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Y., FRIDAY, AUGUST 24. 1945 New Labor Minister Wage Freeze Is Lifted But WLB To Continue Among the hundred of thous­ t WASHINGTON (LPA) — The however, to the limitation that if ands of Poles who must decide Administration has finally acted increases ordered by the board whether to return to their home­ to ease the wartime wage freeze, cause employers to demand price land and an undemocratic rule, Enthusiasm among labor leaders boosts, then they are not to beor become voluntary exiles, are over this action was blunted, how- come effective until approved by a considerable number of officers ever, by the fact that the relaxa- the Director of Economic StabUiand men from the Polish mer­ The Seafarers can easily organ­ tion came too late to be as effec- zation. chant marine. ize Isthmian, says Brother Rex A. tive as it would have been if itj These wage increases are to be Despite SIU efforts on their be­ Lindley, FOW, if only they are had been promulgated during the such as will "aid in the effective half, these men have been re­ transition to a peacetime econ­ ready to go out to do the job. war. fused permission sail American As announced by President omy." That authority appears to "The Isthmian men are all for Truman, the new program calls be broad enough to permit the ships and the indirect result of the SIU," said Lindley, "even the for: this decision may mean that they board to sanction wage raises sufNMU men who ride the Isthmian 1. Abolition for all practical ficient to make up for losses in will be forced to return to Poland ships. All we need is for some of purposes of the shackling little take-home pay due to reduction and face whatever fate (and the our members to ship on the steel formula. Kremlin dominated Polish gov­ in hours. Isthmian scows, and talk to the ernment) may have in store for Democratic forces in Spain. men while they are on the job, 2. A green light to employers At once, thousands of unions them there. Many of them, de­ Greece. Italy and other nations and unions to negotiate voluntary' expected to get into action to spite their outstanding record in are hoping Labor party leader pointing out to them how dif­ wage increases as long as em-!demand wage increases. Labor the Allied cause, may find them­ Ernest Bevin. above, new foreign ferent their conditions are from ployers do not make a claim for headers estimate that 70 to 80% selves inside concentration camps secretary of Great Britain, will the SIU conditions." price increases. |of Ml agreements contain provior worse. Brother Lindley was not talk­ 3. Continuation of the Nat'l sions permitting a reopening of revamp reactionary policies of ing theory, for he had just signed War Labor Board for the present,' wage rates as soon as the naThe events that lead up to this the Churchill government. off an Isthmian ship, taking a loss with far greater discretionary au- ,tio"3i wage policy is revised, situation are as follows: The of $50 a month in wages in order thority to approve wage raises' Unions expect to have a tough United Nations' Governments es­ tablished a joint ship-pool in or­ saw regime, the London Polish to do a job that he feels must be than it had during the past fcw.t^^ i" winning such wage inder to make sure that all vessels government declared themselves done to maintain postwar con­ years. ' creases—and labor leaders feel were being used to assist the war at war with Japan. Warsaw does ditions for seamen. 4. Summoning of a national laa rise in strikes is inevitable effort in the best possible man­ not consider itself bound by this Lindley feels that for the next bor-management conference to!'^ employers remain hard-boiled ner. This agreement is to expire declaration. few years the Seafarers' condi­ towards demands for wage hikes. The Polish seamen decided, al­ tions will depend on what is done work out an agreement for peace­ Besides, where employers say six months after the war ends but ful settlement of industrial dis­ the Warsaw government seeks most unanimously, that they wish­ now. Isthmian, he pointed out, putes once the WLB folds up— "no" and the demands are subto have the Polish ships released, ed to continue the fight against was a large peacetime operator, which is expected to occur in six "ihted to the WLB as a dispute, to be used as Warsaw sees fit. the Japanese and sought assur- and will remain as strong in the months or less. jthe board's decisions are no longPrior to recognition of the Warfuture. Organizing Isthmian will In eliminating the little steel, (Continued on Page 3) fnforcable through seizure of mean removing a low-wage threat ceding. President Truman re- Plants. Thus, strikes may prove. to SIU standards. An investment stored to the WLB the discretion to be the only weapon for ennow of time and a little work, he it had prior to the imposition of forcement where adamant emsaid, would pay big dividends in that formula back in 1943. , ployers reject WLB determina-the future. That will make it possible for tions. I" ^ statement announcing the Lindley boarded an Isthmian the board to dispose of wage disship. Returning from the Euro­ putes on their merits, subject, I (Continued on Page 2) pean theatre with troops, he signed off in New York. By JOHN HAWK AFL LEADERS GET TOGETHER Due to V-'J Day falling on our tional Maritime Union contracts, "I talked SIU to the crew from regular meeting day, the mem­ but not upward to meet the con­ the day I got on," said Lindley, "and the men listened to what I bership decided to take a holiday ditions in our best contract. and not hold the regular meet­ The