http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2882de5d10b042234415fa2cec55e071.PDF 23079565b532c0e44034804e788880dc PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf JDistrict, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1945 STAUNCH UNION MEN WITH 82 YEARS SEA TIME No. 21 N.Y. Branch Sets Impressive Record For Beefs Settled Settling beefs at the point of production pays divi­ dends for the membership! The record rung up this week by the New York Branch is indisputable proof of this. Technical beefs with three different operators were settled in favor of the crews. These beefs not only involved many hundreds of dollars in overtime,«men fed. The SIU demanded but more important, they proved overtime for these men. once again that the SIU is ready This is not the kind of a beef and able to enforce the letter that is settled easily, and the and spirit of its contract work­ company used a variety of tactics ing rules. And those working to avoid paying. The New York rules are the best in the industry. Branch doesn't let these beefs Take, for instance, the beef on slide, however. And this week the SS William Rawle, operated the messman and the utility man by the Bull Line. This ship car­ making the last trip on the Rawle ries a 34 man gun crew and the collected $140 apiece overtime. mess room seats only' 12 men at More than that, the two trips a. time. This meant that the mess- previous will pay overtime to the man and utility man had to work men in those ratings, one of these three different shifts to get the trips paying $360 each to the messman and utility man. There was a POW beef on the SS Warde Hunt this week. POW! beefs are always tough, but the New York Patrolman waded into These SIU old timers first went to sea when the ships were made of wood and the men of iron. this one with fuU steam. But they never got conditions then like they do now under the union contracts. Here they are looking Prisoners on merchant ships are Ihrough the "Money Due" list in the LOG after signing off a ship last week. From the expression on their faces it looks like they have a nice bit of overtime coming. Left is Brother William Kemmerer, (Continued on Page 5) for 45 years a ship's cook, and a good one. He is now 70 years old. On the right is Brother L. D. He wouldn't permit his name to Callahan, one of the best Deck Engineers that ever lifted a wrench. He has been sailing for 37 years be used in this story—he was get­ and is now 57 years old. "The good old days didn't have nothin' that could compare with an SIU ting his license, and he didri't want "the operators to know in contract," said Brother Kemmerer. ^ advance what side of the fence Thomas C. Renick, a first I'm on." He came into the New York pumpman aboard the War Emer­ hall the other day, weather-beat­ gency Tanker, Great Lakes, came en from a nine month trip, and into the Seafarers New York hall wanted to pay his strike assess­ on Wednesday carrying pledge ment. He had come across the cards from the black gang asking Shipowners contracted to the built during or since 1941, thejriers for this trade. Seafarers Log in an out port, and for SIU representation. Since the SIU is not carrying SIU are already making their company is actually stronger in Alcoa will acquire five more read about the referendum. ships today than it was before "exporter" type ships now being It was explained, to him that on a drive among WET, his ap­ post-war plans and notwithstand­ Pearl Harbor. Alcoa will use C-ls, ing talk of reducing the merchant with limited passenger accommo­ built. On the completion of the the voting was not yet over; that pearance was somewhat startling, program it will have 18 new car­ but Renick explained it to the fleet, all are preparing to expand dations, in a drive to develop go ships, and may also add slow though the sentiment of the men New York officials. was well-known, still the propo­ trade and . travel possibilities in cargo ships. It is also considering their fleets. sition had not been legally pass­ The NMU, he said, was trying the southeastern Caribbean; three fast new liners for service to organize the WET, and the To be sure, much of what now ed. in the Mediterranean, the size de­ tanlcmen, who had seen the con­ The company is interested in "Listen," he said. "I'm going for is specified inetheir plans is still pending on what airline routes ditions on the NMU ships want developing means for lowering my license, and I expect to get it tentative. Too many unknown ob­ are established to that area. no part of them. the cost of moving bauxite ore real soon. I came in to pay up stacles and uncertainties — chief among them is the kind of ship from the Guianas. It has been re­ WATERMAN SS CORP.: Wat­ my dues and get a withdrawal "To my knowledge," he said, sale bill passed by Congress — ported at various times to be con­ erman has developed elaborate card. It isn't my fault that this "a full majority of my crew want stand in the way of a complete sidering special types, of ore car- postwar plans for the acquisition voting isn't over yet, and I don't the SIU, and 24 have signed pledge cards that I know of. Not picture of post-war shipping be­ and operation of ships both for want to leave owing anything. Be Specific—Brother! itself and for its subsidiaries. "Even with my license this is only unorganized men, but even ing drawn. still my union, and as long as NMU men themselves prefer the • However, an inltling of what When calling Ihe ^'lew York W. B. Garner, executive vice- they are fighting for me, it's only SrU. We aU of us know what an the merchant seamen may expect hall, fell ihe swiich-board oper­ president, stated recently that his fair that I help foot the bill. I NMU contract means—or doesn't after the war has ended may be company will buy from 50 to 100 insist that you take the money— mean." ator exactly what you want, . gotten from the operators' plans. C-type ships if restrictions on Renick, who belonged to the ""We give below the general post­ and she will -connect you with non-subsidized operations are re­ and I want to . give $25." NMU for a brief period in its His $25 were taken as a volun­ war expectations of three of the the right party. Don't be vague.' moved from the ship sales bill be­ early days—when it made noise tary contribution to .the strike operatorsof SIU ships, as re­ When your call goes through fore it is passed by Congress. like a fighting rank and file union fund, and he went away satisfied. vealed this week in the Journal two or- three hands before you —has had an opportunity to see NEWTEK SS CORP.: Newtex As he stepped into the elevator, Of jCommerce. finally get the one you want, is seeking ships to operate be­ someone . said, "That's what how the NMU functions, and un­ - ALCOA SS COMPANY: With derstands why the seamen prefer more than 15 of its own ships you are tieing up the lines for tween New York and the .Texas makes a union." the SIU^ to the CUrran crew. You said it, brother! (Continued on Page 3) afloat, about 10 of which were somebody else. Boosts Strike Fund Before He Becomes Mate NMU Organizes WET For Seafarers SIU CONTRACTED OPERATORS REVEAL POSE WAR GROWTH �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the Aimricsn Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ Vrendent (0$ Market Street, San Francisco, Calif,. JOHN HAWK - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 .5 th Street, N. W., Xi^ashington, D. C % t. % % PUBLICATION OFFICE: 51 BEAVER STREET New York, (4) N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Second Class Mailing Rights Pending *^^267 ' The Miners Win Again The United Mine Workers have once again this year emerged as the victor in their continuing warfare against the coal operators. In both the hard coal and soft coal fields, in the face of the most determined opposition, and despite the most shameful campaign of vilification carried out against them, they were able to win the most important of their demands. Arrayed against them in their fight for the necessities of life, were the united opposition of the coal operators, government agencies, and the commercial press, which did its usual hatchet job in trying to turn public opinion against the coal workers. Joining in this unholy alliance was a very small section of the