http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/3bb38aa13e9b6e400fdc05afafd751fe.PDF 9c93391115a91a434bc58eec64f939d4 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. • '* It NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 3. 1945 No. 31 SIU-SUP Position On ILO Meeting Report Of The Secretary-Treasurer By JOHN HAWK August 1, 1945 Regular Meeting For the benefit of those members who were not at the last meeting, and to bring the members up to date on what is being done by the Union on the question of getting the seamen an increase in wages: At the last meeting I presented to the Union the brief stating the facts and Union's contentions before the National War Labor Board to justify the Union's demand for wage raises. - This brief was printed in the ' Seafarers Log of July 20, while the Public Hearings be­ fore the Board were held on July 19 and 20. The Union's argiunents as well as the brief were put into the record at the hearing. All the other maritime linions were present at the hearing, and submitted briefs and arguments that supported to a certain extent the brief and arguments put forth by the Seafarers Im ternational Union. However, they were limited in: cer­ tain respects and the brief and arguments of our Union were broader in scope. The brief and arguments enter many more reasons for the Board to hang their hats on and grant the wage raises. For inslance, the NMU has for over a year howled and complained in all forms of propaganda that they were out for $200.00 per month for Able Seamen; yet their actual demands before the Board show that the NMU came in with a demand of $184.00 per month for ABs. On the other hand, the SIU came into the Board not expressing the demand of a specific $200.00 per month for ABs, but asking that the War Labor Board set the wage rates in accord with the highest peak of wages, by restoring to the take-home wages what has been lost by the drastic cuts in the bonuses. This position in the case of ABs is equal to or better than {Continued on Page 3) By MORRIS It is the ILO's policy to try to eliminate sub-standard conditions in industries and to try to bring them up to the highest levels. The ILO's choice of the Sailors Union of the Pacific-Seafarers International Union who have fought for, won and maintained the highest wages, working and living conditions in the industry over a period of years is why we rightfully represent the American seamen in the International field as well as nationally. I was delegated by the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Seafarers International Union to represent the United States Seamen at the Meeting of the Special Committee of the International Labor Organization and proceeded to London where I attended all the meetings of the Committee. This is my report of these meetings: The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the fol­ lowing subjects: 1. Continuous Employment; 2. Entry; 3. Training; 4. Promotion to see whether there was any basis for any international agreement, to be drafted by a tech­ nical committee which was to meet in November. Our Committee was not supposed to make any final deci­ sions but only to give its opinion to the Technical Com­ mittee. Anything the Technical Committee decides to do'in November will have to be referred to a Special Maritime Session of the International--Labor Office which will meet in the early part of 1946. The Committee was composed of twelve members, four seamen's representatives, one from Norway, one from the United States, and two from Great Britain (one seaman, one officer), four shipowner's representa­ tives, one from the United States, one from Great Brit­ ain, one from Holland and one from Norway; four Gov­ ernment representatives, one each from the United States, Great Britain, Norway and France. Meetings were held morning and afternoon from July 9th to 16th inclusive. The first and most important subject considered was continuous employment. Although all members gener­ ally were in favor of continuous employment, there was considerable difference of opinion as to how this should be obtained. The European seamen's representatives thought this was a good time to press for International agreement on this point for the post war period. Their WEISBERGER idea of how to get continuous employment was to set up a pool system under which the seamen would be either guaranteed employment or paid a certain percent of sea pay while waiting for a ship. In principle we are not opposed to continuous employment or being paid while waiting. However, I took the position that al­ though I was not against the European seamen getting a pool system if they wanted it, we would not want it for the United States as it would definitely interfere with our rights under our "hiring hall" system. Before the war the European seamen had no hiring halls or pool system. They got their jobs either through shipowner's office, a shipping crimp, off the docks, Church agencies or through some influence. There were often rankest discrimination and other abuses. One of the worst abuses was laying men off while the ship was in port. The majority of operators would lay off the men without pay as soon as the ship hit the dock, even if the ship was laying over for only a weekend. Only the good "company men" would be rehired, on the Mon­ day morning or when the ship was ready to go to sea again. The European seaman thus had little or no se­ curity at. all. During the war the European seamen were frozen in the industry by conscription. This was done by Gov­ ernment regulated pools. While in these pools the sea­ man got part pay even when not on a ship, but he had to ship and go where he was told whether he wanted to or not. The shipowners operated these pools with the Government and although sitting in, the unions were given a minor part. Even this was a better break for the European seamen than they had before the war. They felt, therefore, from war experience that they would like to see some pool system in the post war period. The European unions felt that the shipowners and the Gov­ ernment should pay all the cost of the pool: If the sea­ men were required to contribute at all, their contribu­ tion should be very low. The European shipowners, although they thought it was too soon for International agreement, favored a pool set up, provided: (a) they could limit the number of men in the pool; (b) exclude men whom they, the ship­ owner's thought undesirable; (c) set the standby pay (Continued on Page 4) Labor Leaders Breaking International Bread In New York I Leaders of Spanish and French union movements met with Am­ erican labor leaders recently in New York. Much of their discus­ sion dealt with eliminating antisemitism. "We will cleanse France of anti-semitism," pledged Leon Jouhaux, general secretary of the French Trade Union Con­ federation. Left to right are: President David Dubinsky, Int'l Ladies Garment Workers. AFL; AFL Vice President Matthew WoU; Adolph Held, chairman of the Jewish Labor Committee, Jouhaux. L. Grand, Jouhaux's translator; B. Tomas. President of the Spanish Trade Union Federa­ tion. (LPA) �A- • '•• •, '-v- ii;- Page Two THE SEAFARERS Friday. August 3, 1945 LOG SEAFARERS LOG Vublhhed Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 t HARRY LUNDEBERG i 4. - - - - - - President toy Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 2 y. Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 yth Street, N. W., Washington, D, C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. •267 For Four Watches Every seaman who has ever beefed (and show us one who hasn't) about the seemingly endless monotony of sea watches on a long voyage, will welcome and gladly support the Seafarers' stand for a four watch system at sea. The maritime industry stands conspicuously alone among the major industries in its adherence to the out-dated 56 hour ; week. Some shore-side industries have for many years, and most have for the past decade, adopted the forty hour work week as standard practice. The American merchant marine is the largest and has the finest ships of any in the world. It has always led, thanks to our militant unions, in improving wages an|d con­ ditions for seamen. The time has now come to take the next big forward step, the introduction of the four watch system. SIU COLLECTS FROM NMU CONTRACT CO. From The Assistant Seo'y-Treas. "T was the night before payday and all thru my jeans Incorporated as a major platform in its postwar policy, A young man by the name of I hunted in vain for the price of the four watch system will be advocated by the SIU along Gordon French made his first trip some beans; to sea recently on the Bacon, a Not a qucurter was stirring, not with other important issues for the betterment of Ameri­ coastwise tanker operated by even a jit. Tankens, Inc. After a short trip can seamen. French quit because of illness The kale was off duty; milled What is the four watch system? As the term suggests, and went back to his home in edges had quit; Chilicothe, Ohio. Forward, turn forward, O Time in it provides for a forty hour work week by adding another By LOUIS GOFFIN But when French tried to col­ thy flight full watch to both deck and engine departments. Instead lect his wages by mail he didn't Make it to-morrow just for a After quite a spell of arguing, of the present 4 and 8 rotation, it would provide for a 12 have much hick and aft.er several night." fruitless letters he thought about the beef concerning the taking of hour break between watches. writing to the SIU. He had sign­ soundings on week-ends at .sea ed an SIU pledge card while ser­ on a number of Calmar ships has due will be in the next issue of Plans are being worked out to include the Steward ving on the Bacon and had re­ been settled in the Union's favor the Log. A couple of beefs with Department in the forty hour week, as well, either by car­ membered the organizer telling and is now payable at the Calmar Bull are now in the process of rying m.ore Steward Department personnel to alternate in him how beefs were taken up being settled. office, 44 Whitehall Street, New galley and serving duties, or in compensating these men for and squared away for SIU mem­ Again I want to state that if York City, to the men whose any beefs come in on Moran Tug bers. the 16 hour differential. Although French is not an SIU names are listed below. This beef Boats, make sure that the skip­ man and Tankers, Inc., is en NMU concerned ten ships, and in the per of the ship signs his name to All seamen who have stood sea watches on a three or contracted outfit. New York Pa­ four months voyage, especially in peacetime when turn­ trolman Joe Algina called the future it will be paid at the regu­ the disputed overtime sheets. arounds are fast and port stops are short, know how hard lar payoffs without being dis­ Brother Hawk and I spent a day in Norfolk lining up the pro­ this system is on physical and nervous capacities. After puted. This proves that by being posals for the Chesapeake Fer­ chow, washing clothes and other routine shipboard duties, persistent sooner or later the good ries, and we should have an the seaman has little time to partake of even the meager beefs will pay off. The following agreement shaped up for negoti­ ating very soon. recreational facilities now available on board ship. The four are the men involved; watch system would provide time for adequate rest and P. T. O'Sullivan, 5 hours; M. Norman Okray and George Thompson have transportation some of the spare-time diversions enjoyed by workers Moore, 20 hours; B. Carmon, 4 money coming to them. The ashore. ^ hours; L. Wyner, 37 hours; J. money will be forwarded to the Blanco, 5 hours; C. Martin, 21 New York Company office where Also important is the fact that the four-watch system hours; Disaro, 32 hours; D. E. it may be collected. will open up thousands of additional jobs and provide a Kaplan, 12 hours; E. Duncan, 22 livelihood for many men who have gone to sea since the hours; S. H. Cooper, 7 hours. war started, who like the sea and wish to make it their profession. tanker company, explained the Attention Robert Weisman: situation and not only got the lad have just received a notation To any argument on the part of the shipowners that paid for the five days he spent on from Savannah stating that you such a system is impractical or too expensive, it need only the ship, but the company gave have $3.90 coming. Write to South be pointed out that the present three watch system, which him an extra day to make up for Atlantic in Savannah. is required by law on American ships today, was not so "lost time." Needless to say, young French The beefs submitted by Mobile many years ago fought tooth and nail by the shipping in­ intends to go out on an SIU trip on the Colabee are now being terests as a "radical innovation." squared up, names and amounts card on his next trip to sea. \) �r Friday, August 3, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three The Report Of Secretarylreasurer By PAUL HALL (Continued from Page 1) $200.0(f per month, as well as comparable raises in other ratings. At the July 19 and 20 hearings, the Chairman of the War Labor Board and the whole Board, in­ cluding the CIO labor members, of which Van A. Bittner of the CIO was one—and he is prob­ ably one of the smartest and most progressive leaders of the CIO— came out and asked that the NMU remove its pickets since they were not hleping but were damaging the seamen's case for wages, while they were pending. The Chairman of the Board, Dr. Taylor, stated: "The War Labor Board has a policy of not acting on mat­ ters during a strike or under pressure. There is none in this case, and the War Labor Board has not mentioned up to this time certain picketing which is going on of other government­ al agencies, because the Board has not felt that it was of such a nature that it would influence the Board in its handling of the case. It's a mater that the Board has to determine at the conclusion of this hearing. "I would like to recommend for the whole Board that we very strongly urge that those pickets be removed in order to enable the Board—so that that question might not be raised at all during a consideration case as to whether or not there was a situation over which it would make it difficult for the Board to proceed. "As I say, none of the Board members have felt that it's a factor that it had to take into consideration. I think it would be good insurance for the whole situation if those pickets might be removed. I don't know whether any Board members want to add to that? (No re­ sponse). "Is that aU there is, then?" Mr. Bittner said: "I just want to say. as I have told some of the officers of the Maritime Union, I join with the Chair­ man of the Board in asking that that not be done when these cases are pending." That is taken from the official record of the hearing. From that, all our members can see that the NMU's maneuvers with their pic­ kets are not helping the case for the seamen any, while the deci­ sion of the War Labor Board is pending. In view of the fact that this Board has asked that the NMU remove its pickets, it ap­ pears to me that the actions of the Communist officials of the NMU in forcing their members to picket are prejudicing and en­ dangering a favorable decision for the seamen. After all it is this Board that makes the decision and not the public on the street. As a matter of fact, the NMU's phony maneuvers with their pic­ kets is like a small boy saying to a big bully with a big stick: "Go ahead! Hit me! I won't do anything about it!