEANS Page Seven these men do come around to us and do want to ship out, and there are a few occasions where we could use rated men, I find that -the WSA will not release those for the simple reason that they are not on the "First Five" list. If they do take the jobs, they lose their stand-by-pay. Quite ri set-up I'd say. Looks like it's the old regimentation sj^tem; knock you in line and pound your head their way. What difference does it make if that man could have been used on a ship that was sailing within several hours or a day later. We could have used him. Speaking of contracts, every bonafide SIU man that registers and ships out, has a contract with himself and the union he represents and the Company with which he sails. It's not a question of belonging to Savan­ nah, Mobile, Boston or any branch elsewhere. The predom­ inating issue is that you and you belong to the SIU of North Am­ erica. It's one solid body and you're a part of all Branches of the SIU of NA in the United States. Each and every member is a "potential organizer." It would be very comforting to our New York Organizer Lykke, if he could get more members to cooperate with him in getting at some of these unorganized tankers while you are in New York. Why not see him in the 2nd floor Organizer's office. Many men are desirous of sailing on tankers, quite a few of our members are sailing them now. Speaking of a bigger and bet­ ter SIU, how would it be if a lot of you members that have bag­ gage in the Baggage Room over 6 months would take out same. The Baggage Room, I must say, is not a cold meat packing house, nor a vegetable storage. Please refrain from bringing such unnecessary produce, to the Baggage Room Clerk for checking. If you insist I'll say that he cannot be respon­ sible for meats. As it is, I myself have difficulty in getting my reg­ ular ration of meats, and I may make personal use of same. Yum Yum. The Baggage Room is well filled up, so boys don't bring your small packages in to be checked until some of the excess baggage had been taken out. Thanks for ypur cooperation and don't forget, grab a hot ship and give that girl you're avoiding the slip, Mama needs the bacon. W. PAUL GONSORCHIK New York Dispatcher WHAT'S DOING Shipping has picked up down this way and looks good for the coming week. We have several ships in transit and very little beefing aboard those scows, out­ side of trying to get enough milk ^or the crews. from the Great Lakes this week. the time of the payoff. , I presume the RMO can stick JACKSONVILLE Both of the men had old num­ The people who should know out th'eir chests again, as we were bers on the Lakes, but for some say that shipping* is going to con­ hort of ABs and Firemen and On my return to Jacksonville reason, neither one of them tinue fast and hot down here for had to call on them for replace­ from the AgeMs' Conference I ments. We found we needed found that business had picked the next few months at least. seemed to realize that they are affiliated with the Atlantic and twelve men to fill jobs. After up a little. We shipped a full Maybe for a longer period. putting them through the third crew for the SS Alex G. Bell. A couple of SUP ships are due Gulf District. degree we found five that were This ship has undergone exten­ here also, but the respective rep­ One of them has a Great Lakes on trip cards previously and one sive repairs for the past three resentatives of their crews are book that is paid up. He went that was registered with us. What months. Monday the 26th we got here to take care of them, al­ down and applied for a trip card these guys try to t)ull would beat word that the SS Dry Tortugas though if they need help they in the Atlantic and Gulf but was straightened out before he ship­ a royal fiush. Anyway we gave was in and would pay off that know where to come for it. Sixty-four men were shipped ped out. them the air and re-ordered six afternoon. We also got an order more saltys and the vessels got for four Oilers. Due to the fact out of Savannah in the last two The other came in to pay up his under way in good shape (we that we had just crewed a ship weeks and the shipping lists are Great Lakes, SIU book and he practically empty. If things keep showed his NMU book. When hope) with a large percentage of I didn't have the men here. booming as we hope and expect, questioned about this he stated book men. I called Tampa, Savannah, and The SS J. H. Meyers , (Alcoa) Charleston but there were no we may have to ask some of our that his Great Lakes book was was paid off here last Friday and men in those ports so then 1 larger branches to supply us with his summertime book and that what a pleasure it' was to' walk called Mobile. Charlie Kimball