Executive Committee went had to say. She wasn't a bad ing. Your officials thought that on record to have Harry Lunde- ship: the food was fair, and the it would be a good idea to high­ berg. President of the SIU, and focsles were clean, but—and it's light what went on at the Chicago myself, draft a letter to Admiral a big but—there was practically Executive Committee meeting Land of the WSA notifying him no overtime allowed. You could say, 'That's not my job,' but they and what is doing in general. that the SIU and SUP seamen on Your S e c r e t a r y - Treasurer the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific told you 'Your job is whatever you are told to do.' And that brought to the attention of the Coasts would not stand idly by if was that. You had no comeback. Executive Committee the fact our working conditions in our "I hung the leaflet. Here are that the companies contracted to contracts are reduced by .any SIU Condilions For You in the the Atlantic and Gulf District are Government board or bureau, engine room, and everybody read desperately trying to reduce the and that we expect Admiral it. It made a great impression, working conditions in our con­ Land to live up to the "Statement seeing in action the difference be­ tracts down to the working condi­ of Policy" that he signed on be­ tions contained in the National half of the U.S. Government tween what Isthmian gave them Maritime Union contract. The which guarantees that our work­ and what the SIU won for its NMU, as you well know, does not ing conditions would not be re­ membership. Everybody in the hold a single contract on the Pa­ duced for the duration or until black gang was favorable to the cific coast. The few contracts that the WSA turned the ships back Seafarers, even an NMU man aboard. Nobody took the leaflet thej^ do have are strictly with to the private operators. east coast operators. The argu­ Your Union officials have been down, and it was still there on ment that our contracted oper­ successful in staving off, for one the day I signed off. Even the AFL 2nd Vice Pres. Matthew Woll (left) shakes hands with ators are ysing in their attempj year so far, the shipowners' at­ junior officers were impressed Pres. William L. Hutcheson of United Bro. of Carpenters fol­ to lower our working conditions tempts to reduce your working by our contracted conditions and lowing opening session of the AFL executive council's midsum­ is that they want stabilization. In conditions. The operators have said so. mer meeting in Chicago. Both joined in the council statement other words, stabilization down­ opened the attack again to reduce "That proved to my satisfaction warning that V-J Day would find the U. S. unprepared to meet ward to compare with the Na­ reconversion headaches. (Federated Pictures) (Continued on Page 4) (Conturned on Page 3) Isthmian Crew Favors The SIU I: Operators Hope To Reduce Conditions To NMU Leveis n I ,/ 7 . V\w 11/ No. 34 �THE Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 24, 1945 SEAFARERS LOG PuMished Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At $ I Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 X HARRY LUNDEBERG t- t ------ President I OS Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 2S, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rjep. 424 Jth 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. The Peace Offensive NEWS ITEM . . . Thousands storm job offices here—Rush is on in metropolitan area as additional plants announce dismissals — N.Y, Times Headline, Aug. 21, 1945. Imagine with what surprise big business—yes, and government itself — heard the Japanese wail of "Hold! Enough!" Although at the cost of thousands of lives and billions of dollars we had been fighting tooth and nail to bring them to their "honorable" knees, their surrender offer caught our industrial barons flatfooted. When the moment arrived, when Hirohito asked for terms, all over America the citizenry became aware that the people who were running the country, for better or worse, had been caught with their pants down. America was not ready, and still is not ready for peace. There can be no peace if the very things we fought for are lost in the postwar period. We cannot possibly drift towards a better world. The future must be planned even as the war effort was. We heard someone say the other day that "everyone went out and learned a new war job just so that they'd have some kind of trade to be out of work from." And as things stand today, that's about the situation. Everyone will know what kind of a job he should have if he were working. Caught by the sneak attack of peace, America plunges into worse chaos than it did following Pearl Harbor. The so-called "free press" tells its own story. "On the heels of the Maritime Commission's order yesterday," says the news­ paper, "cancelling 42 5 million dollars in contracts, the Fed­ eral Shipbuilding and Drydock Company announced . . . sixteen hundred workers in the company's Kearny, N. J. yard were laid off. The layoff is for an indefinite period." Another news item states, "As the exodus from the nation's war plants that were working at top speed less than two weeks ago, gained momentum, the USES offices were Ttard pressed to handle the thousands of applicants they faced yesterday. THIS NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO MOUNT BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS DURING THE .WEEK." (Emphasis ours). It should not be necessary to remin,d seamen of the very definite relationships between conditions ashore and Jthose afloat. A shoreside unemployment problem