—I won't strike back! See the sign, it says 'No strike' Mister, see?" So the bully with the big stick belts the small boy, hard, very hard. Since the hearing, the Union has received the verbatim trans­ cript of the record and has pre­ pared comments to break down the companies' arguments. This is a nine-page brief that will ap­ pear in the Seafarers Log of Aug­ ust 10 in full, for it is too long to read here. This brief supports the U n i o n's contentions, and (Contintied on Page 8) The system of mailing the Log to each ship has been in practice for two issues now and no doubt but some of our ships are now receiving their bundles. This can be considered'as one of the most important steps taken by the SIU in recent times as it will furnish our members with news of their union's activities in all parts of the world. Considering the comparative small outlay involved, this is one of the wisest investments ever made by this union. There are, however, several more things which can be done to improve and guarantee proper distribution of our paper. The most • vital of these things is, of course, for each of our ship's crews to dis­ tribute copies of the Log that they receive in transit in all ports touched auring the trip. For a long time, our members have com­ plained about not seeing the Log in foreign ports, bars and various «lubs. Now is the opportunity for all of us to remedy the situation. No only can this system of distribution be regarded as a conveni­ ence for the membership, but should be regarded as another means of education. It is up to us to increase our paper to an even larger size and expand the news carried in this paper, so that the Log will be pn even more effective educational instrument. The membership can help on this particular thing by writing regular letters to the paper, giving their points of \^iews on various problems affecting the union, es well as news of their particular ship and crew. Thus, not only will we have a well-distributed paper to be used as an organiza­ tional and educational weapon, but we will also have news about our rank and file members—^which, of course, is as it should be. All of you fellows, before you ship on your next trip, ask your The Story of the SIU, as told in pictures, is now beginning to cover the waterfront union officials for some of the forms which are being distributed to on all coasts. Last week a 16 page picture book, entitled "This is the SIU," came off the aU ships for the purpose of gathering ship's news. Thus we will press and is causing much enthusiatic comment from SIU men and the labor move­ have taken one more big step towards streamlining our organization ment generally. Printed in two colors, the book traces the activities of the SIU in serv­ iand towards the education of our membership. ing a typical union member from the moment he comes ashore until he again signs on ^ X X job it is doing. Many an Isthmian congratulate you on your booklet, The lounge floor in the New York hall is beginning to take on a ship. Photogi-aphs and illustrative man has had his eyes opened by 'This Is The SIU.' It's m-odern a real clubby atmosphere now, especially so with the addition of the new gear and games. We just had an addition to the gear on cartoons show the SIU New York the graphic story told in "This Is appearance, combining good writ­ ing, photography, illustrations that deck which is attracting lots of interest. This is a knot board Hall from top to bottom. Bag­ The SIU." made by Warren Wyman, one of our members who hails from New gage room, recreation deck, dis­ One of the most attractive and typography, makes it an out­ patching hall, beef windows, pieces of literature published by standing publication. P ri n t i n g Orleans. membership meetings, they are any union, the book was com­ matter of this sort adds to the Some of you fellows will probably remember the knot board all there in picture and story. mended last week by the AFL. A prestige of the American Federa­ that Warren made for the SIU Hall in New Orleans. It was quite a Produced by the Educational letter from Lew Johnson of the tion of Labor and your own In­ large job and a damn good piece of workmanship. Quite a few of the members showed a keen interest in this work as it was being Department, the book is intended Labor League for Human Rights, ternational." The book is available to the done by Warren, and they asked him to teach them a little of his primarily to aid the current or­ said: ganizing campaign. And a good "May I be among the first to membership at all SIU halls. "know-how." There are still a couple of more things to be put into this lounge floor before we figure it is complete. The next item to be obtained is the installation of Venetian blinds on either end of this deck so that v/e can have educational movie shorts as well as feature pic­ tures for the fellows. Quite a few of the boys have inquired as to the possibilitj' of such an arrangement, and after investigation, it was found that such arrangements could be made very easily. SIU PICTURE BOOK OFF THE PRESS iti i As predicted here a while back, dipping and business on the east coast is gradually declining over its past high level. At the same time, it is increasing in the Gulf coast area to some extent, iand in the wesf coast area to a large extent. We can look for fur­ ther reductions of shipping in this area until such time as the Japianese war is over. Shipping, after that day, of course, is unpredictable, as we do hot know whether the operators will put their vessels in their regu­ lar trade routes, or whether they will continue on the same basis they are on now. ' We can be certain of one thing—^that shipping fox the east coast ports will probably never again-reach the peak that .it did at the high point of the European war. The redistribution af shipping, however will allow a lot of our members to ship from what was normally their home port. X X X X The new organizational booklet which was referred to in this column recently, entitled "This Is The SIU" is now off the press, and Ss being distributed among unorganized seamen. This booklet was| designed by the Log artist, Bernard Seaman and Log editor, Floyd Utiller, for organizational work. It seems that most of our members who have seen ihem want these books to send to their homes so they can let their people know Bomething about the union they belong to. For that reason, our 3rd floor Librarian, Jimmy Stewart, has made an arrangement which should be helpful to them. He now has a number of tbese books on hand in manila envelopes and upon request of .a member, and pay­ ment of postage, he will send a copy to any addres.'s desired. •y I 1 �rm: Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG r Friday. August 3, 1945 Weisberger Reports On London Conference American seamen are generally in a better position in unacceptable, and this position is set forth in bur joint (Continued from Page 1) statement. rates at a low figure; (d) have sub-pools or separate this respect than the seamen of other countries. ft company controled pools on the side (e) limit their ob­ On the question of entry there was no general agree­ 3. Collective bargaining agreements also contain ligation to the men in the pool for a short term of years; provisions regarding the method by which men are ment that this was a proper subject for international (f) reduce the men in the pools if they thought there employed or hired, and by which a fair system of em­ agreement at this time. were too many for the industry. They stressed that ployment is guaranteed to those seamen who do not whoever paid the biggest part of the cost of the pool desire continuous employment at the expense of free­ TRAINING On this subject it was generally agreed that the man­ should run it, and have the right to discipline the sea­ dom of action. The nature of service at sea is such that men. They knew that they would have to pay for most many men whose career is the sea do not desire con­ ner and method of training should be handled by the of the cost, and wanted to control the scheme before tinuous service at sea but in varying degrees desire various nations according to their own systems and customs. I stressed that the best method of training was they would agree to contribute to its cost. intervals ashore. No scheme which would require of an The European Governments could not well afford to American seaman more time at sea than he himself de­ actual experience aboard ship and that there were no be again.st any scheme wanted both by the shipowners sires, failing which he would be eliminated from the schools ashore that can teach a man his trade aboard a ship and that tlxiu the tuc unions uxuuxxa as ao they tiicv xxau. tu xc^ugixx^c; wiat the wic seamen dcaxxxcxx . A oixx^ axxvi xixai, the tiic only \/xixj way v*c*jr a o man AAAUAA can V-W** learn his ***»» business and had to recognize that were entitled to something in return for their services is to go to sea. Our organization has always been opman. Any detailed scheme such as pooling almost inevit­ posed to shore training for seamen, that is not only rendered during the war. ably will impair some of these rights and privileges, and now, but also in the days of Furuseth we took the same During the discussions on this subject, I made it to that extent would be unacceptable in the United stand. There is nothing •wrong with the system of a plain, that although I had no objection to the European States. man learning his business gradually at the place where seamen getting any pool scheme they wanted, the United States seamen would not want any such scheme 4. Freedom of men to enter the industry and to he works and we believe that a seaman must learn his in the United States. My reasons for taking this posi­ leave it at will is at the heart of the United States way business aboard a ship. tion were as follows: of living. A detailed guarantee scheme which limits this It was brought out by the European representatives The American seamen are unwilling to surrender any freedom in any way would be unacceptable. that under their proposed pool and training system that of the rights they have fought for and now enjoy. One 5. Present working conditions of U. S. Merchant if there were too many seamen in any one particular of these they fought hardest for and value the most is Seamen and present employer-employee relationships rating and a shortage in another rating, a man would be the right to control their destiny through their own are the result of a long history of labor relations and forced to take training in another rating and if he re­ "hiring halls". From 1912 to 1921 the seamen had their collective bargaining. No system would be acceptable fused he would be expelled from the industry. For ex­ own "hiring halls". Those years the Unions were strong which proposed to eliminate or diminish any of the ample: If a man had been going to sea for a number of and the men were well represented and got their rights. rights and privileges of seamen or operators thus es­ years as an Able Seaman and it was found that ABs A disastrous coalition between the shipowners and U.S. tablished, or substantially change the system thus built were too numerous and cooks were short, he would be Government officials caused the strength of the unions up. The European pool system being discussed in detail then be forced to train for that rating and accept em­ to be destroyed and from 1921 to 1934 we had Govern­ here is based on a different background, and different ployment whether he wanted it or not. This is one prac­ ment pools, shipowners' pools, shipping crimps and dis­ practices, and in so far as any scheme should seek to tice we have always fought against and will not tolerate. criminations and other abuses resulted. Certain com­ substitute such European background and practices for It was also pointed out that in the United States a panies discriminated against seamen because of age and those of the United States, it would be unacceptable to training program would not be needed because of the required rigid medical examination. Buying jobs was the American Industry as a whole. large number of experienced men now in the industry, practiced. There was no equal distribution of jobs. Some men were favored, and others had to spend long periods 6. Fundamentally, the American Seamen have to­ the probability of men leaving the Navy for the mer­ ashore. Blackballing systems developed. Friends of the day great control over their conditions of employment chant marine and the inevitable post-war demobiliza­ shipowners or politiciahs without experience were given and are, through collective bargaining, in a position to tion of part of the United States merchant marine. jobs while qualified seamen stayed ashore without insist on the highest standards which the industry can Every member agreed that any program for officers means of support. College boys were shipped in the economically support. The seamen are not willing to training should be equally open to any man and that summer depriving bonafide seamen of jobs. Seamen who surrender any of these rights to control their destiny to there should be no discrimination against any man didn't carry favor with the officers by doing extra odd the Government or employers for any debatable guar­ merely because he learned his seamanship in a particu­ jobs, such as washing the mate's clothes and getting antee of continuous employment, and the employers are lar way. him a bottle, didn't get shipped out again. Anyone not in favor of governmental interference. aboard ship complaining about conditions such as food PROMOTION 7. Application of unemployment insurance to sea­ or quarters was blackballed. The committee generally agreed that an Interna­ men and extension of their welfare benefits are pres- " In 1934, after a bitter fight by the American seamen, ently being studied and considered by the Congress and tional standard should be set for ABs based on 3 years we were able to get our own hiring halls again and all the execuitve departments. The present trend is to ac­ experience at sea followed by an examination, as is the peace time law in the United States. The United Statqs these abuses were abolished. We feel that if a pool complish greater continuity of service by a variety of representatives as well as the European seamen's repre­ scheme were established under joint control of Govern­ private arrangements looking to vacations with pay, ment and shipowners with a minor part played by the periodic work ashore, retirement pensions, etc. We be­ sentatives favoi-ed certificates of competency for all union, the above abuses would eventually return after