men. We've been running our- his NMU book was his wintertime aboard and not find one beef and told me that he had plenty of sel'ves bowlegged rounding them book. He stated that he liked dne clean job. Th& crews will al- men there and he could put them up and we don't want to, call on the SIU agreements better but ways be remembered by the Old 4 p he any outside agency to help us that his wiritertime friends ship­ Mgh as good SIU members, and called the airlines office he was man SIU ships. ped out of the NMU hall. When we hope on the return voyage told that four seats were avail­ We're having a meeting to­ told that he couldn't hold a book will be the same. ' able but the men might get night. Most of the boys who are in both organizations, he became We were informed at this writ­ bumped in Atlanta unless they on ships still in port have prom­ indignant, informing the Patrol­ ing that the Pan Orleans (Water­ had a priority. Brother Kimball ised to atterid. I hope we have man that this was a democratic man) which is now in the repair then called the RMO and solicited room for them all. country and thought he should be yards in New Orleans, is going to their aid in getting priorities but ARTHUR THOMPSON. Agent entitled to as many books as he be converted into a Banana Wag­ the RMO turned him down on the liked. The Patrolman's democ­ on and will be ready for her first flimsy excuse that Mobile was in racy was not as liberal as this NEW YORK trip about April 3rd. So it looks a different area from Jackson­ guy's, so he took the Great Lakes aS if our Agent, Brother Michelet, ville. The waterfront Patrolmen in book and told the man to use his now at Agents' Conference, •will Iri the meantime the ship is the port of New York caught a NMU book in the future. *have a headache drawing up a delayed over twenty-four hours breathing spell here last week. The man came back in a few Banana contract with the Water- while we get men from Baltimore We had only had 26 ships paying minutes and wanted to get an »man "SS Co. on his return. It will which is twice as far as Mobile off and no major beefs ori any of SIU trip card, Atlantic and Gulf ^ give Brother Michelet a from Jacksonville. The company them. District. It took another hour to fiance to run in a" few i^ecipes, will no doubt try to saddle the It seems as if the SS Lou Geh­ get him straightened out. on How Arid Whaf td Use the Union with the responsibility for rig is a jinx ship so far as the The final results being we sent Banana For in his STRAIGHT that delay but I say the blame Deck officers are concerned. On him back to the NMU to ship out FROM THE GALLEY column. lies squarely on tHe Inefficiency her last trip in a number of them as he seemed to like a change­ Take notice. Brother J. P. Shuler, experts in the RMO. Rather than were pulled off by the Coast able policy. may be a tip from the wise. J. P. SHULER. Patrolman cut a small piece of red tape and Guard. She is now in again with , One of our repatriated SIU get a ship out on time they leave a number of Coast Guard charges % if if members. Brother Ralph Piehet, the red tape and delay a ship a to be preferred against the Mas­ Shipping's on the "Hot Chart drops in now and then and gives full day. That's one more way ter. .Among them is one that again here in New York and jobs all the stories of his past experi­ not to win the war faster. Ship­ concerns the unlicensed person­ are plentiful for those that want ences. He is now taking it easy, ping for the next few days looks nel. We had three members left to ship out. On most occasions but says he is about ready to go slsck on the other side due to the fact you can practically pick your job back to sea. So best of luck, ROBT. A. MATTHEWS. that the Master posted a notice and destination. To the out-port brother Piehet, we are always Agent cancelling shore leave 15/ min­ members where shipping had glad to have all of the old timers utes after shore leave had stop­ slacked down, and to those, where ,'back. ped. The ship sailed the same day Local Boards are about to wolf SAVANNAH • 'The SS Edmund Weed was paid leaving the men there through no you—why not head for New York last week with only a few minor and see the sights and tackle It looks ris though this port has fault of their own. beefs. All departments paid off finally got its riame on the map some of these jobs and relieve The Albion Victory, Jose Marti, clean. Mostly the crews are re­ again. We had four ships to pay the high pressure? William Johnson, and the Madasponsible for this, and are to be off last week and all beefs were We are rather scarce for all waski Victor all of the Bull Line commended for the way they settled in favor of the crews. paid off this