labor movement which added its voice to the vicious slanders. Despite these forces against them, the Miners were able to win. How were they able to triumph over such opposition? Why have the miners been among the very few American unions to get any substantial concessions from the employers? The answer is a simple one. The Miners have con­ sistently applied the traditional trade union tactics at the place where they are most effective, the point of produc­ tion. In place of the new, strange philosophy of "coopera­ tion" with the employers, which has not yet won one major concession for the American workers, the miners met' the operators with their own weapon, economic pressure. Determined in face of the opposition, calm before pro­ vocations, the miners have rested their case on two points: the firm belief that their case was just, and united, disciplined trade union action. The miners have done more than just win an im­ portant concession for themselves. They have taught the American trade union movement a lesson. Will IT learn the lesson? Let's Not Forget Every so often we print a letter reminding the mem­ bership of our brothers in the various marine hospitals, particularly in Fort Stanton. Pressed by our own personal problems, being on the beach only for short periods of time, ij^is too easy to forget our sliipmates who are ill. The union does what it can, making sure that the men get their hospital benefits and handling their beefs. But the union is often somewhat impersonal. The money the men get, whfle it keeps them in smokes and other minor needs, is not all they want—not by a long shot. What they miss and Want most, is the comradeship of and the contact with, even if only through the mails, their buddies and shipmates. . It is no great sacrifice to write a few lines every so often. The task once begun takes no time at all, and is valued beyond any monetary standard. Every seaman knows what k is to be alone and forgotten. Don't let your rfiipmates feel that you no longer think of them. Write every so often, and if you are near a hospital pay a per­ sonal visit. LVt:'- SEAFARERS LOG Friday, May 25, l!145 Miners Victory 70,000 hard coal miners return­ ed to work this week, after a three week strike had won im­ portant concessions from the coal operators. Idle since May 1 as a result of refusal of the operators to make any concessions to the union on a new agreement, the miners held fast in face of great government pressure. Even though the government seized the mines, the miners stay­ ed out, in accordance with their established tradition of "no eontract, no work." Since the notorious Smith-Connally Act makes it a crime to in­ spire a strike during government operation, a flock of FBI men were assigned to the mines to check for violations of the law. However, they were unable to flnd a scrap of evidence showing any organized effort to encourage a strike. The men just stayed out by themselves. They needed no urging from anybody. As a result, Attorney General Francis Biddle found it necessary to announce publicly that he could find no basis for prosecu­ tion. Shortly afterward, the operat­ ors went a long way in yielding to the UMW. They finally agreed to a settlement which will result in an aggregate increase of $1.37% a day to the miners. Most of this sum will cover pay for travel time underground—the well-known portal to portal de­ mand—and the rest represents an increase in vacation pay from $50 to $75 a year; 4 to 6 cents an hour night shift differentials, and pay­ ment for 15 minutes lunch time underground. The total gain is somewhat, higher than Lewis obtained for the soft coal miners recently. The government may take over 1,200 Chicago trucking firms this week as 6,500 striking truck driv­ ers rejected a WLB proposal that they return to work. Involved di­ rectly was an independent drivers union. While the AFL Teamsters Union is not striking, many of its members have refused to cross the independent's picket line. U.S. Runs Up Atlantic Total Score Of 126 Submarines The Navy this week pulled the Atlantic submarine story out of its closet of military secrets and disclosed that: 1. At least 126 Uboats have been sunk by Ameri­ can forces out of a total of "about 500" destroyed by the Allies dur­ ing the war. 2. Germany made a frantic gamble in the last weeks of war, throwing a formidable pack into the Atlantic under OTder orders to blanket the East Coast from Maine to Florida. Be­ cause definite proof is required to get credit for "kills," it is likely the American total is well above the official figure. Gerraany.'s last sub effort fizzled out, the Navy said, because our ships and planes were on the job in the Atlantic. This was the score in the elev­ enth-hour battle. Two ships sunk, three others torpedoed. Five subs destroyed, the rest kept sub­ merged. To stop the raiders, four United States aircraft carriers and 48 destroyers were in posi­ tion. They pounced on the Ger­ man fleet In mid-Atlantic. Ingram revealed that 125,000 officers and more than a million men fought the subs during the three-year struggle. "This was one of the decisive battles of the war," he said. "If it hadn't been woii the war in Europe wouldn't have gone on. The battle was waged over 30 million square miles of ocean, and victory wasn't in sight until CVE's and destroyer escorts started joining the fleet in large number in 1943." Ingram gave this roundup on convoys: 16,760 ships escorted across the Atlantic since start of the war. Of these, less than a score were sunk in convoy. Roughly, Navy ships and convoyed craft cruised more than 50 million miles and patrol pilots flew additional mil­ lions of miles. A total of 3552 es­ cort vessels was employed. Troop ships, heavily escorted, made fast time on speeds of over 15 knots, but freighters could do only be­ tween 6 and 10. The largest con­ voy was 119 ships, with 9 escort craft. A strike of 1,400 employees of the United Parcel Service, mem­ bers of Locals 138 and 804 of the AFL Teamsters Union, has stop­ ped deliveries of 375 New York department and specialty stores. Sympathetic action on the ptui) of other locals of the Teamsters, who refuse to handle goods con­ signed to the stores, is proving of great aid to the strikers. 4 ' (ITF) The French Seamen's IJnion, an affiliate of the ITF, af­ ter many vigorous demands, wori a decision recently from the Mer­ cantile Marine Authorities, re­ storing to all seamen their allot­ ment and family allowances which the Vichy regime had de­ nied seamen working for the Allies. ' j i t, i The executive council of the International Association of Ma­ chinists (AFL) has come out against peacetime military con­ scription, calling it "a violation of American tradition and a direct blow at democracy." • They also petitioned the NWLB to raise the basic wage rate, on the grounds that take home pay Subs To Surrender is falling as hours are being cut German submarines that were from 48 to 40 per week. ^ prowling the Atlantic when Germany surrendered are now t surrendering at U.S. and Ca­ Miners' lives are pretty cheapi nadian ports. out_in Pennsylvania. 