lieve that this approach is as sound as any one inter­ rated men based on sea experience and examination. a short time. The European seamen may think they are national ccheme proposed here considering the present The European Government and shipowners' represen­ tatives, especially the British, were opposed to any cer­ better off under a pool system because they never have state of world affairs. tificates of competency and felt that this would be detri­ had our system, the American seamen would certainly not. American seamen don't want continuous employ­ Therefore, although sympathizing with the general mental to their interests, for it would raise the seamen's ment at the cost of a return to these abuses. objectives discussed, it is deemed unlikely that the pay and standards. During the time the meetings were going on, I talked United States would ratify any international conven­ The union's position has always been that ho seaman with the American Government Representative, Com­ tion requiring adoption of a "pool" system inconsistent should be rated or promoted to any job unless he is modore H. C. Shepheard and the American Shipowners' with the foregoing. qualified to handle that rating, as every man is expected (signed) Robert C. Lee, Owners Member, representative, Capt. R. C. Lee. I found that they also to carry his own end aboard ship. Morris Weisberger, Labor Member, were against the pool system for the United States for H. C. Shepheard, Government Member, CONCLUSION many of the same reasons as our organization's were. All the subjects which this committee discussed will We discussed the question fully and then wrote a joint The Committee reached no definite conclusions on be again rehashed by the Technical Committee which statement which we all signed giving our position in the question of continuous employment, but a report of will meet in November in London. Those Committees regards to applying any pool scheme to the United the discussions was made and is to be sent to the No­ will have before them a report of our committee's dis­ States. This statement was made a part of the report of vember meeting. cussions. What the Technical Committee will do is any­ the committee. It speaks for itself and is here quoted: bodies guess. ENTRY "STATEMENT OF THE U. S. POSITION ON PROPOS­ On this subject the European representatives* recog­ However, I believe that at least on the subject of ALS ON CONTINUITY OF EMPLOYMENT" nized that if a pool scheme were adopted, some quali­ continuous employment the report of our meeting will , The United States members of the Committee rep­ fications and restrictions on entry of men into the pro­ show that there are more difficulties connected with resenting labor, management and Government agree fession would be necessary to keep the industry pool any International agreement on the subject than can be generally with the general principle that increased con­ from getting overcrowded. They were also in favor of solved by the Technical Committee, even if it was con­ pre-sea training as a condition of entering into the in­ sidered worthwhile to make an agreement without the tinuity of employment among seamen is desirable. dustry. I stated that the American seamen felt that any An attempt to specify in detail on an international American, who is physically fit, and desires to go to sea, United States being a party to it. basis a particular method of realizing this objective, should be allowed to go to sea, the same as any other On the question of Entry, Training and Promotion which would exclude or limit in any way alternative Amreican is allowed to follow a trade of his own choos­ it was generally agreed by all parties concerned that methods, would present a great many difficulties. Some ing ashore. We do not believe that any board, whether these were strictly problems to be handled nationally of these difficulties are: it is composed of representatives of unions, operators and could not be settled on an International basis. 1. The inevitable post-war demobilization of a part and the Government should have the final say as to As to continuous employment as proposed under the of the United States merchant marine and the difficulty whether a man should be able to go to sea. Further, it pool set-up it is a form of regimentation and the Amer­ in assessing the size of the post-war merchant marine has long been the determined union policy that the ican seamen have not signified their willingness to give with any degree of accuracy makes it impossible to proper way to make -a man a seaman is to put him up their freedom for. a semi-Govemmental-shipowner measure imdertakings of any detailed comprehensive aboard a •••'hip as a beginner and let him leam the busi­ controlled set-up. plan of continuous employment with any degree of prac­ ness right from the beginning up. The American Government and shipowner represen­ Adoption of such proposals as introduced at this* ticability at this time. tatives agreed with me that' freedom of men* to enter conference Can only mean Governmental control of 2. Existing practices in the United States merchant the industry and to leave it at will is at the heart of ships after the war and the end of private operation on marine permit continuity of employment in so far as the United States way of living. A detailed guarantee a world-wide basis. The union is opposed to this and the seamen may desire, and it is oxir view that the scheme which limits this freedom in any way would be will fight it to the fullest extent. ,, 1• •" v.-.'r"J••• •, • �na«i^' Friday, August 3. 1945 1 HE SEAFARERS ' r-^i-yry LOG Page Five Week Of The Big Wind is Over By STEELY WHITE The week of the Big Wind is trations to show the system of ging instead of zagging), Curran gone and won't be back for an­ packing by the CP, and the job was assured that the "opposition" other two years, if the NMU set done on the boys from the ships. would bury the hatchet during up lasts that long. We refer to All these mongrels of the CP the "Convention." the rubber stamp, Communist- spoke for the rank and hie, more, "You must hang together or controlled "Convention." they were the "rank and file," but you'll all hang separately. The This time no preacher opened forgot to mention that they meant members will get you," both fac­ the Stalin sideshow with a pray­ the rank and file of the commun­ tions were told. (This advice was er for divine guidance as in for­ ist party. There should be a dif­ taken, and so they were saved— from the rank and file.) And so mer years. Now that the com­ ference. 'Arry Bridges was conspicuous they congratulated each other munist line has changed again by Stalin's direct orders and their by his absence. 'Arry is playing publicly and brought each other subservience to Moscow is so ob­ it safe just now and lying doggo. war bonds—at the membership's JOHN MARTIN. OS—I intend vious to all, no preacher could Too many articles about 'Arry expense as usuaL to keep shipping out on the east window-dress their party-line in the New York Times re his Peace and silence reigned with coast. From what I hear the Pa­ convention enough to fool the policy of cooperation with the Curran in the chair — since he cific runs are long and I'd hate to employers made it extremely dif­ was blind to the few honest sea­ seamen. get stuck on a long trip with bad Except for the Old Reliable, ficult for even the master minds men who raised their hands, who chow or officers who are hard to to use him. he knew were not members of get along with. Fve been to ports Admiral Russel R. Waeshe, who The fierce fight that was sup­ the "Party." Issues dealt with? like Antwerp and Rotterdam and gave them a Police Lecture as posed to break out between the But why ask, actually it was is­ for the fiin you can have there head of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Curran-Stone (Stein) clique and sued evaded. There were resolu­ the difference in bonus money be­ high array of brass hat officials the Myers-McKenzie-Stack-Rog- tions against the State Dept., tween the east coast and the west usually attending these Commun­ an-Smith gang or opportunists against Franco Spain; against coast isn't worth it. Of course, ist soirees was missing. Walshe within the CP did not material­ Argentina; for Tito in Yugo­ the Atlantic is rough, and it's no was duly thanked by the erst­ ize. After a trip to see William slavia; for the Daily Worker; for fun being tossed around in a Lib­ while "class collaborationists" Zigzag Foster (who is now zig(Continued on Page 10) erty in the winter, but getting to who acted as fingermen for the CG in the NMU during the war see interesting ports during a trip is what will keep me on the years. No easy job to disentangle themselves at once. east coast. The convention was marked by an obvious fact, the non-com­ munists were missing except for ANTHONY SIRACUSA, OS — a few sent by ships crews. It's the west coast for me as far These non-communist strangers as entertainment is concerned, found themselves surrounded by even though I come from New a packed Convention pre-cooked York. The girls out there—and and pre-heated in the Kremlin on believe me they are really nice— 13th Street. All the resolutions By FRENCHY MICHELET treat -you as though you were were made to order. To see that There's nothing like travel to of charm to this fairyland of col­ somebody. Around New York no harsh rank and file voice broke broaden the mind. People who or. It is difficult indeed to recon­ they act as though they do you the spell, the rulers of the GPU stay too long in one place broad­ cile this surface beauty with the a big favor just to say "hello". On seated themselves as heads of the en nothing but their bottoms—as actual misery and squalor of the the west coast the girls like you Resolutions Committee (Freder­ witness those WSA donkeys who p'^ople. But let's get ashore and even if you don't have a big pay­ ick N. Myers) and Constitutional have grown pot-bellied and dim- see something of the town. off to spend on them. And the Committee (Ferdinand C. Smith). witted from sitting on their fan­ After a visit to the purser to . difference in the bonus means a Thus the charmed circle was nies and braying at the moon of draw our hundred bolivars ($33.lot, too. Figure out the difference complete and all the Party mem­ reason. 00), we join the boys at the gang­ in just a three months trip and bers had to do was vote "aye" to Moved by a horror that some way for the ever-new thrill of you have a good dollar-and-cents the proposals piped in from the member of our organization going ashore. Our party consists reason for grabbing a ship out of Kremlin. might grow as dense as these of Buck Newman, Johnny Glass, Frisco or San Pedro. Communist party hacks out­ august gentlemen from mere Frank PoUander and "Whitey" did themselves as "orators" be""i 4."^ want of opportunity to get around Klacnowiz. (Brother Klacnowiz, fore this hand-picked collection _ , . ® and observe things for himself, having a . practically unpronouncby blowing the smoke of high FRANK KOBa OS — There we have determined to write able surname, has been affection­ are more good ports and more sounding phrases and appropriate series of travelogues designed to ately rechristened "Clappypretty girls to see when you ship gestures into their eyes. Loud enlarge the horizon of the entire Bitch"). out of the east coast. The Pacific hurrahs led by the keepers of membership. After running the gamut of doesn't have any places like Rio, the trained seals, most of whom We propose to visit museums pimps and panderers who infest Santos, or Buenos Aires. And liv­ were on the party (pardon me and historical shrines, to note the the waterfront, we soon, find our­ ing conditions ashore between NMU) payroll, riding on the peculiarities of manners and cus­ selves on the Avenedio del Monte. trips are better on the east coast backs of the members on the toms of the various peoples, and Here, one minute's walk from than out west. I pulled into Frisco point of production, to inquire into their political and the docks, we find a two-storied I even saw the perenial com­ last December, but I came right economic lives. If we should be stuccoed building boasting a sign back to this coast to ship out munist "delegate" WiUiam Pen­ occasionally found patting the suspended over the sidewalk again. Who wants to spend six or man there. Last time he showed posterior of some wayward maid­ bearing the old familiar legend eight months oh a Liberty and up, he was "delegate" from the en in a local cat house or sipping "Bar Americano." not get ashore except on some SS Keystone. This was on July 2, a potent beverage in a wayside Brother, look to live long en­ deserted island when you cem go 1942. The packed convention of gin mill, we feel sure that the ough to witness the miracle of to places like the Texas Bar in CP members forgot to inform the membership will realize that it's the NMU collecting disputed NMU members that the SS Key­ Buenos Aires? all done in a spirit of selfless sci­ overtime or the Commissars ac­ stone had iDeen sunk off the entific inquiry. tually settling a beef in a memAzores early in February of that Let us begin our tour with Oiler's favor, but don't ever, ever year. That was Penman's last expect to find a port on this good visit to the Venezulian ports of trip. Many of the crew were lost green earth that doesn't boast a Puerto CabeUo. If the reader and the rest scattered over the JOE PETRUSICH, OS — While "Bar Americano." seven seas. No convention meet­ will but faithfully dog our foot­ you're waiting for a ship on the As we cross the street to enter ing had ever been held because steps for the day we promise to bast coast there are plenty of this tropical paradise we are con­ get him back to the ship simply the convention call had not as yet places you can go for entertain­ fronted with a sad, sad sight. A crawling with culture. been issued. No delegate had ment. From my experience a sea­ poor little dog-sized burro is As the ship nears the entrance been nominated. Yet here he was man gets better treatment from hitched to an enormous cart load­ as large as life, representing the to the small harbor, the city hotels on the east coast than out ed with luscious fruit that would Keystone, which no longer exist­ seems to smile sweetly in the west. And here it isn't so far be­ tax the strength of a team of tropic sun. Seen from the deck ed, and men who no longer lived. tween ports. It's a long way from horses. The unhappy little animal of an approaching ship, Puerto Where he got the $75 convention Frisco to Los Angeles and there regards us with a countenance of expense fund supposed to come Cabello is a veritable paradise of aren't any ports in between. On unspeakable woe. We are deeply from the crew is a mystery that color. The pastel shades of buff, this coast you have Boston, New only M. Hedly Stone, communist blue and ivory that adorn the moved because the unfortunate York, Philadelphia. Baltimore, National Treasurer of the NMU, buildings of all tropical cities little creature looks for all the and