week, with no ma­ ratings, including the Steward paid off, being sober and Union- Things are expected to be good jor beefs. The Irwin S.. Cobb, Department, believe it or not. thoughtful at that time. Had a down here for some time to come, Robin Lockesly and George The good ol' summertime is few trip card men aboard. All t have shipped everything I here, and the New York beauties Westinghouse of the Robin Line have taken out Pro-books and all could get my hand on. I had fine are pai-ading around with wolf­ all had beefs settled aboard. The are happy. Most all signed off, cooperation from the Delegates ish looks in their eyes. A sailor Calmar SS Company only had* and are now headed back to their on the SS Dinian of the Eastern the Firmore, William Pepperell, is a sailor, and contacts are plen­ PHILADELPHIA port of signing on (Philly) to give Line. This was a clean ship to R. H. Lee and the Henry Jocelyn. tiful. orir Bro. Agent Hany Collins an­ board. All beefs on these ships h^e The other day we had an AB Well here we go again, doing other good chance to ship a good -1 hope that all other crews will been settled and overtime is col­ come in for a job, a WSA man. business at the same old place crew. in the future see that their ships lectable. We could have used him, but he as usual. Just returned from a • Have the SS Merrimari and the are left clesri for the next crew Calmar seems to see that it explained to us that he couldn't joint Agents Council in Chicago SS LaCharitlier (Bull line) in port that goes aboard. pays to cooperate with the Union get his release from the WSA and I really believe that it was and with only a few beefs. These PAT RYAN. Agent Proiem in settling the beefs and is giv­ unless he was one of the "first the most constructive conference are concrete ships and most of the 4" 3j> 4« ^ five" on the list. This was be­ that I have ever attended. With ing us a better break now. crew have made one or more We had the SS J. Willard, cause he was on stand-by-pay. the reciprocal shipping rights, no When I came back from the trips, so we expect little trouble. After graduating from this pull offs after thirty days and Goldsboro and the Schoharie of That is about all for this time, coriferettCe in New York and the South Atlantic SS Company. "Mutton Head School" they are many other benefits, I think it Chicago I found things humming hoping next week will find our The beefs were settled aboard pooled in order to graduate and will tend to bring both Coasts to­ Agent, your correspondent, set down here in Savannah. We had the ship except a few minor beefs are placed that way on the list gether. a half dozen ships here sailing or for better news. with stand-by-pay. AU don't get With the new setup on organ­ in .the Stewards department. preparing to sail. Of course, I G. A. MASTERSON, We had the SS Samuel John­ stand-by-pay, but most- of the izational activities, which will be misSed most of the fun since they < Patrolman paid off before I got here, but son of the Eastern SS Company men are there for a long time placed in the hands of Brother Pat Ryan handled that in splen­ in and she was the reverse of the and do get disgusted waiting for Hall, I really believe we should Keep In Touch With did fashion. Lou Gehrig. The Samurf-John­ jobs, especially if they have fa-' go a long ways in organizing milies to support. What I'm try­ some of these unorganized comson had a very clean payoff. There are no beefs pending, Your Draft Board. ing to point out is that when We had a couple of men in since he squared them away at J (Continued on Page 8) Around the Ports I,;-*' "'iy. Ji.'Z �Page Eighl I..i» Around The Ports (Continued from Page 7) panies. • Some of our members came into the hall and stated that their ships had been diverted to the Pacific. Coast, so it looks like we will have more, ships following the same route. So the A & G agents Conference to send A & G officials to the Pacific Coast was timely in itself. We have quite a bunch of new officials who have taken office during the last election. They are aggressive and industrious, and with a little help from the rank and file, this union should go places during the coming year. I see that the Secretary-Treas­ urer did not let any grass grow under his feet as it did not take him long to get the eight page Log rolling, so lets all get to­ gether and send in a little bit of news so we can keep these eight (8) pages filled. Well, there is not much of in­ terest in this city of brotherly love, but in closing we will say, shipping is pretty good, not many men on the beach, here is to_^ a bigger and better union. HARRY COLLINS, Agent CHARLESTON i-if r HE Business has picked up with a full crew shipped to a Waterman