14 miners Orders were radioed from were killed in a mine accident in London directing all German September, 1943, and only now and Gierman-controlled ships at has the case, charging criminal sea to head for the nearest negligence, come to court. Allied port and remain there The operators pleaded "nolfli for further orders. contendere," law talk for "wa have no defense." It seems that UNALIENABLE RIGHT just before the blast the operatcrfS were warned that the mine was There are three kinds of kickgassy, and were urged to improva er^mules, shotguns and s6amen. ventilation. But the owners did The mule kicks because he was nothing. bom that way; the shotgun kicks because it was made that way, So they were fined $500 apiece and seamen kick because it is a —a total of $2,000. Pretty cheap, right granted them by the \inion. even for miners' lives. �i'HE Triday. May 2S, 1945 SEAFARERS LOG What's The Take, Harry? The Seafzurezs Log never runs divorce stories or other keyhole stuff. However, we noticed the other day that Mrs. Harry Bridges is suing the longshoremen's chief piecard for divorce. The thing that interests us is that she is asking for $450 a month temporary alimony, to support herself "in a style and By PAUL HALL manner fitting the wife of a Shipping is continuing goo<i in the port of New York and it prominent union official." is well that it is, as we are able to take the surplus men from those $450 a month for a divorced outports where shipping is slow, and bring them here where they wife? We wonder what Harry's can ship out without waiting around. full take really is. For example, one day 16 union members came up from Savannah where jobs are few. This means that these oldtimers with key ratings were able to take some of the hot jobs off the board, giving us a For Labor Curb hand in getting the scows out. The RMO in the Gulf area is trying to give some of our branches a headache. Agent Dolar Stone of Galveston reports that no sooner does a ship dock than the RMO starts phoning, insisting that they send some men to the hall. Sloney, being an oldtimer and knowing the score, tells them to go to hell, or words to that effect. Squawking to these people does no good, as the record plainly shows. They continue to be tools and stooges of the commies by being the pipeline for them to get at some selected ships, in addition to^trying to move into fields that were specifically barred to them. If they insist on trying to scuttle the honest maritime unions, In an axlicle in the current ismaybe the time ha^ come to drop the Reefing and try some action, ue of American magazine. Rep. even to the extent of throwing a picket line around their joints. Mike Monroney of Oklahoma, above, self-styled friend of labor, 4. 4. 4. 3^ utlines a "moderate bill" for la­ Since the NMU has begun organizing War Emergency Tankers, bor control which he suggests the SIU has been getting signed pledges from the WET men in that labor movement accept be­ droves. You might think that Curran had thrown a bomb into one fore more repressive measures of their scows. are passed. This is one of the preliminaries of an anti-labor The NMU guys must be doing a particularly good job (for us), drive which union members for these WET men have been coming into our hall in gangs, asking should watch for. to sign an SIU pledge. This probably is the first time in our union's history that seamen have come from their ships straight to the union hall to be organized, without having been approached by SIU or­ Course for Handicapped ganizers at the point of production. Seamen Is Established So far we haven't tried to walk into WET, but the interest these men are showing in the Seafarers certainly makes us think about the ad visibility of such a move. There is no work in convincing NMU tankermen that they are getting a good kicking around. As one of them said—and his is a typical reaction—"The only time you get any attention from these bums is when they are trying to organize. After an NMU contract has been signed, the trouble begins. ^ "Then the Commie stooges and piecards kick us around, forcing us to ship out within a certain number of days. The hell of it is that unless you do take a job within a certain time, these lice write to your Draft Board, asking that you be thrown into the army. "This isn't the worse thing though. What gets me is the way those Bums handle our beefs—they don't. They just let them wither on the vine. Our beefs don't mean a thing to those guys." So—as I say, it is advisable that the Seafarers consider this reaction. 4 4' 41 4" There seems to be an increase lately in the number of seamen brought up before the Coast Guard hearing units. This seems to bear out our contention that it would really be tough if the Coast Guard did take over the merchant marine in the postwar days. It is not too difficult to realize how the Coast Guard "disciplinary system" can be twisted to serve the shipowners. If the CG takes over, every time you ask for an extra 5 gaRons of milk, or for union representation, it can very easily be interpreted as subversive .activity, and many a good union man wiU find himself in the same position as many good union men are in today—high and dry on the beach, without a dime, without a job, and without seamen's papers to look for a job. SUP MAN IS A HERO IN JAPANESE PLANE AHACK WASHINGTON, D. C., May 18 —Extraordinary heroism was dis­ played by a SUP seaman when seven Japanese planes attacked the Morrison R. Waite off the Philippines several weeks ago, it was annoimced today. In his report on how the ship was saved, the skipper. Captain F. F. Boyd, paid particular trib­ ute to Brother Anthony L. Mar­ tinez, acting AB, who saved sev­ eral of his shipmates at very great personal risk. Of the seven attacking planes, three were' shot down, and two others were listed as probables in the ship's log; Of the several hun­ dred- soldiers aboard, 16 were killed in the action. Carrying troops and war sup­ plies, the vessel became the tar­ get of a wave of enemy bombers. In addition to strafing the deck, one plane succeeded in starting^ fire forward, before the attack was beaten off. SIU Contracted Operators Will Soon Expand * Originally created for the purpose of supplementing the union hiring hall in emergencies only, the RMO is getting too big for its britches, and is attemi^ting to take over the functions of bonafide unions. This is altogether contrary to the promises made by the Washington bureaucrats when they created this crimp setup. We owe it all to the NMU, and the holy horror that the men have of the twisting commie line. We can't say that we blame them. They know also how the NMU tanker contracts run. They know that their contracts are such in name only, and offer the men no protection at all. Page Three The Maritime Service has es­ tablished at Baltimore a boat­ swain's course for seamen pre­ vented by color blindness or other physical defects from obtaining able-bodied seamen's tickets. Lieut, (jg) George W. Walker, officer in charge, said applicants to take the course, which will cover from one to four weeks, depending on the student, must have twelve months of sea time as ordinary seamen or acting AB's. The school will receive as candidates men from all sea ports between Baltimore and Jackson­ ville, Fla., he said. Men complet­ ing the course may take exam­ inations making them eligible for boatswain indorsements on their seamen's papers. (Coiitimied from Page 1) ports of .Houston and Brownsville. The old line, which sold its ships to British interests, was reorgan­ ized in 1943. The new line has no vessels as yet, but has until December 31 of this year to acquire them, in order to qualify for a common carrier certificate. Type and num­ ber of vessels are unknown. French Shipping Low PARIS—^The French merchant marine, which had a total ton­ nage of 2,700,000 before the war, has been reduced to 900,000 tons, according to a statement by Min­ ister of Transport Rene Mayer. All but 8 per cent of the trawlers have been lost. France now controls only 170,000 tons of her shipping, the rest being in the inter-Allied pool. Two hundred thousand tons are manned by British and Amer­ ican crews, some 90,000 tons of which are being returned to French operation for civilian im­ ports. French crews have been sent to New York to man Liberty vessels allotted to this country. As the flames heated the ship's magazine and threatened the fill­ ed gasoline tanks of the Army stowed nearby, the-hold was or­ dered flooded. The flooding and the efforts of the crew finally extingmshed the blaze whil" the ship's guns continued to shell the planes. Martinez, after helping the gun crew as a loader, took a leading part in fighting the ship fire, braving the imminent possibility of ammunition and gasoline ex­ plosions. Plunging below decks he res­ cued several injured men, despite pitch darkness and the fact that part of the ladder to the deck had been blown away. Then Martinez dove overboard and saved sol­ diers who had jumped or had been blown into the water. Tribute was paid by Ensign Ir­ ving M. Goldstein, commanding the Navy armed guard, for the assistance given his gurmers by the vessel's civilian merchant crew. More than enough seamen volunteered to man the guns, he stated. When the action was over and the ship found seaworthy enough to make port for repairs, it was discovered that in addition to the 16 killed,. 