several ports on the Gulf lend an air of indescrible en­ world like a guy who has just can explain. coast close to each other so that We could go on forever with chantment. The green-covered swallowed one of Shuler's ham­ you don't have to travel far for such examples, but cannot give hills that loom on the distant burgers. a ship. (To Be Continued) space for more than a few illus- horizon lend an additional note QUESTION: Where do you prefer to ship out: from the east coast or the west coast? i iB: �?:—,*:'••••. Page Six \-;4>i,- ;'"',• j- '-^: "i THE '"r-;. SEAFARERS Friday, August 3, 1945 LOG SHIPS' MINUTES AMD MEWS Most Of Cape Falcon Crew Face Charges As Performers Precious Cargo ALL SHIPS GET FORM FOR NEWS On SS Sherwood Almost every ship returning ^11 To help get news about the A sad, but wiser, crew of the duct during the trip, few of them ships and about the member­ from the Mediterranean and the Cape Falcon, Waterman C-2 that had sailed before on deep water. ship into the pages of the North Sea report having run pulled into the port of New York Having quaffed a few stiff beers Seafarers Log, a m i m e o - close to drifting mines. The Rob­ performers graphed form has been pre­ in Sherwood also came close to last week, has learned to its sor­ these cork-drunk were all for "dumping" the Pa­ pared and is being distribut­ some of this dynamite on her last Just back from a voyage to row that the SIU doesn't want, trip to Le Havre, but after firing trolmen, but when they saw ed to all ships at the time of Mediterranean ports, the crew of and won't tolerate, performers several rounds from the 3.5, the Charlie Simmons and Freddie signing on, along with the the James M. Porter, Smith and who destroy ship's property, get gunners decided they were hav­ Stewart, Ihe two husky piecards Johnson Liberty, reports that packets of educational ma­ ing target practice with a school who covered this payoff, they drunk at the payoff, obstruct the Oran is a good sailor town once terial. changed their mind and weren't of porpoise. more, with almost all of the work of the Patrolmen, and who Space is provided on this When they welded all the doors MPs gone. The famous Provost- generally degrade the standing of so belligerent. sheet for reports of meetings shut on the reefer holds the crew Their conduct became so ob­ Marshal, the gent who took union seamen. held on the ship, for beefs noxious that Charlie Simmons re­ that were settled by crew decided the Sherwood must be I,special delight in soaking mer­ bringing back Goering's art col­ chant seamen fifty and seventy- For conduct unbecoming SIU fused to represent them "for the action, and for any other in­ lection, or some of the French five dollar fines for being caught members, almost the entire crew welfare of the union". teresting items about the Treasury, but it turned out the with the "mamselles" of Oran, of this ship, with several excep­ Both Patrolmen complimented ship or the crew. The forms has also decamped and the una­ tions, will be brought up on the Steward and his department can be sent to the LOG from precious cargo was only charnpagne. for few beefs and a sober gang nimous opinion is that his ab­ foreign ports or handed to charges in the port of New York. Delegates on the Sherwood at the payoff, with the steward the patrolman at the time of sence will bring considerable re­ were Joseph E. Wilson, Oiler; department delegate doing a par­ joicing. "Shanker Alley" for Although the Falcon was out the pay oft. Charles H. Carruth, AB; and Os­ ticularly good job. those who enjoy the dubious only seven weeks, the Norfolk car Grimm, Baker. They also thanked B. D. Elliot, pleasures and can stand its varied tug boat stiffs that made up most a 20-year union electrician mak­ smells is, according to the Por­ of her deck and engine depart­ ter's crew, once more wide open ments had such a bad case of ing his third trip to sea, for his channel fever that they couldn't cooperation in helping square and enjoying a brisk trade. Robert Sullivan, skipper on wait 'till after the payoff before away engine department beefs. t Newest of Waterman ships to this ship, wasn't too popular af­ they started hitting the New Jer­ be named after vessels the com­ ter he refused to the let the crew sey bars. pany has lost in the war is the go ashore in Brindisi, where the Although they swore like wind­ Topa Topa, special Waterman de­ scow laid for twelve days. Sev- jammer men and wore a few tat­ sign freighter, which came into . eral of the boys built a skiff out toos here and there to masquer­ New York last week after a fast of dunnage and in this home­ ade as deep Water sailors, none cruise at nearly twenty knots. . made contraption the lads man­ of these characters was an oldChief beef on the Albion Vic­ calling at the hall and telling A feature of the Topa Topa and aged to hit the beach. Named time, and judging by theii- contory, when she paid off in New about the trip were Henry Lea- other ships of the same class is "Little Jimmy" for no particular York a few days ago, was that vey, AB, and Charles Reiff, Mess- a crew recreation room, with • re&son, the skiff has been willed | this ship hit too many good ports man. tables and chairs for reading and to the next crew of the Porter, on the voyage, with the draw list A report of the voyage was study. Quarters are air-condi­ in case they get stuck in a good consequently biting a sizeable turned in by engine delegate E. tioned and port holes have been liberty town with a stubborn old chunk out of the take home pay. B. McAuley. eliminated. man. But the crew didn't mind too Copies of the Seafarers Log Paul Heller, Waterman oldChief Cook Paul Simpson was commended for his special culin­ Well known ship to many hun­ much, considering that this Bull were dis1;)ributed in Capetown, timer, well known and liked by dreds of SIU men who have sail­ line scow hit Calcutta, Colombo, Calcutta, and Buenos Aires, by many SIU crews, is skipper of ary efforts. According to John ed her is the old City of Mont­ Cape Town and Buneos Aires, be­ H. Tintle, Carpenter. ' this ship. Crowley, Deck Maintainance, all gomery of the Waterman Line. sides stops at Suez and Aden. Other vessels recently acquired departments were weU handled by his company and given names and the Porter was a good ship. She has made her last trip for "B.A.", the boys all agfeed, gets of ships sunk by enemy action are" Like many Liberties that are that outfit, however, and has the prize for good Idoking women the new Hastings, BiennviUe, surprising the shipping world been turned over to the Grace and juicy steaks. With a cruising speed of 18 and Azalea City. with their peacetime speed cap­ Line. abilities, the Porter made the rim Built in 1910, she was once a knots, the Albion Victory made back from Gibraltar to New York favorite passenger ship between this extensive itinerary in three Two meetings were held dur­ the Gulf and New York. Recon­ and a half xiionths. in 12 days. ditioned in 1942, she made a num­ An otherwise pleasant voyage ing the last voyage of the William Delegates on the trip were Patterson, Bull Line Liberty. "One of the best ships we have Gene Badge, AB; George Cara, ber of trans-Atlantic runs before was marred by an accident in Oiler; and Del Youngblood, Chief being put back in the South Am­ Buenos Aires which took the life Beefs discussed at the meetings been on" was the opinion of the erican trade. of Grayson W. Barley, FWT, and included improvement of mess SS Ammermar, Mississippi Lib­ Cook and Baker. seriously injured Floyd Arman- room equipment and laxity on erty, by Brothers Norman Okray, Albert Akulonis, Oiler, made tiout. Wiper. While crossing a the part of the mess boys. The Bosun, and George Thompson, the last run on her to Maracaibo railroad track near the docks, Steward was called in on these Deck Engineer, in New York re­ and reported a good trip. these men were struck by a shift­ beefs and promised a change for cently after having spent six The chief and the captain on After loading ammunition in this ship were brothers, Fred Be- ing engine. Brother Barley was the better. months on this vessel. an Atlantic port, the Frank Spen­ vill and H. O. Bevill, respectively. buried in the British Cemetery, Patrolman Jim ShTeehan rec- One of the last Liberties to be cer, a South Atlantic Liberty, Buenos Aires. Flowers for the commended that this ship be fit­ built, this ship was launched last was only three days out of Eng­ funeral, according to the crew, ted with cots in the event of September. Several of her crew land when the news of V-E day were furnished by the skipper of warm weather runs. have been on her since then. came. She immediately turned the Albion Victory. around and sailed back to New­ After a short run to France, As has been the case on nu­ port News, where she lay in the the J. Milledge, South Atlantic merous vessels, the purser on this stream for a while pending fur­ Liberty, pulled into New York ship was a pharmacist's mate in ther orders. From there the boys recently with few beefs. Accord­ name only, and his usual answer A baker who was an expert at good union crew, and good dele­ took her out to Beaver, Oregon, ing to A. Reeder, OS, and A. Fa- when asked to prescribe medi­ making sweet rolls and cream gates. A weekly feature of the puffs won the enthusiastic en­ with her original cargo. guri. Steward Utility, the Mill- cines or make bandages was, "I dorsement of the crew on the trip was inspection fore and aft by the old man and the chief en­ According to Winfield Thomp- edge was a good feeding ship and don't know anything about that. son^ Steward Utility, the Spencer was kept clean fore and aft. I didn't learn a damn thing at John McCauly, Alcoa Liberty gineer, but the crew endorsed just back from a trip to Liver­ his custom as okay, and accord­ was an A-1 ship, with a very Sheepshead Bay." Delegates were Pete Brock, pool and Antwerp. ing to Robert Cooper, AB, it help­ good Steward and a competent Among members of the crew AB; Bob Gray, Oiler; and A. The baker was L. Kuzwa and, ed to keep the boat "ship-shape crew all the way through. Faguri. according to the crew of the Mc­ and Bristol fashion". Skipper of the Milledge is Wil­ Cauly, he took special pride in In contrast with the McCauly, liam "Prospector" McCullough, preparing delicacies during the the Alcoa Bryant, formerly the the nickname coming from the Last trip of the Dorothy result­ trip and almost always had rolls William Bryant, arrived in port Delgeates on the Jesse Metcalf, days when he was a. gold miner ed in no major beefs, with dele­ or buns for coffee time. Also re­ la^t week with her fo'castles so Eastern Liberty paying off here in Alaska. Chief Mate for the trip gates L. Shulte, AB; Juan Reyes, ceiving commendation was Rob­ dirty that the crew that relieved recently, were M. Olsen, AB; I. was Dan Maltese, a fortner SIU Oiler; and Willie Walker, Cook, ert Irwin, Chief Cook. on this scow thought a cyclone Tanner, Oiler; and V, Malaras, man who is going out next trip seeing that conditions were kept The McCauly was an excep­ must have hit her. The Bryant is •, > J to SIU standards. as skipper. tionally clean ship, because of a on the Bauxite run. Messman. Oran Good Sailor Town Once More Topa Topa Is Air - Conditioned Albion Victory Back From Extensive & Expensive Run City Of Montgomery Goes To Grace Line Two Meetings On SS Wm. Patterson SS Ammermar SS Frank Spenecr SS J. Milledge JOHN McCAULY GOOD FEEDER SS Metcalf SS Dorothy �> u .y.;• 1 ( r-'t;- Friday. August 3. 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven n THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS J ^ • .'.T,.» f M f rrt ri rt fr.i rt • W<V.y. rt A o Ti f jlwhat The Rank & File Thinks Of Their Paper Members Hail New Log; Suggest Added Features As each edition of the Log comes out, it improves in all ways. What a difference there is between the old one-sheet affair and the fine paper we have today! I The new "Week's News in Review" is very good, except for one I thing—the elimination of the International League and other minor 1 league baseball scores. Many seamen hail from the cities covered , by those leagues, and would appreciate knowing the standings of their favorite teams. .J'' The article, "Labor Abroad" I'm sure was scarcely noticed, as :ew are really interested in foreign "shoreside" workers unless they iffect seamen directly. I think this should be eliminated. "Here's What I Think" is fine and should be kept up, by all leans. It represents a cross-section of what our members are unking. Keep up "Clearing The Deck", as I think it has something that /ery seaman should read. Some of its disclosures are amazing. JAMES A. BERRY. % % % % The paper as a whole is fairly well constructed, clear and con! cise, but has on certain trends a tendency toward that of high school - Vcaliber. The articles have punch and drive, but a little satire placed y around would help. Lacking is the humorous twist, and possibly a f short story of, say, 2,000 words with reference to the sea saga. ) JOHN P. STANFORD, f 4 4, i. 4. „ \ • In reading the Log I find Ihe news articles very interesting, but ^ fail to find anything written about what concerns me most. I refer ^o the wages for which Til work when I return to sea again, and f tthe bonus if any. ^ I believe that most of the membership, like myself, is interested in how much money they'll take, home when they sign on the next 'ship. I suggest a series of articles also on how the different depart­ ments of the union operate. This should please and further educate the membership. BILL OSWALD. t 4i 4; 4i I think there has been a big improvement in the Log. This is something I have been awaiting for a long time—a bigger and better union paper. It can even stand to be enlarged a little more, if pos­ sible. I suggest that the Log try to whip up a couple of humorous jcartoons. We seamen can stand a laugh once in a while. I would like [the Log sent to my home as I want to collect them. I "CHIPS" TENTLE. y i 4 * ^ I notice that the many new special features recently added to ^ur Log have enlarged its scope tremendously and increased its "read appeal". When our brothers at sea receive the Log each week they can look forward to a paper that is not only interesting from a seaman's 'standpoint, but which also gives a material analysis to the problems thkt the workingmen face today all over the world, and which will weld the sentiments of our newer brothers closer to the principles of trade unionism. A genuine rank and file paper such as ours has to be open to criticisms from the membership. One suggestion that I might make would be to include the maritime intelligence data on the sailings and destinations of SIU ships on a special page. ED EMERY. In Ihe New York Hall, last week, the membership was asked to give its honest opinion and criticism of the SEA­ FARERS LOG. Many letters have been received in response to this request, and on this page we print a sampling of them. Many worth­ while criticisms and suggestions for improvements were made, and many of these will be incorporated in future issues of the LOG. This by no means exhausts the topic. Rank and file exam­ ination of the LOG is a continuing process. If you have any ideas, any criticisms, suggestions for features or news coverage, send them in. The Editors will print as many of these letters as they have room for—but every letter, whether published or not, will receive the careful examination it deserves. This is your paper, and must please you. Tell us what you want, and how you want it. The Seafarers Log is a good paper and it is well put together. The new idea of having a "Wek's News in Review" is a worth­ while improvement. DOMINIC J. ZARELLA. if if ^ Speaking of our paper, the Log, I think it is very good. It gives us all the information and facts about our ships and men the way we want them. However, I would like to make a suggestion, if I may, and that is that I, and I be­ lieve most others, would enjoy a little more humor in it. Seamen as a whole are a regular group of men. They laugh at a time when most men would cry or pray. Therefore, I think that jokes, cartoons or quips about sea life, etc., would be a fitting addi­ tion to our paper, which is for and by the seameni ARCHIBALD WHOLTON. 