Ship. Looks slow for the next week. Quite a few old-timers are here on the beach, they evi­ dently can eat a lot more at home as they are putting on weight—wonder if it is the food or the beer? JAMES L. TUCKER. Agent GALVESTON Shipping and business was very brisk in this area during the past two weeks. Due to the fact that there was very few men on the beach here, I had to call New Orleans for men and we just about cleaned out that port. Had to give the RMO sev­ eral orders for men but I am only calling them as a last resort. The hall in Houston will be open for business Monday, April 2nd at 6605 Canal Street. The members will find that this hall, although smaller than the other place that we Ijad, is a much cleaner and better located hall. After April 10th the Galveston Hall will be located at 305'/z 22nd Street. I have already purchased the furniture for the office and a goodly portion o.' furniture for the hall. The members coming into this port will, I am sure, be well pleased with the start as this new hall is m'uch brighter and cleaner, also centrally locat­ ed. I feel sure that our members will spend a lot Of their time in the hall instead of USS clubs. Just received word that an­ other M-A-V-1 has arrived in this area from the lakes. This vessel will be in drydock for several weeks before they take a crew. According to reliable sources, this area is due to have a lot of shipping shortly. During the time that I was attending the Agents conference about 7 ships were paid off in this area running from rust buckets to T-2 tankers. Had a lot of ADMIRALS from the New Moscow coming in to the Hall looking for trip-cards for these T-2 jobs. We were able tho to crew these ships up with­ out using them. D. STONE. Agenl NORFOLK Shipping in this port has been very good the past two weeks, and the prospects for the com­ ing week look even better. The hall is pretty well cleaned out, and if some of the men in the out ports will come to Norfolk they will hit good shipping. This win stop the flow of trip card men which is necessary when the port is short of book men. It seems that some of our wor­ ries are over on the coastwise coal buckets. They are changing most of the tubs over to the su­ gar and ore runs, to Cuba and South America. So don't hesitate to take these ships. The ship it­ self may be an old scow but the runs are good. All members please take no­ tice that in the future, until we are able to get another hall, the regular meetings will he held at 312 E. Freemaston Street, the Carpenters' union hall. This hall has adequate sitting for all mem­ bers and was rented for the small sum of $7.50 a month. This will be a big help as our regular hall is much too small for our meet­ ings. We are still batting a hundred per cent score with the Coast Guard, and if the men will notify the hall for representation and not try to settle it themselves we wiU try to keep up the good work. Ships that come into the army docks to pay off—^if the men will come to the hall and bring .their disputed overtime we will settle it at the CO office before the pay­ off. We cannot get aboard these ships at the army docks. RAY WHITE, Agent BALTIMORE "Ships That Pass In The Night." Did yoti ever read that story? Well, I did, and from the looks of some of the rust buck­ ets that come in here, they ought to be kept in the dark all the time. They sure as hell are an eyesore, but what makes matters worse is the way some of the crews leave their quarters and messrooms. You don't hurt the shipowner by leaving a dirty ship, you hurt the union men who take your place. Most of the beefs in the Stewards Department come from inexperienced Stewards. This is about the most responsible job dn any ship, and no man should take this job unless he knows ShAt AREK.S Friday. April 6, 1945 LOG SIU UNCLAIMED WAGES SEAS SHIPPING CO.. INC. General Agent, War Shipping Administration 39 Cortlandt Street • New York. N.Y. CLOVIS VICTORY—VOYAGE 1 Bert C. Pond 18.93 Roy Kinkade 7.82 Wayne Harman 7.82 Kenneth Cooper 2.84 Garfield MiUer 2.84 William Winkler .2.84 George V. Stewart 2.84 Richard Stockard 9.95 Louis Acosta 38.39 ELDENA—VOYAGE 4 C. P. Day 7.52 J. McCallum 7.52 G. J. Thompson 7.52 R. J. Storck 7.52 F. Fromm 7.52 EL SALVADOR VICTORY VOYAGE 1 George L. Harpham 4.04 FRANCIS L. LEE—VOYAGE 2 William McDonald 11.00 FRANCIS L. LEE—VOYAGE 3 John M. Creagh 3.21 Nile G. Dunbar 5.95 Charles H. Jones 2.04 Frank Dunovich 23.26 FRANCIS L. LEE VOYAGE 4 Jose Saravia .i $ 11.38 Arthur K. Briscoe 18-71 FRANCIS L. LEE' VOYAGE 5 Sylvester Halligan 8.00 Leslie R. Teague 5.69 John Frankowski 5.69 Robert Z. Little 3.56 Robert M. Morley 8.00 John W. Mertz 8.00 Joseph M. Peturulski 10.84 James H. Rogers 8.00 Jesse M. Barrahle Charles A. Raymond William A. Oswinkle Richard D. Hessler Charles E. Glover Walter C. Thomas James F. Clark George S. Lucas ; !.. Stanridge B. Selina .