5 soldiers were missing and 41 wounded. Two Navy gun­ ners were also wounded. The Morrison R. Waite, oper­ ated by the Coastwise Pacific Far East Line, had her first combat test during the American land­ ings on the Anzio beachhead, in Italy. While she was delivering sup­ plies for the Fifth Army's drive on Rome, six German planes at­ tacked, dropping bombs near the ship. One singled out the Liberty ship for attack, but was brought down by the guns which 12 vol­ unteers from the merchant crew served with the Navy armed guard. DRUNK STORY A drunk was walking down the. street with a big pink ele­ phant following him. From time to time they would converse in friendly fashion, but finally the elephant got too chummy and began to rest its trunk heavily on the fellow's shoulder. "Look here, you," said the drunk. "If you don't cut that out, I'm gonna take a couple of aspirins and get rid of you!" SETTING *EM UP Army Will Exchange Foreign Money Seamen who wish to ex­ change foreign money for American dollars, may do so af the Army Finance Office, 2 Lafayelle St., New York. They must have with them a letter from the ship, or from InstrucloT Bill Bombardier, left, looks as though he really en­ the operator staling that the joys his job of putting these girls through their paces. They are foreign money was drawn' members of the women's call of the Physical Culture School which against their pay. Jmnt Cowaeil 29, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (AFL) provides for its members and their families in Seattle. Washington. �Page Four THE SEAFARERS NMU Leaders Shew Concern Over Rank And File Trend Toward SlU h^'i \t' Friday, May 25. 1945 LOG The P//t>/, oflficial organ of the National Maritime Union, is devoting more am more space to denunciations of the SIU. Take the 18th issue, for example; four separate anti-SIU stories appeared, occupying 96 column inches of space. With so much to be said concerning Teheran and Yalta, it must indeed be an important question which is given 96 inches in The Pilot. As a matter of fact, it is an SOME SEAMEN VOTE WITH THEIR FEET M' ' V important question—as well thattion that the shipowners are go­ and NMU-rank and file members NMU leaders know. ing to give living wages and con­ —however hard the Communist What was said in 96 inches? ditions only when forced to. Party leaders in the NMU have Not much that was new — but The NMU leadership's method attempted to build one. Honest much that was significant. The is one of diverting the attention NMU men know, and admit, that SIU was the "whipping boy" in of the seamen away from the SIU conditions are superior, anc , the familiar Curran routine de­ waterfront by promises of pie- that SIU beefs are settled. signed to make the NMU rank in - the - Washington - sky. They More than that, dozens upon and file forget their unsettled would make it appear that peti­ dozens of NMU men are coming beefs. tions sent to Congress on the The SIU was denounced as a question of Terheran wijl put into our halls to throw in their bunch of disrupters, shipowner's pork chops on the seamen's table. books in disgust. On this page we reprint a few of the letters sent agents, fascists, stool pigeons, etc. to us from NMU rank and filers, And this attempt by the NMU This is unfortunate because giving their reasons for wanting leaders to ignore the problems of this sort of hysteria obscures the SIU representation. Read those the men on the ships, has meant real issues involved, and makes letters—^for they are true and that hundreds of beefs have been it more difficult for honest rank they are typical. 4eft unsettled and the NMU rank and file NMU'ers to learn the and filers have been done out of These letters reveal that all of score. . As for the SIU, no amount of thousands of dollars of legitimate the circuses put on by Curran and Company, all of the cleverly con­ name calling will swerve us from wages and overtime. traveling the road of honest, mil­ In the past whenever a mem­ trived propaganda,, simply can itant trade unionism. Nor will it ber hit the fioor to inquire why not take the place of honest prevent us from exposing those his beef hasn't been settled, he union representation. Maybe false leaders who would seduce was branded as a fascist, ship­ some of the seamen would enjoy circuses after they get pork chops NMU books overflow the wastebaskei in the Dispatchers' office and disarm the seamen with owner's agent, etc. but they certainly don't want at the New York SIU hall. This is a couple of months' collection of It was the increased resent­ political slogans and«circuses. What are the real issues be­ ment of the NMU rank and filers circuses in place of pork chops. discarded books, turned in by NMU rank and filers who were dis­ tween the SIU and the NMU? Or •because of the conditions which Arid that .is the situation in the gusted with phoney, sell-out leadership and wanted to join the SITT. more correctly, between the SIU has recently given Curran & NMU. and the NMU leaders. The issue, Company a bad case of the jit­ It is not necessary for the SIU They know that our fight for as one union in the field is sell­ reduced to its simplest form, is ters and forced them to look for to prove to the NMU rank and waterfront conditions is also their ing out the seamen, it makes it a new scapegoat. They hope to filers that we have no beef with fight—and that before seamen twice as difficult for the remain­ one of trade union method. The SIU method is one of find this hi the SIU. Now the them. They know this. They can get maximum wages ai^cl con­ ing unions to maintain water­ straight-forward, militant and man with a beef is called an "SIU come to our halls in increasing ditions they must all join in the front conditions. It is for this reason that we tell NMU men— numbers to join us, or to get ad­ struggle together. constantly vigilant unionism. This disrupter." There is no wall between SIU vice on their problems. They understand that as long clean up your own outfit and then method is based upon the convic­ we can talk about a joint program for all maritime labor. The NMU rank and file must break the Communist Party"While members in good standing in the NMU, we rode ments and they are ahead of anything the NMU has. I would Shipowner strangle hold on their numerous ships and attended NMU meetings. We found out like to join the SIU because the men in your union control uhion. They must clean it of that this outfit, instead of being what their publicity says it, whereas in the NMU the seagoing members can not even Yalta men who are ready to sac­ they are—a 'democratic union'—they are not this at all. But speak at the meetings. There doesn't seem to be any chance rifice waterfront conditions on instead, they are simply a political party setup who operate of getting anything settled at an NMU meeting, except the alter of pressure pqlitics. with the thought in mind not of bettering their member­ politics." It is gratifying to the SIU to' ship's job conditions, but instead, are interested only in push­ see the streams of NMU rank and ing their politics." filers knocking on our doors for SIU books. But these men have important work to do. They must give their knowledge of the NMU GEORGE ZIEGMAN leaders' methods to the rest of 4^ 4^ 4> 4' the NMU membership. "There was no union spirit on that (NMU) ship . . . The crew got a real hosing as far as its beefs were concerned This is not an easy job, because ... I have a buddy in the SIU and he has been telling me the Communist Party has install­ ROCKFORD L. PORTER how your union is run. It sounds like the men on the ships ed a formidable propaganda ap­ get their beefs taken care of. That's what I'm Interested in, CHARLIE C. REDWINE paratus at 346 West 17th street. so I would like to make application to join you." But it is becoming increasingly 4. "It was quite by accident that I made a voyage recently clear that even this apparatus W on one of your SIU ships. I found the working conditions on can not smother the facts of life [ 'i -r. this ship to my liking. The thing, however, that I found I —an unsettled beef is an unset­ liked most about the Seafarers, after making a trip on one of tled beef—call it what yob will. }r': • h U >.'"i • your ships and efter coming into your union hall, is the fact ,A11 seamen know that there JAMES A. JOLICOEUR that you did not attempt to tell me what I should do with must eventually ^be unity on the 4> 4. 