will soon find millions of men and women struggling to exist on (Whatever money they can earn. HKlilny Pres. Truman Bans Wage Freeze now pending before the regional no longer be used in the Board's, WLBs in cases where employers figuring. and unions have agreed on wage In lifting the lid on voluntary increases, or where employers wage increases which do not re­ have asked for wage increases, quire price rises, Truman de­ and have certified that no price clared that it is now safe to per­ increase will be requested. Asked mit such relaxation because how many workers would be in­ "there is no longer any threat volved, Taylor said that a pre­ of an inflationary bidding up of vious study had indicated that wage rates by competition in a about 40% of the Form 10 appli­ short labor market." cants involved less than 50 work­ That very fact, however, makes ers, but that some of the others the relaxation something in the involved large numbers. nature of an "Indian gift." Em­ Dispute cases, Taylor said in ployers are so much less likely to elaborating on the new policy, grant wage increases now, even will still be certified to the WLB if they can afford them, since by the Dept. of Labor, not on the they will count on the pressure grounds of interfering with the of ah army of unemployed to war effort, but on the grounds keep wages down. Had that ad­ they interfere with orderly re­ justment been ordered during the conversion. He indicated that war, the pressure on employers probably only the most important to comply would have been much disputes would now 'go to the greater. Board. As another postwar measure. AFL leaders have expressed President Truman revealed he their confidence that they would planned to strengthen the Dept. be able to take advantage of the of Labor and bring under its roof new policy to hike wages for labor functions now scattered many of their members, especial­ ly in the building trades. Con­ amnog other agencies. The Con­ struction workers in normal times ciliation Service in particular will number about 2,000,000 men, and be expanded, he said. during the building boom anti­ During peacetime, he explain­ cipated in the next few years em­ ed, "we must look to collective ployment will probably rise to bargaining, aided and supple­ more than 4,000,000. mented by a truly effective sys­ Wage brackets, Taylor said, will tem of conciliation and voluntary arbitration as the best and most democratic method of maintaining discussed, let alone passed, by sound industrial relations." (Continued from Page 1) new policy — which had been recommended by the WLB—Pres­ ident Truman declared that "we have had an exceptionally good record of industrial peace during the war" and "we must take steps now to insure a continuation of this record in the reconversion period before us." To that end, the Chief Execu­ tive said he would call a labormanagement conference some­ time in September. Citing the wartime "no-strike, no-lockout" pledge entered into by labor and industry after Pearl Harbor, Tru­ man declared that similarly a "new industry-labor agreement to minimize interruption of pro­ duction by labor disputes during the reconversion period ahead of us is imperatively needed." In the meantime, the President urged labor and industry to re­ new the no-strike, no-lockout pledge, and to comply with WLB orders voluntarily until after the proposed joint conference reaches an agreement—if it does. The WLB itself will be dissolved some time thereaftre. WLB chairman George Taylor revealed last week that immedi­ ately benefited by the new wage policy would be 1S,000 applicants on Form 10s—voluntary petitions Lost production through unemployment means lost ance legislation has yet been cargoes for transportation which will also take its toll upon the Congress our seamen. Like it or not, no segment of our people can No Unemployment Bill, not even a bad one, covers the escape the terrible scourge once unemployment starts to men who make their living on ships. take hold of the country. But Washington may well mark this period. They are One of the answers, besides full production, is to pro­ on trial before the people. The present vacation may delay vide adequate unemployment compensation for all those their appearance before the judge but this is to be a period unable to find jobs. Yet, despite the lofty words from the of watchful waiting. It is extreiriely doubtful that the nation's capitol, despite even good intentions on the part of people of America will be content to walk the streets while I ]5ome people in high places, no acceptable seamen's insur- wilful and malicious men defy their will. �Friday. August 24. 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Polish Seamen Face Terror I'm Sure Glad He's On The Committe By PAUL HALL According to a recent article in the Journal of Commerce, the shipowners with whom the Seafarers hold contracts are squawking about the manner in which the SIU negotiates beefs. They com­ plain that the Seafarers use one company against the other to black­ jack them into paying beefs. In an attempt to gel these Poles to return to Poland, the Warsaw government appointed a M. ^Kolodziej whose agents arrived m the U. S. some time ago as mem­ bers of the crews of Polish ships. Although they seem, to enjoy their stay here, the Kolodziej men are supporting the proposal that the ships return to Warsaw's con­ trol immediately. Willing to pro­ pagandize for others to accept the present Polish regime, these people apparently prefer the safer political aspects of Amserican life. The part that took the cake, however, was where someone, identified