—, Jesse Kirby William McManus Henry M. Wilson Austin D. Sloan Albert C. Belt 4.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 5.00 FRANCIS L. LEE VOYAGE 6 Homer R. Nelson James E. Warner Adolph Pizzo Andrew P. Upchurch Edward J. Jakubowski JOHN GRIER HIBBEN 2.00 VOYAGE 1 2.00 N. J. Smith 6.27 2.00 Henry J. Fou , 7.20 2.00 24.87 2.00 Leopold Lang FRANCIS MARION VOYAGE 1 H. Davis".. : 119.81 F. M. Roberts 14.17 N. Borneau 1.48 R. Green 376.63 W. Den Dulk .,... 10.26 R. Hughes 2.34 GEORGE H. DERN VOYAGE 2 Henry Kovalski 165.07, GEORGE H. DERN VOYAGE 4 Stephen GiU ; • 51.84'^ Carroll P. Wilson '4.27 GEORGE H. DERN VOYAGE 5 John H. Wymond 25,07. GEORGE H. DERN VOYAGE 6 Willis V. Whitehurst 19.20 Andrew L. Dickerson 2.1^ Die Jensen 4.00 Floyd Curtis ' 4.00 Arthur W. Bolton 4.00 Patrick W. O'Flynn 4.00 William E. Kennedy .... 4.00 Jose Silva 4.00 Jesse L. Waters ....... 4.00 Cosmo J. Lecesse 4.00 Money Due FRANCIS MARION VOYAGE 2 JSS JOSEPH NICOLLET Walter E. Girard 98.75 All crew members who paid Vincent B. Pocoraba 46.41 off in Charleston, March 26, 1945 Harold Broker 5.59 can collect transportation at FRANCIS MARION Waterman SS Co., 19 Rector St., VOYAGE 3 N. Y, C. by Charleston L. Pelleteer 7.05 .(Submitted Branch). FRANCIS MARION i. 4. i " VOYAGE 4 SS CAPE CORWIN R. Weis 4.98 Steve Colecchi, 2 hrs; L. MarR. Beisuk 2.49 turano, 3 hrs; J. Weibley, 1 hr; E. Backen 2.84 Madsen, 6 hrs. CgllecJ^ at BulT ' E. Branch 3.22 Line Office, New York.*" ^ Lawrence Bradshaw 3.55 4 4 4. SS KEPPEL FRANCIS, MARION Crew members who have not VOYAGE 5 received their transportation Walter Kamp 114.47 money may collect same at Simp-* son Spence, Young, 10 Bridge * FRANCIS MARION Street, New York, N. Y. VOYAGE 6 4 4 4 Hugh MacArthur 1.49 SS VONODDA VICTORY Marion Courtney 1.49 Subsistance for meals for Arnold Hayman 1.49 Jeinuary Ernesto Torres, 1.49 E. Podgurski, L. Eddinger, S. Gilbert Rios 1.49 Milan, W. Parrish, A. Hoxie, E. Aubrey Simpson 1.49 Hofmann, W. W^agner, M. Stone- v Robert Bond 1.49 wall, W. Tochinsky, J. BochnoFrancis McGuire 1.49 wicz, N. Barksdale, 21 meals each. William Smith 1.49 George Marini ;.. 1.49 J. Jefifery, 18 meals; R. Fithen, Don Hilton 7.48 12 meals. Collect at Robin Line Office, New York City. FRANCIS MARION 4 4 4 VOYAGE 7 SS WM. WILSON Fulton; AB, 26 hrs; E. Rebas, Root 14.57 32 hrs; J. H. Swinford, 25 hrs. FRANCIC N. BLANCHET Collect at Eastern SS Company VOYAGE I office. New York City. Thomas Aracena 22.91 SS JOS^AH PARKER FRANCIC N. BLANCHET Lodging money for the follow­ VOYAGE 2 ing men: Bjarne Johansoii " 1.76 V. Zane, P. Viera, L. Dougherty,^ 5 nights each. B. Notaiboitolo, .b"' FRANCIC N. BLANCHET 6 hours overtime. Collect at Miss­ VOYAGE 3 issippi SS office in Ne# York. Lawrence Shipley 79.63 4 4 ' AUGUSTUS R. KERN and Deanne D. Brummund — 43.09 ROBERT BALIZET Kenneth W. Scott 7.24 Pay vouchers are,waiting for" Jessie J. Lyons 28.99 you for the work done by prison­ ers when they cleaned tanktopa FRANCIC N. BLANCHET in Italy. The vouchers are in the VOYAGE 4 SIU Baltimore hall. Fred R. Pohley f.. 25.52 how to cook and order stores. It is no damn fun to have ulcers of the stomach—too many sea­ men die from this complaint. There are quite a number of men coming to the hall here who are only 3 and 4 years back in their dues. Most of them had good paying jobs ashore and ex­ pect to get reinstated for a few dollars. One question they always ask is why can't they take out a new book and forget about the old one." They get sore as heU when they fihd they can't do this. The prize beef of the week was a guy who came to the hall and asked me to collect his pay and clothes as he was too tired to do so. In fact, he claimed he was a physical wreck and the ship was 12 miles from the hall. WeU, I'll be darned if I didn't fall for his iine and go get his gear. When I got back he was gassed up and in the Agent's chair. I'm glad we,'re never too old to learn. Shipping has picked up in this -port the past week and we have prospects of several new C-type ships due out soon. There are quite a number of men on the beach in this port, and a good many of the ships here are in transit from this port to New York. P. Edwards should get in touch with Patrolman Starling in Balti­ more. The boys and gals here are the same as when you left. We ain't got any new ones yet— GEORGE H. DERN you gotta wait imtil some of the VOYAGE 1 others grow up. 58.67 WILLIAM McKAY, Agent Richard K. Akridge Keep In Touch With ^ Your Draft Board, 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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