4. 4. my personal affairs . . . Enclosed find my union book. If waterfront. Labor divided plays "1, Larry Brent, hereby apply for membership in:the It is possible for me to become a.member of and sail from into the hands of its enemies. A Seafarers Union. I must state frankly at this time I am a the SIU, then it would be greatly appreciated, as I feel that strong, united waterfront cain I f/paid up. full book member in the National Maritime Union, I will be better off as an SIU man sailing with good con­ fight for and win conditions far but I no longer wish to remain a member of a union that ditions and fighting for better conditions, than I will be as a above any now enjoyed. puts politics ahead of representation for the seamen. They member of an outfit who puts politics before conditions." also boast of their democratic rights, but they don't even But unity by itself is not follow a rotcury shipping. The only representation we have enough.- There must be unity on is to have our books checked for dues and the million and the basis of a fighting trade one assessments. I have talked to several members and union program. That is why the oldtimers who have left the NMU for the SIU, and all have SIU, which has such a program, told me of the much superior conditions of the SIU. There must be the core, the keystone of DAVID F. GROW, Jr. is no comparison." waterfront unionism. %' % 4. 4Let the NMU rank and file "I just got off an NMU ship after a long month's, trip. I • think this over. Let them begin had over three hundred dollars overtime and I am still wait­ at once to set their own own ing for about half of it to be collected. I have met different house in order. Let them drive fellows that belong to the Seedarers and they have convinced out the fakers. Then we can me that I could get much better representation there than march forward together and faces, LARRY BRENT I can expect from the NMU. I have also seen your agree­ our enemies, united in purpose, strong in numbers. Excerpts Front NMURank &'File Letters To SIU !!i 1;-^ • % �THE SEAFARERS LOG Pag© n©» N.Y. BRANCH SETS IMPRESSIVE RECORD FOR BEEFS SETTLED QUESTION: How would a cut in the bonus affect you? CHARLES DOROBA, FOW: This is the way I look at it. If a man spends his lifetime learning a skilled trade, he ought to be paid a decent wage for it. I got aU ratings in the Black Gang. The wajr I look at it, I'm a skilled man. Well, I ought to get skilled pay. I been going to sea for a good many years, and it's about time that we seamen received pgy comparable to shoreside wages for skilled men. - ROBERT H. SJOBERG, AB: It would drive me from the sea— anc^ I dont want to leave it. I would sail as long as the war went on, but I would certainly have to quit after it was over. I am not following the sea because of any romantic urge, but to make a living and enjoy a fair stand~ ard of living. Unless the bonus is kept or incorporated into the basic wage scale, a seaman's wage V is not enough to keep a man in ^ decent conditions. Wages should equal those of shoreside w.orkers. _. ; A N.Y. Doorman To Join Information Please!! Pity the poor doorman at the New York hall! We always knew that he had a tough job, what with tossing out drunks, keeping his good eye peeled for NMU stooges, making iiiSP the boys show their books, and iiii^ acting as referee and peacemak­ er. But it wasn't until the other day, that we really understood his troubles. Coming out of the elevator we caught Brother Moran neatly clipping something out of a mag­ azine. "Aha, Mickey!" we said. "Cut­ ting paper dolls!" "No," he said, " 'tisn't that. But not that it won't be coming to it some day soon now." We looked closer. He had clip­ ped a coupon for a 24 volume PAUL E. SMITH, Oiler: I fig­ encyclopedia. ure it wohld be a double cross. "It's self-preservation," said I'm new at sea. I came into the Mickey dolefully. "I gotta do it ^hips after graduating from the to keep my job." maritime schools, where I went "New union regulations?" because of all the government "My own regulations, for my leaflets telling what money was own protection. You got no idea made at sea. I contribute at home, of the damnfool questions these and so I had to figure careful be­ guys fiing at me. First hour I fore joining the merchant marine. was on the job, some goon want­ Now, after going to school for ed to know what time was ebb months, I find that the Board is tide in the harbor. And right be­ talking about cutting our wage. I hind- him, sandwiched between say it's a doublfe cross of all the two drunks, was a feller asked men they recruited from jobs how many animals was in the Bronx Zoo. ashore. "First I thought it was a gag, and I was about to blow my top. But they mean it, ^rious. So what's a feller gonna do? "Would you believe it—one of them, appealing to my strong union feelin', asks for one of my private telephone numbers — a blonde. I told him to come back in a week. I'll have them books then." He added, in explanation. "But that won't give a blonde's telephone number." "No," said Brother Moran grim­ ly. "I'm gonna heave it at his head." IB Bif AEftMCOM^j JAMES (PADDY) WALSH, FOW: It would affect me plenty, brother. I'm single, but even so I'd have to pull in my belt. I got shipmates that's married and got kids. You should hear them belly­ ache. One guy on my last ship spent seven days trying to figure out how to break the news to his wife. He figured siure as hell she'd make him quit going to sea if there was a bonus cut. And he didn't want to quit the sea—he's Issuance of a postage stamp a seaman! It looks to me like the commemorating the thousands Board is goin' to break up that of merchant seamen who have happy home. lost their lives in the present war, and who have successfully kept the supply ships sailing, VITAL STATISTICS NOTE • From a country newspaper: was urged by a Ipcal of the "Due to shortage of paper, a num­ automobile workers in Toledo, ber of births will be postponed Ohio. The latest official figures re' until next week." port close to 5,500 seamen as Keep in Touch With dead or missing, and more than 500 as prisoners of war. Your Draft Board* A Seaman's Stamp WELL PROTECTED "How did Jim get that black eye?" "He was waiting at the stage door for a chorus girl, and—" . '.'And her fiance came along?" ^.•<^'No. Her grandson came out and lidced hell out of him." * (Continued from Page 1) supposed to be self sustaining, and not in any way add to crew's work. But as any seaman can testify, this is seldom the case. On the Hunt the POWs cooked their own chow, all right, but stores had to be issued to them. The union put in for overtime for the Chief Steward to cover the time he spent issuing stores. Re­ sult? 264 hours overtime for Steward Mattesson. Bosun John Ziereis was in­ structed to issue equipment to POWs on the SS Walter Ranger. This again was in violation of the understanding between the Mili­ tary and the merchant marine that POWs would involve no ex­ tra crews work. Therefore, Bro­ ther Ziereis put in for overtime for the work involved in issuing the equipment each day. The New York Branch collect 3 hours per day overtime for him. The SS Marine Dragon, oper­ ated by Waterman, is a C-4 with the highest manning scale in the Stewards Department of any C-4 afloat. Despite this, every man in the galley collected 5 hours overtime this last trip for feeding extra personnel. The SS A. K. Johnson, oper­ ated by Calmar, made a transAtlantic voyage from New Or­ leans—paying off in New York, When the ship discharged cargo in New York the Master failed to ask the crew to remain aboard to take the ship back to Ne.w Or­ leans. It wasn't until the actual payoff that he made this request. Under the terms of rider 64 Re­ vised, the crew demanded trans­ portation back to the port at which they signed on. New Or­ leans. When this was turned down, they refused to payoff the ship and the SIU shoreside of­ ficials went to work. Result? Transportation was paid to all hands. Aside from the ship's beefs, of which these are typical, -the New York Branch defended an un­ usually heavy number of men before Coast Guard hearing units —AND WON EVERY CASE. Not once in a blue moon does an SIU man lose his papers—unless he's really