4< 4* 4I have been reading the Log for a couple of years, and I can see where there has been a great headway made. I think with the SIU growing as it is, the Log should be enlarged still further. The new review page should be of great interest to the brothers in the foreign ports. LAWRENCE W. ANDREWS. 4* 4* 4* The Log is something I always look forward to reading when I get back to the U.S.A. We likg to know what is going on around the ports, and now that the Log will be mailed to all ships every week, we will be able to keep up with the latest developments on the waterfront, and the other things that we are interested in. DUKE HALL. if if if I think the Log has improved very much. It should keep im­ proving until it is "tops", (yhe week's news review is a ^od idea and will be a good thing for ships in foreign ports. STEPHEN PARIS. i. The Log is a swell paper, which keeps us posted on what's going on at home. Sending it out to the foreign ports is a good idea, and now the boys that are gone for a few months at a time can keep up with the news. WALTER MICHNOVICK. if To me, the Seafarers Log is the main means of keeping abreast of current union and la­ bor events. Sure, we learn a lot and take part in union activities at our meetings, but the Log brings the day by day develop­ ments right home to us. It gives a man confidence in the organi­ zation and promotes a healthy union feeling. My only beef is that it is sel­ dom we see the Log in foreign pofts where the NMU has stacks of their rag in all the USS clubs and other places. Let's get the Log distributed overseas! DAN RIEHLE, Oiler. (Editor's note: We are!) if j if if 1 note a considerable improvement in the recent issues of the Log, partly made possible through the increase in size. More news is coming from the Outports, and a continued fearless exposure of commie tactics of suppression of thought. The publication of the list of vessels lost was valued information for our members, many of whom wiU keep it for some time. The report of the ILO developments in London rates a special mention, and the addition of the sports and news page is something the membership in foreign ports will value highly. All this, without the unsightly advertisements so predominant in other labor publi­ cations, tend to make the Log the best labor organ in existence. Keep up the good work. W. A. ATWOOD. 4> 4' 4 4The increase in size and new content of the Log is welcome and is good. An index on the front-page might be helpful. In relation to sports: expand it to a full page, with more details on fights baseball, bowling, sports personalities, etc. The current events resume I would expand to a full page, with subheads to make it easily readable. How about a questions and answers feature, which would under­ take to answer specific, unusual problems that arise on deck, ih the galley, and down below; also short cuts to various jobs aboard ship. Illustrations describing knots would be helpful. BILL MOORE. ] 4 4 4 4*' 1 I think the Log just about fills the bill as far as the size of the edition is concerned. But since we are planning to send copies of it aboard every SIU ship abroad, I would like to suggest a little more news of current events, because what little news we get on the radio, while aboard ship, is never very explicit, and it only keeps us caught up as far as the headlines are concerned. What I miss while at sea is popular tunes and news about the new films. I think a weekly revue of the "hit parade" and announce­ ment of new shows would be interesting and a good innovation. S. SACEAN. 4 4 4 4 Most of us think the paper is very interesting and the current event news is great and should be continued. The reason this paper is intere.S'lng is that it shows our union to be in back of us. Every­ thing in the paper concerns the seamen; and it shows our union is also thinking of the future. It helps to make a good union. HUGH L. CLARK. 4 4 4 4 A ',4^ The Seafarers Log has grown noticeably during the past few months, with improvements all through the line. These improve­ ments are along lines that should interest any American woi-ker. In my opinion, increasing the size of the paper was a swell idea. I personally believe that in order to keep the paper as good as we want it, there should be an annual assessment just for the Log. This would permit the paper to operate on a known budget, and would be more business-like. I may be wrong; it is only a suggestion. Another recommendation I would like to make, is to include the arrivals and departures of all ships with which we have contracts, including the ports of call. PAUL REESE, Jr. 4 4 4 4 I think the news review sheet is all right: however, I don't think too much space should be devoted to sports, as this is a seaman's paper. I think it would be a good idea to place the Log in business houses around the ports, so people could read it and find out what the SIU is doing. It might cost quite a bit but I think it would be worth it. JOSEPH BARRON. -.v;f i �THE Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG Friday, August 3, 1945 WHAT SHIP'S ARTICLES REALLY MEAN By J. P. SHULER NEW YORK—^This column car­ clauses: the nature and extent of ried an item last week relating the voyage, whether coastwise or foreign; port of destination; and, life tb ships articles which has as near as possible, the final port brought a bit of questioning of discharge; the destination of Before the war it was customary the voyage; the ratings and for the commissioner that signed monthly base wage; and a sched­ the ship on to read the articles to ule of the minimum amount of food per man per day (which has the men before they signed on. been greatly increased through You can still demand that the union bargaining). articles be read, and it is to your They also contain the signibenefit to do so before you put tures of the captain and the ship'ping commissioner and. the writ­ your name on them. ten clauses that are termed by Would you sign a pay-voucher shipowners as warantees. Some without seeing how much money of them are as follows: The ship­ you were receiving? Or put your owner promises to give the crew signature on a blank check? Well, a safe ship including proper and that is just what thousands of safe tools and appliances; the seamen are doing today, when cargo is safely secured and stor­ ed, the captain and officers and they sign ships articles without other members of the crew are reading them. Shipping articles competent and know their jobs. are a contract of employment in When we sign the articles we which the shipowner says, "I are also guaranteeing that we are wafit you to work for me under physically fit to sail, that we are these conditions." And when you competent seamen and can per­ sign them you say, "I agree to form the duties of the rating for work for you under these condi­ which we sign on, that we will obey all lawful commands of the tions." There are two types of articles, captain and all other officers. coastwise and foreign. The main In addition to the printed difference is that on coastwise clauses of the articles, there may articles it is not necessary that be additional requests that we you sign on or oil articles before wish to make, that should be in­ a shipping commissioner. On for­ cluded in the articles. So there eign articles you must sign on can be clauses attached making and payoff before a shipping com­ provisions for transportation, ex­ missioner or a consular officer in tra remumeration, and various things that are not on the regular a foreign port. Articles are usually printed articles. These additions are call­ documents with a lot of fine ed riders. Be sure to know what printing on them, and they you are signing before you put '• should contain the following your name on ships articles. Sec'y-Treas. Hawk'sReport (Continued from Page 3) takes the lead in trying to get in.creases in wages for all seamen. In myf opinion, the sensible steps for the Union to take are: 1. Wait until the decision is handed down by the Board. 2. The Board's decision will be acted upon by this member­ ship 3. If that decision is not sat­ isfactory, the membership can reject the decision and appeal it. 4. At the same time, the membership can rescind the "No Strike Pledge" and go on record to conduct a legal strike vote under the Smith-Connally Act, as provided by referen­ dum, while notifying the War Labor Board, the National La­ bor Relations Board and the Dept. of Labor of the Union's intention to conduct such vote. The War Shipping Panel of the War Labor Board has unanim­ ously recommended to the big board that the points we have ne­ gotiated from the Calmar and Ore Lines be put into effect as a tem­ porary agreement, to work under while waiting settlement of the issues that are stiU in dispute. A special decoration of some ,N. W. Funken, AB, tells about This decision by the big Board kind should be voted to Brother making a trip to Durban fro should be handed down soon. J. J. Shiber, AB. Shiber spent New York by v/ay of the Panamt Brother Coffin, the Assistant two years on the Alcoa Rambler Canal, in the George Westing Secretary-Treasurer, and myself when that ship was on the Rus­ house of the Robin Line. The suM proceeded to Norfolk on the case sian run and, paradoxically, the were knocking them off in tht] of the Chesapeake Ferries which ;arctic route was the hottest part South Atlantic in those days, so; have recently been certified for of the seven seas. Shiber says the the Westinghouse took the longj the Union; In Norfolk we met Rambler was a good ship and al­ route around the Horn, beingwith the Union^s local Agent and ways carried a regular union 56 days at sea before the crew officials and interviewed seamen crew. He was also on the Alcoa could get ashore. His brother, •from these vessels as weU as sur­ Pilot when the crew on that scow Fred Funken, was lost on the By WILLIAM McKAY veying the existing; working con­ painted a big V-I-C-T-O-R-Y Henry Bacon, when the convoy ditions. From this data we are sign on the ship's side. They in which she was going to Mur­ n't arrive from New York! I un-^ BALTIMORE — Some people ;assembling proposals for our made several ports with this em­ mansk was attacked by 23 tor--, derstand from the SUP Agent are laboring under the delusion Union agreement which will be blazoned on the hull before the pedo planes off Norway. here that the company was to that as long as they are members submited to these companies for old man found it out and blew blame. of the union they can do no Si t his top. wrong. Take those stupid don­ The big beef of the week was bargaining. Brother Henry G. Quirk, AB|[i keys in> the deck department of the William Everts. The Engine There are a number of import­ one of the Colin Kelly crew the SS Arthur Haddell, who in­ Patrolman and I \ isited this ant problems facing the Interna­ her last trip, was" on the dulged in an egg throwing con­ grand vessel, and wbat a mad­ tional' Union- as a whole and a Michigan when that ship was- tor test in the alleyway. .-The other house! The atmosjjhere must meeting of the Executive Board pedoed 40 miles off Oran members of the crew had to clean have gotten me, for 1 bawled out to discuss and solve these prob­ sunk almost before the crev up the mess; and the crew's quar­ the first guy I met about the ice­ lems has been called for August By D. STONE could pull off in the boats. Th*=ters were left in a hell of a mess. boxes, fans, bunk lights and some 6, in Chicago. At the same time, Michigan was hit at ten minutes i This sort of acting up wiU tend other things. When I got through Brother Paul Hall' Director of GALVESTON — Shipping and of eight in the morning; the ' to undo the work of the union, the Engine Patrolman asked me Qrganization for the Atlantic and j after it has gone all out against who I thought I was talking to. I Gulf Coast, and his area organi­ business has been very good dur­ Kelly at ten minutes of nine. ing the past week. We have three heavy shipowner opposition to told him, "Captain Perkins." zers will meet with the West L.A. tankers in port now and in «. 