a bad performer and the Coast Guard has the goods on him. But with SIU representa­ tives appearing to represent the members, no man is framed or railroaded. None of the beefs mentioned in this article are world shaking in themselves. But they add up to something pretty important. They demonstrated what the SIU method of operations is—and how that method protects the membership. In the SIU beefs are settled! Sgt. Dorf man Wants To Keep In Touch With Union News I wonder if it is possible to get* the Log sent to, me out here? I'd I was unfortunate in getting into like to keep up with the agree­ a light jam. By contacting Fddie, ments, and I damn sure want to I was exactly 12 hours getting get-back to sea after the war if out of said "jam" due to his un­ tiring telephoning, walking, rid­ there are any ships going. ing, etc. On top of this, he insisted I was in an outfit a while back that I take a few bucks for a with a lot of SIU, SUP and NMU flop and meals, and he arranged guys. Arguments would go on all to ship me the following day. the time, until one of the SIU Tell the boys in New York that boys would ask, "Who got the they have a friend here. bonus for the seamen?" No an­ Yours, swers were to be had from the WM. C. DOTSON NMU. If you could send the West Coast Sailor along with the Log I would sure appreciate it. If Charles Doroba $5.00 there is any tariff, let me know Bernard Gabor ., l.QO and I'll shoot it through. Eder Williamson 3.00 Steady as she goes, Chuck Collins 3.00 Sgt. RAY DORFMAN. Thor Odonnell 2.00 (Retired) N. Russo 2.00 Godfrey, G 1.00 J. Payne 1.00 A. McMahon 2.00 R. H. Wilson l.OO B. Goldfin 1.06 G. Retherford .'. 2.00 When a "feller needs a friend" C. J. Bailey 10.00 you surely have one here in the person of fi. S. Higdon, Business Agent of our office here in New Orleans. And it makes you feel powerful good to know you have someone of this type you can depend on. Coming here from New York, Honor Roll Lauds Help Given By New Orleans �.- ' 'V. ~ . ' ' •s '''•• • _*.• >. -,V THE !>a{r9 S»c SEAFAhEUS Friday, May 25, 1945 LOG Shippjfig Boost Seen One Seen In Caribbean And Puerte Bb:e irv By BUD BAY Tampa Member Gets Crossed Up By Variety Of Marine Sawbones By D. L. PARKER ICAME HERETO TAMPA—^In my forty years at ©ETA TOOTH sea, man and boy, I have listened to some very tall and varied yams, both sea stories and others, but thfi other day one of our brothers spxm one that tops every thing that I have ever listened to. Brother George Cain is his mon­ icker, and he happens to be one of the Tampa boys. It seems that on his last trip across, some of the deck cargo was doing a lot of shifting. The Captain ordered him and the crew to lash it as they were in a storm, and he did so. While lashing the away sent him to the hospital and cargo the ship gave a 41 degree put him in a cast. list and all those pipes came roll­ ing on top of him, breaking one So the next day this USPH doc­ foot in three places and his big tor received a letter from the hos­ pital in New York stating that toe on the other one. they had made a mistake, and put After making port in New the cast on the wrong Cain, and York, he was sent to the hospital to get this man to the hospital at where x-rays were taken. After once. Boy, that is what I call ef­ staying there about a week, one ficiency on the part of the New of the doctors told him to get his York doctors. Oh, weU, with the clothes and discharge as he could hustle and bustle nowadays any­ go home. When he went to the thing can happen. x-ray room, the nurse told him Am expecting the good old that she had just x-rayed his feet^ so he speaks up and tells her that Brandywine in this week. Noth­ it could not be him as he had just ing like having a ship in every two weeks. Am expecting some come in. It seems that there was another Morans in too. Had the Edmon fellow there that carried the same and Margot (Moran) in last week name and he was the one that from New Orleans with quite a was x-rayed, so that was squared few SIU men aboard them. Some away. But, lo and behold, he was of the shipping big shots from aU sent away from the hospital and over the Gulf are in Washington upon arrival here in Tampa he re­ now, trying to get coastwise ship­ ported to the USPH. The doctor ping started again. I sure hope hM-e x-rayed his feet and found that it will soon start, so we can that they were broken, and right get on the map again. NMU Wiper Tells Off Phoney Port Officials In Galveston By D. STONE GALVESTON—Shipping busi­ ness in the past week has been very good, with six ships paying off in this area. So far our big­ gest concern has been crewing vessels with about 100 men on the beach in all ratings. With the help of New Orleans, we were able to crew these ships up completely. The other day, one of our mem­ bers who was on a ship in transit dropped into the USS club for a few laughs. When the meeting was called to order, and after the minutes from, the last meet­ ing were read, those present were asked to place their problems on the deck. Some high pressure wiper took the floor and asked the USS to investigate why certain Agents and Patrolmen did not spend more time on the waterfront in­ stead of sitting on their big, fat cans. The chairman who happened to be an NMU official said he would investigate the man's complaint. After the meeting the SIU man approached the high pressure wiper and asked him what union he belonged to. The HPW answered, "No More Union." Something smells awful bad when a seaman finds it necessary to make his complaints against a union official at a meeting of a so-called "charitable" and "non­ profit" organization. I see in a recent issue of the Log that Paul Gonsorchik has been drawing a little heat in New York, and is contemplating ask­ ing to be transferred to Galves­ ton. Paul, don't have any illusions. Galveston isn't very cooL It is stinky hot down here, and I don't mean the weather. NOTICE FOR ALL AGENTS Stories for the LOG should ar­ rive in the New York publica­ tion office not later than Mon­ day of each week. This means that most of the outports should mail copy on Saturday. All copy should be typed, and double spaced. The Editors. MARITIME DAY IS CALLED A PHONEY By J. P. SHULER The Seafarers in the port of New York, as well as in the other branches, celebrated National Maritime Day this week by ship­ ping out of their union halls on their contracted ships, with the thought in mind that they will enjoy better the conditions brought about by union action than any phoney holiday set aside by some land lubber for the credit of thie Merchant Seaman. All of the government bureaucrats can be assured that if they will re­ frain from sticking their noses into the private industries, such as shipping—and let the compan­ ies and unions settle their own problems, such as bonus, wages, conditions and etc., eigreed upon by the employees and employers, it will be appreciated much more by bonafide seamen than a dozen of socaUed holidays. A lot of the oldtimers will be glad to know that Fred Wread, an old book member in the Sea­ farers who had his papers re­ voked in the port of Baltimore, will now be sailing with us again. Patrolman Jimmy Hanners went to bat for his papers and they have been returned. The SS Blenheim of the Water­ man SS Co. has at last been turn­ ed over to the Army or some­ body. It had been rumored before that she would be sold to the Rus­ sians, but she was crewed up out of the SIU hall for another trip. Frenchy Michelet shipped aboard her as the Steward, but as soon as the crew saw him aboard, they immediately demanded that she be disposed of in any manner, to save the members of the Seafar­ ers riding her from malnutrition. There are a.number of good re­ ports concerning the distribution of the Seafarers Log coming in now. A lot of. guys are proud of the fact that they can get it in foreign ports, thanks to the co­ operation of many members who handled the distribution from their ships in foreign ports. Tuesday of this week wiU see the close of the ballotting on the new constitutional amendments and the extra $10 strike assess­ ment. It appears that this will be the largest amount of votes for the allotted time of any balloting in the SIU history. San Juan, P. R;—We had us a days. And that's the treatment meeting down here the other day. that they're going to hand out— It so happened that there were or will try to—for some time tr^ two ships in and ilie boys flocked come. down to the hall. The ships were And this is the reason: it seems the Sea Dolphin and the Shick- that some short time ago two sea­ men went there at night, chargedshinny. Business has picked up some­ up on giggle soup, and dumped what; but now that the war in two nurses and a croaker. So Europe has ended, there should from now on when a man goes he more ^ips coming here on a there under the influence of li­ quor they throw him in a padded steady'run. When any ship gets replace­ cell until they think he's sober. ments down here, the Delegates Seems to me that it's kind of un­ should check all new men for scientific to treat all drunks as shipping cards. When a new ship maniacs just because two jerks is loading at any port other than went off the beam. Or maybe the San Juan, it is impossible to get doctors here in P.R. aren't scien­ on it every day. When a man goes tists. to the hospital, the WSA sends The Coast Guard dewn here is pretty tough, but they can be ' ' ' » talked to. However, when a man Allenlion all ships: When is before them, and blows his top you hit any port in Puerto Rico, about his shipmates and how be contact the union hall. would rather not go to sea with The address (s 45 Ponce De those poor excuses for seamen, Leon Avenue, San Juan, the Coast Guard will do him a The telephone number is 1885. favor-^tl^'ll flx it so he won't have to, 6y pulling his papers for J one from the pool; and I don't get six months or so. to know of it until the man is They have only moved about discharged from sick bay and 25% of the 1944-1945 sugar crop, comes to the hall looking for a so we should get a few ships in ship to get back to the States, and the near future to lofid. Now all by that time his ship has sailed. you fellows who like beautiful One man went to the hospital senoritas and like a few rounds of recently all gassed up and crying potent fluid, both of which are for attention, and they put him in plentiful here — well, we'll be the Reason Refinery for nine looking for you. Old Timer On Geo. Wasbington By ARTHUR SAVANNAH — -When I arose from my downy bed Monday morning I looked forward to an­ other slow and dreary week. But when I arrived at the office, I Weis informed that a ship had dipped in during the night, and it turned out to be my old friend the SS George Washington. I had not been notified that this ship was due in, consequently I was nearly caught short for men. _ There were a few replacements to be made in the Stewards' De­ partment that I could not fill be­ cause the notice was too short. Since they weren't absolutely necessary the ship left without them. At least we did not have to call the WSA for men. The other departments were filled without any trouble. At first I was surprised that there were no beefs aboard but when I saw some of the oldtim­ ers I could understand why. The payoff was as clean as anyone could wish. The Stewards Department, and especially the delegate, deserve a word of commendation for the way they cooperated with us at the payoff. And the delegates of the other two departments were also on the ball. They supplied us with lists of the entire crew with their book standings and it was comparatively easy to get all the books squared away. There were a couple of candi­ dates for the social register in the deck department and their names were sent to Headquarters. They did not sign on for another trip, much to their chagrin. They thought they couldn't be yanked because the WSA put them aboard in Miami where we have no hall. We have our hall fixed up fair­ .'PiV. THOMPSON ly well now, and we've added a baggage room—so if you should come down for a visit, you can leave your gear here But don't leave it too long. We haven't as much space as our larger halls. There was a scarcity of unor­ ganized ships in this port as well as others so there wasn't any­ thing we could do in the way of organizing. We get a few Isth­ mian ships in from time to time but it's pretty tough to get our men aboard these scows. The WSA gets all the jobs, and if a union man goes to them for a job they send him right back here. They don't have much love for us, and won't go out of their way to help us any. But we do get our literature aboard and sometimes I manage to see them off the ship. When we get our car I'll be able to do more and maybe I can manage to get a few jobs if I can get the men to take them. That's about the hardest part of the whole business and also the most important. If any of you should sign on an Isthmian ship. which hits Savannah, let me know ais, soon as you gefin. We haVa a sign on the back porch whith^ faces the river so you can't misis us. And Til be looking for you. 'A'.."., �TUB SBAPARERS •FMMY, Mmf S5. 1S4» Around The Ports Deluge Of Ships And SlU Hero IHt Charleston Beach B7 JAMES L. TUCKER CHARLESTON—Well, it's fi­ nally happened. The sky opened up and a deluge of ships hit this 'port. The number of payoffs had us hopping all over the place— and we hope fh keeps up. We had the Josiah Parker pay­ ing off in Wilmington, N. C. All beefs were settled. Then we went over to Savannah and assisted the Savannah Agent on paying off the Eastern Pride and the George Washington. The SUP ship, the Willis Van Devanter paid off with all over­ time squared away. There was a full SUP crew on it, and some of them haye already shipped back. Another SUP ship, the MooseCleveland, paid off in Wilming­ ton, but we were unable to make it, as we were paying off the SS Jerome K. Jones, of the South Atlantic. On the latter, all beefs were squared away, with the exception of the master and the chief mate workjng on deck one day. Quite a few oldtimers on this scow, with all book men in the Deck Department and the Engine De­ partment. The Stewards Depart­ ment had mostly trip card men. We'd like to thank the Engine Delegate, William Busby, book number 31174, and the Deck Del­ egate, Salvatore Volpi, number 20629, for the able way in which they handled the delegates' job in their departments. Wish we had more like them. The SS Monroe, the famous Bull Line ferry boat, came in to load coal. There were some beefs on her about electric fans and the water cooler. We straightened out the fan beef, though there is still need for more of them. Couldn't do anything about the water cooler beef. The original electric cooler was left in New York to be repaired and the one on the ship now is of the type used about ten years ago. On the SS Monroe, we met the Bos'n, AU>eno Galza, who has just been awarded the Distin­ guished Service Medal and the Mariners Medal. We all know that those Distinguished Service Medals are few and far between, and it takes something to get them, even though they don't buy groceries. Best of luck to you. Brother Galza. We're all proud of youl We have three very good dele­ gates aboard that ship, so who­ ever is the lucky man to pay off that ship this trip should have no trouble at all. To wind it up, we had another SUP ship, the F. Southall Farron, Union Sulphur Company, in tran­ sit. There were no beefs; the ship was clean. ISTHMIAN MEN ARE SHOWN HOW By KEITH J. ALSOP New Orleans Reports Jobs For All Ratings NORFOLK, Va.