4 get decent conditions aboard ship. Coast Director of Organization order to crew the vessels up it is You fellows who used to fide "Hell, that isn't Captain Per­ and his area organizers. These The shipowners are continually kins," he told me. necessary for me to call New the sea trains out of New Orleans ' brothers will compare notes on York for replacements. There are beefing that the ships are manned ! will remember Joe Bennett, Firethe Union's progress in its Isth­ still four or five more tankers for by too many men. Take the Ven|man for five years on the Sea mian Line organizational drive the same Company due to arrive ore, for instance. This ship dis­ thus far and will discuss plans, !within the next thirty days. We I Trains Havana, Texas, and New places 33,000 tons loaded—as big Orleans. Joe, who has been going map strategy and nation-wide co­ are going to need here in Galves­ as any modern battlewagon. The to sea since 1917 and who had ) ordination on the Union's organ­ ton men with the following rat­ operators figured that a Bosun, 3 book 203 on the Gulf, also rod® . izational drives on I s t h m i a n ings: Qt. Masters, AB, Electri­ QMs, and 3 ABs were enough, but the Topa Topa and Hastings fol Lines, as well as other fields that cians, Combinations FOW for the steamboat inspectors set them several trips. The Russian ru# are now unbrganized. right on this—so now she carries high pressure jobs. Pumpman, the Mediterranean, and the buzi Our West Coast representative. Stewards, Chief Cooks, 2nd Cooks bombs in Antwerp haven't fazec; a Bosun, .3 QMs, 6 ABs, 3 Deck Brother Matthews, will also at­ and Bakers. Maintenance Men, and 3 OS. And him yet. He is headed for the Pa-* tend the Chicago meeting. this is not too large a deck de­ cific to get some more action. The WSA has increased the Brother Louie Glebe of the Pa­ partment as far as we can see it, cific District arrived in Galveston ^ % it maintenance and cure allowance for a ship of this size. during periods of disability, be­ this week to give us the line up According to reports from the Our friend. Keys of the Galmar cause of injury or illness, from on handling these tankers. west coast, endorsements are not ^ Line, is now on vacation. We hope Well, I stiU don't know who it $2.75 to $3.50 per day for the un­ The freighter loading in this so easy to get out there, with the be remains there perrqanently. was, but it got results. I was go­ licensed' personnel. They have area has dropped considerably inspectors "throwing the bobk at There are several new Victory ing to get new cheaters, but authorized their General Agents due to shortage of car unloaders, you", especially on tests for jp;®ships due out for the west coast changed my mind. The less I see to pay the new rate effective to particularly at Houston. The ior engineer and freezer. Despv»! unions, and we kind of hoped to of some of those paymasters, port men that are still disable from WSA has deviated a' number of the manpower shortage on Paci­ put a- ^ck department on them— captains and other fakers, the an injury or illnes occurring be­ vesseljs away fro-n Houston and fic ships, they aren't free and fore August 1, 1945. Galveston: but, lb and behold, if a crew did- better. easy with the upgrading. ^ Humor Can Upset Conditions MANY RATINGS ARE OPEN IN GALVESTON I �Friday, August 3, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nina Alcee Fortier Full Of Beefs By ARTHIHI THOMPSON "Zipper" Ship Due In Boston By JOHN MOGAN SAVANNAH — Precisely as I presumed, a ship drifted up the river the other day and paid off Monday—the Alcee Fortier of the Bull Line. There were six Coast Guard cases aboard, and two of these were turned over to the FBI. One was a case of assault, or so it was called, and the other was bartering Government prop­ erty and also destroying Govern­ ment property. I don't know yet Silence this week from the how these cases turned out. The Breuich Agents of the follow­ others were being AWOL and no ing ports: sentence was given at the time PHILADELPHIA they went up before the CG be­ NORFOLK cause the CG was waiting for a TAMPA reply from Washington as to JACKSONVILLE whether or not the men in ques­ HOUSTON tion had ever been up before or not. The commissioner knocked out two of the logs (one was ten days for one) but that was only the money end. The beefs were set­ tled aboard. There weren't many By JAMES L. TUCKER of them and there wasn't any dif­ MOBILE — Shipping continues ficulty straightening them out. There were three WSA free­ to be good in this port with all kinds of jobs and runs and no loaders aboard and their names takers. We are still having to call were sent to all branches and uot of town to other branches for their trip cards to HQ. Some of men. We expect the shipping to the stories these freeloaders give be good for some time to come, for not wanting to sign up are so how about some of you tanker almost laughable. They would be men coming down as we expect if it wasn't so serious. One wants to see his sick quite a few more of them in. mother. I asked him if his mother It has sort of slowed up on the was in a serious condition, and rain and it is warm, and the beaches are getting a good play he said he wasn't sure but he from the few fellows that are wanted to ask her if he could still around. We are making a few go to sea or if she wanted him to changes in the hall here so that stay with her. I told him the draft it will be more convenient and board might not let him stay much nicer for the fellows to ashore, but he said in that ^case hang around in while waiting for he would ship out through the WSA again because he knew he some certain ship or run. could get stand-by pay while Anyone wanting a nice T-2 waiting for a ship and he wouldn't tanker come on in. have to pay any dues while he was unemployed. Another one wanted to know if for the good of our organization. So long for this week from the home of the Bean and the Cod. Keep the Log rolling—it is now the talk of the town up here. NO NEWS?? the union would pay his wages while he was on the beach. Still another wanted to sail out through some other union. He said it was only fair to give them all a chance before he decided which was the best. This sort of stuff has been going on for some time, and as long as our own members refuse jobs we'll have to keep putting guys on who are a detriment to the union and who help to give us a bad name. Another ship, the Alcoa Master, came in in transit and I was given a list of repairs which are now in the hands of the company agents. The ship is expected to stay here awhile and we should get action. The Smith Victory is still in the throes of conve/sion and we have to send a replacement once in awhile because there aren't many who care for a ship that's not in commission. The pay is pretty lean and since they are not feeding aboard, the crew is in­ convenienced quite a bit. The nearest place to eat is at least fif­ teen minutes from the ship and you have to be damn quick to get a seat and the feed they put out there is strictly NG We shipped thirty men in the past week, and there may be a few more before the week is up. LOCAL ITEMS The Southeastern Shipyards is closed. Four hundred machinists of the International Association of Machinists, AFL, walked out last Friday and the following Wednesday the yards closed. The matter has not been settled yet. We have a new patient in the hospital—^Brother Lehman Rush­ ing. He is not seriously ill and should be out soon. Brother Peterman is still in and in no con­ dition to be seen. He doesn't rec­ ognize anyone and his case is still serious. BOSTON — Business has been good, but shipping for the past week has been only fair. We have had the usual amount of out-oftown "beefs" coming our way and are taking care of them as quick­ ly as possible. , At present there are a couple bf Liberties in port being conVerted. We'll be crewing up these iships very shortly, thus cutting Bhort the summer vacations of a ' good many members, especially iKhe belly-robbers. Then, too, in about ten days or so, there is a of the incident. The point to this bew tjrpe ship coming out of the paragraph is that we cannot rid Portland yard—a cross between a the union of these drunken per­ Liberty and a C-2, they tell me. formers unless the membership I haven't seen the ship; but ru­ cooperates in the pressing of mor has it she is a queer sort of charges. (Note: J. Sweeney re­ vessel—some of the boys are deports clean payoff on the Marion Bcribing it as a "Zipper" ship. except for the old and familiar Anyway, this one is being asPOW beef, and a claim for 15 Signed to Waterman and should hours per man for being denied be taking on the crew about the shore leave in Antwerp. These Ist of August. beefs will be taken care of in We still have quite a number N. Y.) bf NMU men coming up to the Shipping took a sudden spurt haU to turn in their "fink" books over the week-end, and we should land join the SIU. All of them have a couple of payofffe this have pretty much the same story: week, and, incidentally, a chance no representation for the rank to reduce our overburdened "On land file; too much politics; and Hand" list for the deck and en­ overdoses of commie propaganda. gine departments. Also, a new wrinkle has been Of interest to many old mem­ added—^members registering for bers will be the news that Don a job are "requested" to carry the banner which reads, "We are Ronan (now sailing chief mate) is not striking; we are merely pro- a frequent visitor to the Boston - testing" up and down before the hall. At this writing he contem­ Shipping Commissioner's office. plates joining the SS Bienville Refusal to accede to this "re­ (Waterman) here as mate, within quest" carries a penalty of "no the next few days. It's good to see so many SIU men climbing to •ship." the top, for their own sakes and The NMU guys are flabbergast­ By E. S. HIGDON ed. They want to know what the hell they are picketing the Ship­ NEW ORLEANS—Domesticity have been put in, a new office ping Commissioner's for on Tues­ has been the key-word in New partitioned off, chairs and couch­ day, when on Saturday they Orlean's this week, and it will es ordered. We've contracted to By BUD RAY might be called on by their "in­ keep on being "the word" for the have the topside finished off, to tellectual betters" to cross their SAN JUAN — Nothing much ship. He was turned loose after next few weeks. The hall is being have the decks on second floor in­ bwn picket lines to sign on art­ has happened in the last week. the investigation but he lost ship. put in ship-shape condition. Al­ laid with asphalt tile and have icles at the Commissioner's! As Remember men, it is a Federal ready new doors and ^vindows the whole place newly painted. I ja matter of fact, I'm kind of fiab- Had two ships in, one the Unaco offense to aid and abet stowaways So in a month or so, if you hergasted myself! of Waterman out of the Gulf, and a conviction carries a stiff want to see one of the best lookin' shouldn't run over half a slug union halls in the biz, just come t Incidentally, the "request" also needed one replacement. She is from the gin mills in San Juan. take a look at the New Orleans includes the Missus. So I have an one of the old ones, but there is I understand the Ponce Cement Branch. Idea that many of the "better never any truoble on her and she Corporation is buying some small halfs" are saying to their NMU runs here steady. The SS New Zealand Victory, ships to go in the cement trade mates, "Brother, I didn't marry The Milton H. Smith and the The George Washington was in around the Islands, and they have you to carry a Hsilly sign for three Point Loma all paid off here this just got a small one from Cuba. again and, as always, she made it days on Boston's Broad St. For week. Small beefs that were eas­ on the week-end. We had to As soon as .she goes under the Gosh Sakes get yourself into an ily settled showed up on the first struggle to get twelve replace­ American flag and starts to work, .butfit that won't require your two, and then there was a damn­ ments but made it by sailing we wiU do bur best to organize wife and baby to help win their ed big beef to square off on the time. We were priding ourselves them. They shouldn't be bad lit­ arguments." Anyway, if the pres­ on the job, but when Monday tle jobs for the men who live SS Point Loma—overtime in all ent trend continues we'll finally come we found out that six men here, and those that like our little departments amounting to $1500. have a united front in the indusBut Sully with tii.^t usual non­ had missed her. Men, when you Enchanted Isle. "|ry—all SIU. chalance, red hair and oft.-i>.ey^ go for a ride down here check I have pretty good information song finished up the job on top. The SS Francis Marion (Robin) your travel time first. Mayaguez that the Bull and Waterman are Every man got the money com­ penalty; and if you get time in paid off here recently. There was is five hours froiA San. Juan; to have some ships here on a ing to him. this cooler down here, weU, it is a fracas aboard just before the Ponce is four; Aguirre is three, steady run before the first of the All the ports in the Gulf are payoff. Seems that the Chief Cook and Fajardo is one and a half. just tough time to pull. year, and these will be small new cooperating in placing stewards did a little extra-curricular carv­ This time is after you get in the Still having trouble with the ones of the G-1 type. ing—on a Wiper. Patrolman car, so give yourself a little lee­ gyp taxis. The only ones you can Am having a small sign painted on the vessels in various ports. Sweeney asked that some of the way on time when going home. ride is the Majestic, which has to hang out over the sidewalk, so This we consider an excellent crew show up at our meeting to The FBI jerked the Boatswain meters, and the DeDiego who the hall will be easier to find. Re­ idea, for now stewards do not place charges against the Cook off of the Jean when they found have been fair, on the zone rates. member. Across from the big have to go to the company offices with the cutting Ways. None of four stowaways on her at sailing The Majestic is painted a light church on Ponce de Leon Ave., to receive their jobs as they did the boys showed up. However, the' time. Seems as though he knew cream with the name on the side, stop No. 5, Casa 45. Give us a before. Now, they can ship right 'iCoast Guard whipped Cookie's some of them and had been over and the DeDiego is black and yel­ ring when down this way. The off the board same as the black papers for 6 months as a result friendly with the other aboard low. Any place in the dock area phone is 2-5996. gang and deck department. MANYJOBSBEGGING SIU AGENT REPORTS N.O. Hall Gets A Going Over A Report From Enchanted Isle I jii _ �THE Page Ten SEAFARERS Friday, August 3, 1943 LOG f British Labor Wins Landslide UNION HOSTESSES A HIT WASHINGTON (LPA) — The working men and women of Eng­ land joined hands with many of their rural and white-collar fel­ low citizens to vote into office the WASHINGTON (LPA)—Public first exclusively Labor govern­ members of the National War ment of England last week. In an Labor Board have at last taken a overwhelming landslide, the Brit­ concrete step toward easing up ish Labor Party won 390 out of on rigid wartime wage controls. 