—Shipping has glowed down a bit in this port, and probably won't pick up for a \^ek or two. The_ movement of By E. S. HIGDON ships to the west coast can al­ ready be felt. However, there is still enough here to keep our men NEW ORLEANS — Things are still humming in this beautiful moving. Cajun City. The dispatcher, agent We had two Isthmian ships in and patrolmen are so busy cov­ this port in the past week, and were able to- reach the men with ering ships and trying to find men pledge caids. We explained the to fill the jobs on board that they advantages of collective bargain­ ing to the men and showed them are really kept on the run. how the union could get them We have paid off quite a few higher wages and better living ships this past week, and we ex­ pect a much larger business next and working conditions. Forutnately for us, there was a week. If there are any men who perfect example to show to the want to ship out, here is the place Isthmian men. There was one AB to come. Between now and the who had about 150 hours coming first of June, we are expecting to liim. The skipper, who is the anything like one hundred or one final judge in these things in the .hundred and fifty ships in port. Isthmian setup, gave him $1.50— There should be some good spots for some of you men who are just about 1 cent an hour! Idling your time away waiting We showed him where he could for a good bet. have collected 90 cents an hour if he had been on a union ship. Here is one for the books. The Axid that was one argument those Public Health Service has taken on some new rules, here in the gutys could understand! port of New Orleans. Quite sud­ Nothing much else here. How­ denly they have been turning ever, just one word of caution: down ordinary seamen for poor Keep your nose clean with the eyesight and color blindness. That Coast Guard; they are getting really is a good kick. tighter and tighter. Some guy walked into the hall last week and picked up a Log dated April 27—^you kpow, the •one wife Brother Shuler's picture ;in it. He went over and: asked Brother Higdon how in the world they got him away from the Mar­ ine bar long enough to get a tie around his neck, as the last time he saw Shuler, he Was the best barker in the Marine Bar. lOGl LOG IregF OVTvD m. BUIiliE'njP Unclaimed Wages Mississippi Steamship Company Fogle, C. H 15.75 Foley, Frank J 2.47 Folsky, Leon E 3.96 Folsom, Samuel P 17.10 Forccelline, Robert C. ........ 1.07 Forehand, O. A 3.82 Farnen, William L. (Forman, W.) 1.65 Forsman, John A 41.23 Forsthe, Edward C 2.06 Forsythe, E 2.54 Forsyth, Joseph H 12.84 Forward, H. 0 2.47 Foster, Edward M 10.50 Foster, Joseph H 26.41 Foster, James 65.41 Fowler, James F 14.25 Fox, Paul A 1.24 Fraley, Charles E 15.00 Francillo, Luigi 73.56 Francis, Joseph P 56.40 Francis, Vernon H 1.27 Francis, Warren C 3.17 Franklin, Henry R 117.50 Franklin, Joseph S 9.95 Franklin, Leon W. 15.83 Franson, Carl 1 2.23 Franzella, Salvator 2.97 Fraser, A 9.30 Fraser,^Angus L 32.91 Fraser, Noble 8.42 Frazier, Leslie D 5.94 Frederick, William E 245.69 Freeman, C. M. 25.30 Freeman, Emmett L 9.Q0 Freeman, Horace 7.14 Freimanis, Lina 2.23 French, E 11 French, John F. 9.24 Frenkler, John 5.92 Frick, Harold W 2.64 Frierson, Alvin W 12.35 Fritz, Charles C 4.98 Frost, William A. 87 Frum, Emile 25.20 Frye, Raymond W 3.96 Frye,- Raymond 2.42 Fudaez, Michael 8.29 Fulford, William E. 3.79 Fulsebakke, K. M 98.75 Punk, Clarence W 2.11 Funk, McClaren 4.13.05 Fuselier, Edward L. 99 Fyfe, Cyril H 862.40 Gardiner, Edward A Gardiner, Edward F Gardiner, James Gardner, C. J Gardner, S, Gargan, John Garner, Herman 0 Garrett, Ralph Garrett, Wayne M Gan-ison Roy Garrity, F Gary, Allen L. Jr Gates, George E Gatewood, Albert W Gaupp, Otto A Gaiirtney, Irvin Gauthreaux, Claude J Gavigan, Robert Gavrilon, Theodore Gay, John B Gaylor, Enoch J. Gaylor, E. J ! Gearhart, Dale B Geaunses, P Geiss, William J Genter, Francis J Georgevich, George Gerard, John A Gericevich, Vadimir Gerland, Willie Geron, Earl Gever, Andrew Geyer, A. Ghee, R. M. Giagibone, Vincent Giannola, Vincent J Gibbons, Francis Gibbs, Howard T Gibles, Wm Gibbons, William Gibson, Wallace Gichenko, M Giebel, William Giebler, William H Gietek, Chester W Gilbert, Forrest S Gillander, K Gilanders, Kenneth Giligus, Churchill Ed Gillis, Leo - 5.78 20.28 8.32 33 2.47 20.62 2.82 2.67 9.86 71 2.90 2.06 47.08 10.96 14.93 65 3.38 6.35 3054.56 26.82 25.06 51.76 13.06 6.00 2.97 59.44 5.94 8.53 5.46 5.94 155.67 36.48 1.48 1.58 2.85 1.60 74 114.59 1.58 3.95 2.60 3.23 .79 4.98 18.87 2.97 5.29 3.96 56.70 1.84 MONEY DUE SS JOHN W. GATES All hands that were paid off in Gaaso, Hallder 7.23 Norfolk have 9 weeks money Gaddie, Daniel A 1.78 coming. Collect at Bull Line, 115 Gaffney, J. J 8.90 Broad Street, New York. Gafford, Ben P 5.44 % % % Gagliano, Joseph 11.10 Gainey,' Gilbert B. 34.13 SS CAPE FARO Galaza, Jose G 74 G. W. Burket, 92 hours; A. Gallegher, Manus .59 Demddo, 92 hours. Collect at Wat­ Gallefos, Adolph 3.13 erman SS Co., 19 Rector St., New Galligan, William T s. .70 York. Gallordy, J. H 2.72 Galuska, John 2.84 t S. t Gambertoglio, Francesco .79 SS WALTER RANGER Gambino, A. J 17.76 Gamble, Joseph 39.54 John Ziereis, Bos'n, has 39 Gambuco, A ... 4.42 hours due. Collect at Eastern SS, Garbett, J. K 3:87 Pier 25, North River, New York. Garcia, Alfred 2.97 % % Garcia, F. A. ......... 12.57 SS F. HASSLER Garcia, G 7.52 Garcia, Rafael ; 240.40 Penalty bonus of $21.93 coming Gardanse, M 2.97 to all hands. Collect at BuU Line, Gardner, Clarence F. 4.90 115 Broad Street, N. Y. i i SS HASTINGS Transportation money due to GUILLERMO NUNEZ the men who joined the ship in Two checks from the Missis­ Mobile and paid off in Boston on sippi SS Co. are being held for February 6, 1945. Collect at Wat­ 3rou at the 4th floor baggage room. erman SS Corp., 19 Rector St., N. Y. New York hall. PERSONALS Gillis, W. H Gichesko, MatthOw, (Gin- cherko, M.) Giordano, Giuseppe 2.00 .33 98.75 5.15 6.20 7.44 1.42 5.92 .74 53.86 .41 .41 13.81 1.92 3.56 3.23 3.29 45.86 6.91 5.08 13.54 11.88 Gioretti, Louis A Girnuis, M Gison, Michael Gjerpen, Kaau A Gladstone, John E Gleason, John J Glover, Joseph B Gluck, Murray B Gluck, Murray B Godfrey, Graham, W Godfrey, Fufus Godsey, Joseph Godwin, Edw. B Godwin, James A Godwin, Robert Goes, Dcwitt W. Goetting, Paul K Going, Edward H Goldsborough, John Goldsborough, T. (Goldsborough, Frederick S.) 1.22 Goldstein, David 1.98 Goldsworthy, J. F 18.87 Gomes, R. J 3.00 Gomez, Aurelio 4.18 3.33 Gonzales, S. M Goodner, Leon P .71 18.37 Gordon, Eddie L 98.75 Gordon, Kenneth B Gordon, S. B 1.75 Gorgai, John 2.23 Goriup, Erminio 1.82 Gosselin, Louis C 1.65 14.93 Gould, Thomas E Goulden, Bernard 117.50 Gourdain, L 16.32 Grabbe, Maurice R 8.91 Grace, James 1.24 5.94 Graham, Austin P. Jr 2.82 Graham, James J. Jr Graham, Listen G 2.84 Graham, T 3.46 Graham, Thomas 30.57 Grenade, Louis 52.44 Grande, J. D 4.26 Grant, John 3.62 Graves, John T .35 Gray, Edward C 1.24 Gray, Gordon H. 12.37 Gray, Homer W. 9.90 Gray, Jackson D 50.97 Gray, Lawrence 1.46 Gray, Leon 2.12 Gray, T 1.19 Green, Vincent P 2.64 Green, Roy J 1.98 Greenbaum, Joseph G. 9.24 Greene, Clyde C 50.65 Greentree, C 4.27 Greenway, Kenneth 4.57 Greer, James M 69.27 Gregory, Benjamin F. 8.95 Grey, Erdmann W 25.60 Griffith, Claude G 7.13 Griffith, Phonzo E 12.78 Grindle, R 2.25 Grondin, Lorenzo J. 7.62 Grundmeyer, A 15.33 Guerin, J. J 73.64 Guidry, Albert R. 3.23 Gulbransen, Thorleif 12.32 Gumren, Ed. Gregory 2.77 Gunderson, C .45 Gunderson, K 1.42 Gunning, W 25.45 Guptpn, George R 9.26 Gurskie, Alexander 44.59 Gustin, Joseph 1.65 Guszczyinski, Edward 4.22 Guthrie, J. P 2.23 Gutzwiller, William A 10.66 Gwartney, I 2.23 Gwyn, Robert L 4.62 Gynikisnya, S 3.23 �Page Eight THE r~ SEAFARERS LOG Friday. May 25. 1945 ITS AIWMB i\ - t' iI SEVEN DAYS A WEEK the Stu halls in all the major Atlantic and Pacific ports hong out the "We/- come" sign for Isthmian men. You'll find these halls full of rank and file seamen just like yourselves: Inter­ ested In the some things, concerned over the some problems. When you have a couple of hours to kill, drop In and shoot the breeze. You'll find a friendly ear. SlU HALLS cire modern, clean and filled with good fellowship. Whether Its a magazine and an easy chair, a game of cords, the matching of wits In a chess game, a round of pool, or a coke and a cigarette— you'll find It In an SlU hall. RECREATION DECK of the Seafarers' hall at 51 Beaver Street oflFered this scene to the photo­ grapher last week. The old timer In the back­ ground Is reading the Seafarers Log. - • i • r SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION .f.; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource May 25, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 21 Description An account of the resource N.Y. BRANCH SETS IMPRESSIVE RECORD FOR BEEFS SETTLED BOOSTS STRIKE FUND BEFORE HE BECOMES MATE SIU CONTRACTED OPERATIONS REVEAL POST WAR GROWTH NMU ORGANIZES WET FOR SEAFARERS MINERS VICTORY THE MINERS WIN AGAIN U.S. RUNS ATLANTIC TOTAL SCORE OF 126 SUBMARINES LET'S NOT FORGET SUP MAN IS A HERO IN JAPANESE PLANE ATTACK NMU LEADERS SHOW CONCERN OVER RANK AND FILE TREND TOWARD SIU EXCERPTS FROM NMU RANK & FILE LETTERS TO SIU N.Y. DOORMAN TO JOIN INFORMATION PLEASE! SGT. 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