640 seats in the House of Com­ mons. Winston Churchill, Brit­ They have drafted a tentative ain's wartime leader, was soundly program which wiU meet some repudiated as peacetime Prime but by no means all of labor's de­ Minister, and his Conservative mands and have submitted it to Party retained only 195 seats. William H. Davis, director of eco­ Clement R. Attlee, Labor Party Servicemen had a good lime at this USO party in Seattle, nomic stabilization, for his ap­ leader, was immediately asked by Washington, and they give a lot of the credit to their hostesses, proval. King George to form a Labor members of Local 751. International Association of Machinists CLEMENT ATTLEE government, and the new Prime Chief item in the program is a (AFL). Here a few of them share their cake with three lovelies Minister prepared to return to proposal that voluntary agree­ from Puget oimd Sheet Metal's Plant No. 2. the Potsdam Big Three meeting .. ments between unions and em­ as spokesman for Britain. ployers for wage increases, even though in excess of the little Thus, the mother country join­ steel formula, shall become auto­ ed Australia, New Zealand, and (Continued from Page J) matically effective," so long as Soviet-American friendship (and large parts of Canada in choosing they do not form the basis for still more billions in Lend-Lease); labor and socialist governments. any price increases. for the Bretton Woods Monetary The results of the election, it was WASHINGTON (LPA)—Twice agreed here, foretell a leftward again last week the War Labor Labor members of the board Conference (which bankers can't swing in the French elections Board ruled that "the laws of have been pushing for that pro­ understand); for San Francisco Disputes in the metals indus­ next October, and lend encour­ the U. S. are superior to state position for some time, since it Peace Charter (which neither tries increased the total of idle in agement to labor and socialist laws or state constitutions" when would be a great step back to they nor seamen understand as labor controversies throughout parties in other European coun­ they interfere with union rights. free collective bargaining and yet); aid for Red China; and, of the country to more than 40,000 tries now struggling to rebuild The decisions slapped down the open the way to widespread wage course, unrelenting and militant this week. war against all native "fascists." on the ruins of Nazi aggression. so-called "right to work" amend­ adjustments. This means: the members of the All plants of the Reynolds Met­ Little change is expected in ment to the Florida constitution Union chiefs are confident that SIU-SUP; all Americans who re­ als Company in Louisville, Ky., Britain's foreign relations, since which has been assailed by labor thousands of employers who are ject communism; all who expose were closed, and production at the British Labor Party partici­ as qi, union-busting measure. now in the upper profit brackets these phony underworld charact­ two of the concern's plants in pated until a few months ago in These two decisions, on top of a can, without much pressure, be ers in their true light; all demo­ Richmond, Va., was tied up as the wartime coalition govern­ similar one last month, will prob­ induced to go along on substan­ crats who believe in our way of workers attended meetings to dis- *1' ment, and the new Prime Minis­ ably mean the scuttling of the tial voluntary pay increases, if life. As for Republicans, they cuss contract negotiations. New ter took part in both the San Florida law when it reaches the and when the new program is are due to be shot as kulaks, in York City and Glendale, L. I., a Francisco conference that drew U. S. Supreme Court, according promulgated. an American Lubianka when the plants also were shut down. up the United Nations Charter, to labor attorneys. and in the first part of the Pots­ In both cases AFL unions were In addition to that relaxation, revolution comes, comrades. Strikers at all the Reynolds dam discussions between the U.S., involved. The first was a ruling the public members are also pro­ Ah, yes, they did remember plants were ordered by the War Russia, and Britain. against radio station WFTL in posing that the WLB's power to they were "trade imionists" on Labor Board later yesterday to On the domestic scene, though, Miami and an affiliate of the make adjustments to correct in­ the last day, when the sometime end their work stoppage immedi­ great changes are seen ahead, all Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical equalities should also be relaxed skipper of the Booker T. Wash­ ately. ington, Captain Hugh Malzac, Spokesmen for the Rcjmolds^ aimed to benefit the people of workers. WLB directed continua­ by executive order. England. Nationalization of the tion of a closed shop agreement. Likewise, the program would arose to present a resolution call­ company and officials of the AFL coal mines, of the inland trans­ The second case was in Tampa include authority to ease up on ing on the NMU to bring the Aluminum and Tinfoil Workers port systems, power, iron and and involved three box com­ the local wage bracket system, AFL's Masters, Mates and Pilots Union said that the stoppage was steel industries, are early items panies and the Carpenters Union. which has been used to freeze Association into the NMU. Moved, not a strike. In Louisville the on the Labor Party's agenda as The board directed, over the dis­ workers in many communities at seconded and carried. Thus the union's business agent .said, how­ outlined in its election platform. sent of industry members, the pay scales even below the little wrecking character of the Krem­ ever, that a strike would be rail­ lin gang stands exposed. This is ed unless the company agreed So-caUed "free enterprise" must standard voluntary maintenance steel level. the reason why they made no be harnessed to the good of the of membership clause in the con­ Under the overall program, the constitutional changes which "immediately" to re-enter negotitract. nation as a whole, the Labor Par­ little steel formula would nomin­ would define the NMU as an un­ ations with the union. ty insists. If an indu.stry does not ally be retained for dispute cases, licensed seamen's organization as Thirty-five hundred employes measure up to standards of serv­ but union spokesmen feel that recommended by the real rank were involved in the Louisville ice to the nation, it must be pub­ the other modifications would and file from the ships. And shut-down and about 3,000 in licly owned, the new government eventually force the little steel "Captain" Mulzac is not even a Richmond, New York and Glen­ will maintain. ceiling into the discard. member of the MM&P. This com­ dale. By KEITH J. ALSOP Controls over prices and other Shipping has picked up some munist and erstwhile steward, A walk-out of thirty men at the The tentative program was pr»components of inflation should be made into a captain through CP Edgar Thomson plant of the Carin the last week with three ships sented at a board meeting last continued as long as necessary in port; the Jerome K. Jones, pressure, during the reign of regie-Illinois Steel Corporation in* week "for discussion purposes after the war, and monopolies Powellton Seam, and the Otis only." Industry members oppos­ Roosevelt for political propagan­ Braddock, Pa., ended last night. and cartels should be curtailed /• Hall. The Otis Hall hangs around ed any revision whatsoever in da, lends his services to a cam­ It had made 1,500 idle. , and controlled in the public in­ like an old stray dog but looks wage controls until price controls paign to wreck a long established Production in the country's terest, the Labor Party holds. old line officers' organization. like it may get out in the next are also abandoned. only plant manufacturing bullet The election was hailed by Such is the character of the cores was crippled by a walk-out ' two weeks. AFL President Wm. Green, who Communist movement in marine. of l,0OO employes of the McQuay- | Had quite a time getting up said: That this campaign means choas Norris works in St. Louis. Mem­ some men for the Jerome K. in the industry does not deter bers of the CIO United Automo- r, "The Labour Party's victory in Jones, but after turning over them from their cries of "stabili­ bile Workers quit to protest what Great Britain must be interpreted every hay stack and hen house zation of the industry." Their they said was the management's —as.JJie outcome of the insistent between here and the Gulf we logic, like their political line, is dismissal of two women employes desire of British workers to gain got up a crew and she sailed OK. all twisted up. Their honesty of •who declined to accept work^not higher living standards and a Would like to find a car for greater degree of economic and the port but so far have not been AMSTERDAM, July 25—Plans purpose is exposed as fraudulent. specified in the union contract. social security. able to find three full book mem­ for building one of the world's A stoppage by 200 employes "The same aspirations for a bet­ bers to act as a committee. So if greatest maritime centers here closed the forge shop of the ter life after the grim experiences any of you full book men come has been announced. The "Membership Speaks" Champion Machine and Forging of war are moving workers in our by, stop in. I have used my last The buildings, each of huge page is your chance to blow Company in Cleveland. own country. The results of the shoe stamp. proportions, wiU include separate off steam or just talk about In Milwaukee 150 employes of British elections should not be accommodations for all seafaring some topic which you think the Ben Hur Manufacturing Com­ viewed as a repudiation of the nations, a seamen's hotel, .post of­ is interesting. Write about pany struck after a thirty-day brilliant war leadership of Win­ fice, auditorium, exposition space, any subject as long as it per­ "cooling-off" period. A spokesr ston Churchill, but rather as a dance rooms, restaurants, an in­ tains 'to ships and seamen. man for the AFL United Autom popular .ejection of the stand-pat ternational money exchange of­ Send your letter to The Ed­ mobile Workers said that the domestic policies of the Conserva­ fice, a laundry, and every facility itor, The Seafarers Log. company had made wholesale tive Party." required by seamen ashore. wage cuts. i y Hopes For Wage Hikes Are Seen WLB Overrules Florida Union Busting Law Big Wind Over THREE SHIPS ARE IN CHARLESTON Maritime Center Planned For Rotterdam Letters! Letters! :/ �Friday, August 3, 1945 • THE SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG THE WEEK'S NEWS IN REVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, SPOBTS r ' . The leaders in both major lea­ gues have tightened their holds on first place. Detroit in the ^^merican and Chicago in the Na­ tional have each gained one and a half games over their nearest rivals. None of the runner-ups in either league is out of the pic­ ture, and refuse to be counted but. Brooklyn and St. Louis in the National and Washington, New York and Boston in the American are all making noises like pennant contenders. It's all very wonderful: it keeps the fans excited, gives baseball reporters something to write about, and keeps the turnstiles clicking. CURRENT EVENTS BAB£»fUI(NS hits in the remainder. The game was called because of darkness. Why didn't they put the flood lights on, the sissies? INTERNATIONAL HITTING THE RESIN Sal ^artolo, Boston holder of the NBA's version of the feather­ weight title had little difficulty beating Freddie Russo, of Rahway. New Jersey, in ten rounds at Madison Square Garden. Rus­ nxaneeeect^ so, previously undefeated in 51 cmeupee.eeiiaii'te' pooeees AS A iteMAj Ai.»h« m,battles, offered little resistance in -ibtHt SMCrt MrflBA. * e>xe MifiBR kif eortS tb fWP-fIB PAtW MARP-TB a slow bout. The title was not MeeoHAHeat stake, which meant little to —FORD FACTS the customers who booed throughout the match. Nothing sent here by Luis Firpo. Cestac like a nice, friendly brawl to weighed 221 3/4 against 183 for catch up on your sleep. In the. Thomas. Cestac is a well built The biggest news of the week semi-final, John Thomas, of Fort youngster, and should make a hit —and something that may prove Lauderdale, Flordia, beat Abel on the beach in a pair of swim­ to have handed the pennant to Cestac, Argentina heavyweight ming trunks. the Cubs—was the sale of Hank Borowy, ace Yankee pitcher to Chicago, for $100,000. Borowy, who had won 10 and lost five, was quietly waived out of the league, before the opposing American MONDAY, JULY 30. 1945 League clubs knew what it was all about, and handed to Oharlie American League Grimm. National League BASE •' Major League Baseball r The storm that went up from the rival clubs in both leagues '• after the deal was announced can only be compared to the public reaction after Pearl Harbor. The . American League clubs were angry because they had allowed , Hank to slip from their fingers. The National League clubs, be­ cause it gave an outstanding h u r1 e r to the league-leading ^ team. All critics admit that the * deal was legal. What they object to is what might be called "il­ legality of intent"—which means they had the trick pulled on them rather than pulling it themselves. Sure, there should be a code of ethics in every business—for the • other guy to follow. BALLS AND STRIKES Mgr. McCarthy is still under the doctor's care, while Art Fletcher . is handling ,the Yankees. No word yet as to his condition, or whether he will continue to man­ age the team . . . Dixie Walker may not repeat as National Lea­ gue batting champ, although his average has been climbing these .past few weeks, but he is well in front in the RBI division. 9 ' Bob Feller pitched a no-hit, norun game against the Ford AllStars, for the Great Lakes Naval Center. He struck out ten . . . The Detroit Tigers and the Phila• delphia Athletics played a 24 in­ ning, 1-1 tie, the longest game in American League history. The record in the National is a 26 inning tie game between Boston r'and Brookljni some twenty-odd •Xyears ago. For Detroit, Mueller gave 13 hits and 1 run in 19 2/3 innings, and Trout 3 hits in 4 1/3 innings. For the As, Christopher went 13 innings, giving 5 hits and the lone run, while Berry gave 6 STANDING OF THE CLUBS W 50 46 45 46 44 43 42 30 Detroit New York Washington Boston Chicago Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia L 36 40 41 42 44 44 43 56 PC .581 .536 .523 .523 .500 .494 .494 .349 GB —— 4 5 5 7 7 J/J 71/2 20 STANDING OF THE CLUBS w L PC GB Chicago St. Louis Brooklyn New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati Boston Philadelphia 58 54 53 49 49 40 41 26 32 39 39 46 46 47 51 70 .644 .581 .5 76 .516 .516 .460 446 271 I'' ll'/2 11 K2 16/2 18 35 Major League Leaders CLUB BATTING Boston New York ... Chicago Washington . Cleveland ... St. Louis .... Detroit Philadelphia . R 342 389 325 323 293 308 288 267 H HR 802 38 763 40 726 10 741 13 695 30 697 35 682 33 706 23 CLUB BATTING RBI 308 363 284 290 270 284 273 234 PC .266 .265 .254 .252 .246 .241 .241 .235 Cuccinello, Chicago . Case, Washington . . Estalella, Phila Stirnweiss, N. Y. ... Lake, Boston G 82 82 88 86 66 AB 288 336 317 354 228 R 38 49 37 64 45 PC .333 .327 .312 .311 .307 H HR 872 36 886 39 887 41 891 37 902 69 872 61 721 24 785 36 RBI 401 434 436 440 388 446 275 323 Holmes. Boston .... Rosen. Brooklyn ... Cavarretta. Chicago Hack. Chicago Olmo, Brooklyn G 94 67 92 92 89 AB R 388 88 361 - 81 349 70 359 70 361 49 56 Walker. Brooklyn 54 Olmo, Brooklyn . 45 Holmes, Boston . 45 R. Johnson, Boston Etten, New York . . Blinks, Washington York, Detroit Stephens, St. Louis . R. Johnson, Boston . . Etten, New York .... Lake, Boston Hayes, Cleveland .... Seerey, Cleveland . .. Estalella, Philadelphia Clift, Washington . .., Cullenbine, Detroit ... 14 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 LEADING PITCHERS G W 22 12 13 16 24. 17 20 18 19 15 23 18 20 21 24 17 II 16 10 12 10 II 7 II II 9 10 9 PC ,284 .277 .276 .276 .270 .270 .249 .245 PC .369 .368 .350 .33 7 .335 L 86 83 77 The meeting of the Big Three in Pottsdam still goes on, though to what end no one knows. This is the tightest conference ever held, as far as censorship is concerned, and the newsmen are burned up. There was one rumor of a rift, which was followed the next day by a statement that it was not so. Take your choice. The conference was held up a few. days, while Churchill flew back to England to find out that he was beaten in the general election. The victory of the'Labor Party was a shot in the arm to labor all over the world. A successful—for the people—Labor program will do much for trade union strength in every country. How far the new government will go in England, or how fast, is still conjecture, but one thing is certain—England's foreign policy will change insofar as her past support of fascist and reactionary governments in other countries is concerned. It means, without doubt, withdrawal of sup­ port from Franco in Spain, Prince Umberto in Italy and King George in Greece, and a new policy toward self rule for India. Unless help is rushed to the liberated regions of Europe, our "Allies," thousands of people will starve and freeze to death, says the Office of War Information . . . Vittorio Mussolini and his cousin, Vito, face trial before the Italian purge tribunal. About time. The trial of Marshal Petain in France still goes on. The latest of the ex-premiers to testify against him was Leon Blum, who headed the Popular Front, and who was aware of what went on during and after he held office. A leier in the Stars and Stripes complaining about officei^ squiring French gals about in jeeps, started action which resulted in 321 vehicles being stopped and seized by the MPs. No rank was exempt ... A slight increase in the U.S. scotch quota is due . . . Stalin is the last of the original Big Three . . . Russia has asked for 7 hundred million dollars from UNRRA. If granted, this and the program to be undertaken in China will consume more than the en­ tire expenditure authorized . . . Dr. Bernard Griffin, Roman Cath­ olic Archbishop in England, claimed that Poland is controlled by Russia, and the GPU. No political opposition, even though demo­ cratic, is tolerated . AT HOME The Senate ratified the (San Francisco) United Nations Security Charter by a vote of 89-2. Senators Langer, N.D., and Shipstead, Mirm., were the two who voted against it. Others who were not en­ thusiastic about the Charter, claiming that it did not go far enough and consisted mainly of pious wishes, voted for it on the theory that even if it could not guarantee a lasting peace, it could do no harm. A B-25 Army bomber, lost in a deep fog, crashed into the Em­ pire State building, killing 13 people. The two man crew, and a Navy free-rider were killed, as well as 10 employees of the War Relief Services of the National Catholic Welfare Conference. Luckily, only half the staff works on Saturday, or the casualties would have been at least double. Funniest story of the week was the Communist Party conven­ tion. As forecast. Earl Browder was removed from office and re­ placed by William Zizag Foster. Also dropped from the governing body were Robert Minor, one of the founders, and James Ford, three times candidate for vice-president. In the pre-convention discussion, Browder was called a "mis-leader" and a "bourgeios re­ formist." In rebutal Earl accused the Foster forces of "IWWism" and "semie-Trotzkiism." After his defeat, Browder was told to watch his step and not to stray from the line. Some fun. HOME-RUN HITTERS HOME-RUN HITTERS , R 441 470 473 506 421 477 298 360 RUNS BATTED IN RUNS BATTED IN Ferries. Boston Muncrief. St. Louis . . Benton. Detroit Leonard, Washington Newhouser, Detroit . Bevens. New York .. Gromek, Cleveland . . Borowy. New York . . WoltF, Washington . . O'Neill. Boston Christopher. Phila. , . Lee. Chicago Grove. Chicago Jakucki, St. Louis . . Pieretti. Washington Chicago St. Louis ... Pittsburgh .. Brooklyn ... New York ... Boston Cincinnati .. Philadelphia . LEADING BATTERS LEADING BATTERS •V| •••jl PC .850 .833 .600 .733 .727 .714 .706 .667 .647 .636 .611 .611 .600 .588 .563 Holmes, Boston Lombai^L New York . DiMaggio, Philadelphia Workman, Boston .... 16 15 15 15 Minor League Standings INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal Jersey City Baltimore LEADING PITCHERS Newark •Toronto G W L PC Rochester Gables, Pittsburgh .. 13 6 0 1.000 Syracuse Cooper. St. L.-Boston 19 9 1 .900 Buffalo 6 Bowman. Cincinnati . II .800 4 Buker. Brooklyn .... 20 .800 SOUTHERN Passeau, Chicago . . . 21 II .786 5 Brecheen. St. Louis . 12 .714 Wyse, Chicago 22 14 .700 23 11 Burkhardt. St. Louis .688 Atlanta Gregg. Brooklyn .... 25 12 .667 New Orleans 22 10 .667 Chattanooga Strincevich, Pittsb'gh .667 Mobile Mungo. New York . .. 18 10 20 7 .636 Memphis Prim. Chicago Barrett. Bost.-St. L. . 27 12 .632 Nashville 22 10 Derringer. Chicago . .625 Little Rock .61 I Birmingham Sewell, Pittsburgh . . 25 II w 66 52 49 49 45 39 38 36 L 31 44 43 45 48 54 53 56 PC 680 .542 .533 .521 .484 .419 .418 .391 ASSOCIATION W 62 57 56 54 43 36 34 35 L 34 36 39 40 50 59 58 61 PC .646 .613 .589 .574 .462 .379 .3 70 .365 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W 64 63 58 49 46 45 44 37 Indianapoli^ Milwaukee Louisville St. Paul Toledo Minneapolis" Columbus Kansas City PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W L 75 45 69 51 61 61 60 61 58 63 57 66 53 67 51 70 Portland Seattle San Francisco Sacramento Oakland San Diego Los Angeles Hollywood f• - ; J., -.it /> L PC 38 .628 39 .618 47 .552 49 .500 55 .455 56 .446 60 .423 62 .374' 'N-r- �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG ^UIJ^ilTIN if. • rfadala, Stanley Haigh, Horace Hajek, Fred. W Hail, Frederick, Jr Hall, Fred, K Hall, James Hall, Kenneth 1 Hall, Lester M Hall, Lester Hall, Luther B Hall, Russell S Hall, Wilford I. Halstead, Harold Ham, Russell N Hamilton, Denis 8 Hamman, Homer B Hansen, Austen Hansen, Howard Hansen, Martin Hansen,. Norman Hanson, John T Hanson, Nils Harmon, Loren W Harms, Arthur B. Harper, Forrest G Harrell, Alvin L Harris, Charles E Harris, John Hart, F. A Hartill, Alfred Hartsell, Roscoe H Hafcher, W. S Hatton, James Hawikns, Charles L. Hays, Wilson W Haynes, John Heavey, Raymond M Hecht, James Henctgen, Charles J Henderson, Robert Hendrix, Ira Hengstler, Henry ! Henrikson, John Henry, Charles '. Henry, Sam Hernandez, Henry Hernandez, J - Hess, Edgar, Jr Hicks, Clarence Hiers, Arthur Higgibothan, Earl Higuera, Theodore Hill, Lee W HiUary, Arthur F HiUary, Arthur F Hinton, Julius Hinton, WUlie P Hippie, Thomas Hodge, C Hodges, Lem Hoffman, Frederick J Hoffman, Jack Holder, Daniel A., Jr Holder, Raymond Holmes, Perry Horan, Alfred L Hoskins, W. R. Householder, Robert D Hrobuchak, Joseph Huebner, Chas. L. ... Huff, Conrade Htiff, Newton A., Jr Hughes, Franklin Hunkiewicz, Frank Husein, M. Husein, Mohamed Hutchins, Robert, ,....1,......,.. Jirfzarry, Antonio Unclaimed Wages A. H, Bull Steamship Company .84 7.92 13.6(1 5.25 6.25 3.27 Jartin, Dominzo R 4.98 Jensen, Frede 4.71 Jessel, Robert E 2.25 Jimenez, E. ». 4.38 Johannsen, Sverre 11.32 Johns, Nichol 3.75 Johnson, Fred. J 15.20 Johnson, Johnnie J 2.84 Johnson, Larnie 6.75 Johnson, Orpha 5.25 Johnston, Earl F 9.00 Johnson, Roy K 1.50 Jones, Buford C 2.13 Jones, Charles H 6.50 Jones, Chas. S. 10.01 Jones, Charles S. 2.25 Jones, George D 2.25 Jones, Lamuel 14.22 Jones, Okal J 8.53 Jones, Richard E 15.64 Jones, Walter 4.33 Jones, William H 71 Jordan, Jimmie 5.00 Jordan, W. H 3.75 Jordan, Eric H 4.62 K 71 28 Kaboska, Raymond 2.25 Kalliomaa, Vaino J 45.50 Kalsnes, Einar H 1.42 Kane, L 9.50 Karavakyros, Thomas 3.20 Karkitos, George 5.69 Kaselionis, Anthony 10.38 Katz, Laverne 3.00 Kauk, Alexander 23.00 Kay, Julian G 3.00 Keegan, Richard 1.50 Keenan, Robert A 10.53 Kehoe, Richard J 76.72 Keim, W. E 13.50 Keith, Lawrence W 4.67 Keller, Gibson 2.25 Keller, Jesse H 15.53 Keno, James 23.00 Kescelek, Paul P. , 84 Key, James 2.25 ECeyes, Lawrence 71 Kiiski, Toivo 8.75 Kimball, William M. 116.60 Kimbrel, Chesley 1.42 King, Ralph A 7.33 King, Ralph A 7.77 King, Wm. A 1.50 Kinney, Karl 51.19 Kiimie, Edgar 11.25 Kirkpatrick, Ellis F 2.49 Klinchock, Paul B. 43.59 Koch, Everett 9.00 Koehler, Vernon R 19.98 Koelter, G 2.87 Korhonen, Amos E 10.80 Koropsak, Frank 12.11 Koski, John W 118.75 Koster, F. Wallace 36.37 Kotselis, L 3.33 Kramer, William J 8.53 Krieser, Lawrence 12.75 Eirkovich, Steve 3.66 Krooks, F. P 4.50 Krowl, John 2.25 —. 39.10 ^ckson, Joseph ... 6.75 32.00 Jackson, W^ter Jackson, "Whesley ....:. 5.69 34.38 Jacobson, John James, Joseph W. ................ 5.32 11.59 Jamison, G. G. .......... •> Laas, Martin Lacroes, Pascual .. Lada, Mike J Ladmirault, Leon Lamb, Woodford Lancaster, John .. Landfon, Jesus M Landwersick, Jos. E Lane, Daniel Langford, Ray F. Friday. August 3. 1945 Morrison, John Morse, Robert B Moser, Louis Mull, Lester C Mullaby, Edward E. MuUen Lee Murdoch, George Murphy, Michael ....; Murphy, Steven E Murphy, Tansy Murphy, Thomas A. Myer, Harry N Nangle, Charles Nash, Albert D Neal, John S Negron, Carlos P Nelson, C .'. Nelson, Eldert , i— Newton, William Nias, Bernard Nichols, Thomas R Nickols, Willie W. Nicolodin, Nick Nielsen, G. H Nieves, Gregorio Nobriga, Walter J Nolen, James .43 1.50 10.80 17.06 2.25 4.57 3.00 3.00 4.00 - 6.15 1.42 8.75 124.30 Mackey, Joseph Valentine 4.00 11.43 Larsen Lars 11.32 6.26 Madrak, Chester B 75.66 Lawrence Charles ^ 117.50 31.99 Lawson, Carl C ....: 75 Mahimer, Mariana 96.56 6.99,Layton, WiUard R 36.26 Maldonado, Ramon 8.62 9.00 Malloy, James 2.25 Leahy, Wm. J 16.00 1.50 Malone, Joseph O 1.42 Leask, William 69 Maltai, Joseph ......t 8.10 10.53 Leavell, John ....; 10.93 5.00 Manning, John 3.55 35.79 LeBon, Walter 3.14 4.27 Marcoby, Dennis A 117.22 5.69 Ledo, Bienyenido V 4.00 :. 23.00 Marcum, Eads Allen 4.00 8.53 Leisure, John F. 5.15 3.08 Mariani, Arturo 2.25 3.50 Leite, Ernesto R 10.84 Leite, Ernesto R .87 Marone, Salvadore J 2.25 12.11 11.32 18.84 Marrero, Dorotes 10.53 71 Lemieux, Leland R. .71 1.60 Marshall, Ralph :. 2.25 2.58 Letson, Sethuel 116.60 .!. 4.27 Marsteller, Wm. F 8.53 12.75 Lewerenz, Jack 5.25 118.08 Martinez, Carmdo 4.98 3.95 Lewis, Joseph, Jr 2.84 18.38 1.44 Martinez, Eurilio 12.99 Lewis, Zac 2.25 26.20 Mascznic, Frank P 10.66 .71 Lieberman, W 5.13 Liknes, John 2.13 Masterson, Patrick J 12.11 5.69 68.87 3.75 ' Lilly, Elmer J., Jr. 33.75 Mathes, Arthur W 2.25 50.52 23.61, Linscott, George J 1.50 Mathews, Charles 2.00 20.69 10.37 10.66 Linthicum, Lloyd 6.75 Matonis, Leon 75 42.39 Linton, Thomas 69 Mattson, Gustav A 11.32 9.50 Lipari, F 3.95 Maximo, Joaquim M 5.12 5.69 Maxwell, Theodore B 11.03 Lipinski, Leo J Lohmann, Geo. L 13.10 Meade, Norman 16.00 SS OREMAR Long, George W. 1.80 Meadows, Avis 4.25 31.02 J. Sakero and Ester collect di« 2.59 Meadows, Aero E 2.13 Langmore, W. R., Jr 8.50 Melia, Joseph F 18.85 vision of wages for the 4-8 watch, 15.64 Lonnon, Leroy 3.00 Mello, Manuel V 1.94 16 days' pay. Collectable at the ' 12.44 Lopez, Abel Melville, Henry H 1...... 2.25 Calmar SS Company office. Lopez, Genaro 4.50 6.82 2.84 2.25 Mendicini, Alexander 5.75 Lora, Miguel 4. 4. , 8.53 Metz, Robert H 5.25 SS GEORGE W. ALTHERE 7.83 Lowe, Harry L. 13.50 A. Metzler, G. Sexauer, An­ 112.03 Metzler, Harry 2.25 Luciano, Sergio 6.20 Michelet, Alphonse 13.31 thony Korsal, N. Hanson, 94 hrs. 3.75 Lukac, Ludwig 14.88 overtime due you. Collect at 10.15 Mikalajunos, John P 2.25 Lukas, C 25.38 Mississippi SS Co. office in New 12.11 Mikalajunas, John P 18.76 Lund, Donald L 3.50 York City. (Submitted by Gal­ 2.13 MUler, Chas. M. 26.18 Lunger, George Miller, Conrad E. ...L 12.00 Lutjen, Heinrich 3.75 1.42 veston Branch). 12.80 22.95 Miller, Conrad E. 26.75 Lyman, Wm., Jr. 4 t 4 21.33 13.54 Lyniard, Elwood O. .......... 43.24 Miller, Fred SS GILES Miller, James 24.88 Joseph P. Brennan, Wiper, who 5.69 M Miller, Robert 75 1.50 paid off in New York on July 26, McAbee, James L 1.50 Miller, Wm. W. 71 report to the union hall in New 71 McAdoo, Robert 6.75 Miller, W. E 9.45 York to collect 35 days' pay on 35.55 McCabe, Paul B 4.25 Minghor, Albert 7.64 account of work-away carried on 3.00 McCarthy, John M — 16.92 Mitchke, Amiel A 3.50 this trip. 4.38 McCastline, Paul 10.15 Mlicki, Ramon M 27.68 56.88 McClintock, Robert 3.75 Moe, Eric H 4 4 4 ........ 4.50 2.70 SS WILLIAM B. GILES McComsey, Vernon J 23.00 Mohene, E 1 .... 5.00 1.42 Irvin Underwood, Cook, has 35 McConkey, Everett A 6.05 Mokzeckl, Stanley ... 226.04 3.75 hours overtime coming, which he McDaniel, Willie 2.25 Moliauski, Vladimir 12.80 can collect at the Mississippi of­ 1.50 McDonell, Edgar 2.25 Moline, V. 1.42 fice in New York. 30.57 McDougall, Herbert A 0.00 MoUberg, Arnie E 2.84 16.54 McGillis, Robert A 2.93 Monahan, Edward 4 4 4 3.75 5.75 MacDonald, Donald P 118.75 Monaghan, Thoiha§ SS JOHN J. ABEL 4.50 2.16 Mackay, Stewart K. 2.25 Moncho, T P. T. O'Sullivan, 5 hours. 2;23 688.03 Mondowney, Edgar 118.08 3.75 SS EDWARD SPARROW Montalyo, Augusto 1.42 21.12 SlU HALLS M. Moore, 20 hours. , Mooney, Mills D 21.33 23.88 SS BEN CHEW 11.97 2.13 NEW YORK ........... 51 BeBver St Moore, Clarence D.BOSTON 330 Atlantic Arm Moore, James A. 45.23 B. Carmon, 4 hours; J. Blanco,. 66.55 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St Moore, P 51.43 5 hours. 26.75 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. 7.50 SS ARTHUR DOBBS 26 CommercUl PI Moore, Robert 5.69 NORFOLK 339 Chartres St Moore, Roland J 9.62 L. Wyner, 37 hours. 2.56 NEW ORLEANS CHARLESTON 68 Society St Moore, Willard 1.37 75 SAVANNAH 220 Eaat Bay St. SS ROY R. JOHNSON 117.50 6.32 TAMPA ................ 842 Zack St Moral, Simplicio C. Martin, 21 hours. Moran, Manuel 2.87 .... 020 Main St 1.69 JACKSONVILLE Morelock, Hubert 6.75 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St 12.11 SS F. DAU JUAN, P. R. .... 48 Ponce de Leon Morgan, Henry 3.50 8.53 SAN Disaro, 32 hours. GALVESTON 305^ 22nd St Morgan, Stephen .... ;iiT 3.75 3.58 HOUSTON 6608 Canal St SS J. H. B,vLATROBE Morin, C. M ;. 13.50 I RICHMOND, Calif. ........ 287 6th St 5.69 D. E. Kaplan, 12 hours, • SAN FRANCISCO 69 Oay St Morris. R. G. 5.25 SEATTLE 86 Senece St SS J. MERRICK ^ 111 W. Bumaide St 8.70 PORTLAND fi­ 2.49 WILMINGTON ...... 440 Avalon Blvd. E. Duncan, 22 hours. .;... 16 Merchant St ll' 4.42 HONOLULU BUFFALO 10 Esehance St SS WM. PACA^,^X: ,.{^|^ r'h JOHN UGCEDAHL 2.41 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. 5.00 SO. CHICAGO .. 0137 So. Houston Ava. Who made Voyage 9 on the SS S. H. Cooper, 7 .87 CLEVELAND .... 1014 E. St. Clair St Robin Sherwood, please get in The above Maintenance Men^ 1038 Third St. touch with Lawyer Richard M. can collect, their money at the .75 DETROIT DULUTH 831 W. MIchiKan St. 11.82 VICTORIA, B. C. .... 602 BouKhion 8«. Cantor, 51 Chambers Street, New Calmar office, 44 Whitehall St.,New York City. 34.13 VANCOUVER, B.C.. 144 W. Hastlncs 8t York City. MONEY DUE PERSONALS � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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PAY DAY BLUES SIU PICTURE BOOK OFF THE PRESS WEEK OF THE BIG WIND IS OVER ORAN GOOD SAILOR TOWN ONCE MORE MOST OF CAPE FALCON CREW FACE CHARGES AS PERFORMERS ALL SHIPS GET FORM FOR NEWS PRECIOUS CARGO ON SS SHERWOOD TOPA TOPA IS AIR-CONDITIONED ALBION VICTORY BACK FROM EXTENSIVE & EXPENSIVE RUN CITY OF MONGOMERY GOES TO GRACE LINE JOHN MCCAULY GOOD FEEDER WHAT THE RANK & FILE THINKS OF THEIR PAPER MEMBERS HAIL NEW LOG; SUGGEST ADDED FEATURES WHAT SHIP'S ARTICLES REALLY MEAN HUMOR CAN UPSET CONDITIONS MANY RATINGS ARE OPEN IN GALVESTON BRITISH LABOR WINS LANDSLIDE HOPES FOR WAGE HIKES ARE SEEN WLB OVERRULES FLORIDA UNION BUSTING LAW THREE SHIPS ARE IN CHARLESTON MARITIME CENTER PLANNED FOR ROTTERDAM LETTERS! LETTERS! Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08-03-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log