as a company official, stated that SIU representatives took up too much of the companies' time in negotiating beefs after the vessel's pay-off. We are damn glad to hear that the shipowners do not like to negotiate beefs after the ship has paid off. We have told them that as far as we are concerned, there won't be any more beefs to settle after the payoff, because. We want our membership's beefs settled before any ship pays off. Inasmuch as these people are advertising now that they do not have sufficient time to settle beefs after the^ ships pay off, we will make it our business to see to it that they have the opportunity to save themselves "trouble" by paying all disputed beefs on the ves­ sel at the point of production. All crews should take notice of this and act accordingly. In other words, when you bring your ship in, bring her in as clean as possible and have all your beefs lined up and have the crew squared away to such an extent that they will be able to take decisive action to assist the shoreside officials in settling all their beefs be­ fore the ship pays off. HAWK'S REPORT {Continued from page 1) Now is as good a time as any to show the shipowners that we are not going to tolerate any chiseling attempts on their part re­ your working rules. All we can garding contract beefs. do at this time is to continue to This brings us to another problem within the organization spar around with them before which must be dealt with. That is crew education. No crew can the numerous government bu­ stick together even in a single ship job action beef, much less a big reaus and boards until the trans­ general beef, unless they know the score and act as union men. ition period from wartime to This makes it all the more imperative that the members of this peacetime is over, or until they union who know the score and have been going to sea any length of actually try to reduce our work­ time must do a job on these young members in this outfit and edu­ ing conditions by not paying off cate them. This must be done and must be done immediately, so according to our contract. that we can streamline ourselves for the many fights that lay ahead. Not only are we faced with the fight for raising wages and condi­ tions, but we are face to face with the fight of preserving what con­ ditions we have already gained. This can only be done through cooperation of the crew members with their shoreside officials and by immediate action by both on any beef that may arise. Lei's trim the deadwood away now. X.el's prepare ourselves for this fight I Today the wartime government boards and bureaus are all at sea for they do not know when they are going to be tossed out. War contracts have been cancelled and workers all over the country are being laid off. However, we in this industry are fortunate in Job of recruiting thousands of 1 was talking recently to a couple of guys who have been in that respect, for all the ships will this business quite a while, although from their conversation, you operate full blast for at least a building trades workers for the year or two, in my opinion. hush-hush atomic bomb projects would never guess they were around very long. The National War Labor Board was given to WPB Labor Vice We were discussing our organizing campaign, and one of these has not yet handed down a de­ Chairman Joseph Keenan, above. fellows said, and 1 quote his words, "What the hell do we want with The former AFL official reported any more companies, anyhow? We have the best ships and best cision on our case, demanding an 100% cooperation among the contracts in the whole field, and our organization is not overloaded increase in wages. unions involved." with a lot of members so our membership can be assured of good The Maritime War Emergency jobs at all times." Board did not lose any time. They ATTENTION ISTHMIAN MEN have called a meeting for August This is a hell of an attitude, and it reveals short-sightedness on 23rd, next Thursday, which 1 the part of this guy. We know damn well that as long as there is suppose is to take another cut at even one unorganized ship left in this industry, then that one unor­ the war bonus. ganized ship constitutes a danger to our conditions. We cannot The Isthmian Line organizing afford to sit back on our fannies just because we do have good con­ ditions and let the rest of the world go by, because eventually we drive was thoroughly discussed at Chicago. Records of the progress would be in a hell of a fight to hold what we've got. being made were exchanged by The Seafarers today is standing in a damn good position. We Brother Hall and Bother Banks came out of this war in fine shape and we have managed to buck who are heading the drive on the some pretty tough problems successfully. We are in a position now Atlantic-Gulf, and the Pacific to expand this organization providing, however, that we do not Coasts respectively. Plans and take the attitude of: "What's The Use?" Just as long as there are strategy were laid down for pres­ unorganized seamen who are used to sailing under non-union con­ ent and future activity in this, ditions, we will always have a threat to our secujrity in the event drive. I can report that progress that we at any lime take either job action or strike action. Those is being made and will continue men who have been sailing under non-union conditions would take to be made if every member gets ships out from under us, without, in any way, lowering their stand­ into the spirit of this drive and ards. By organizing all these unorganized men they are less likely helps when and where he can. Remember that there is a to scab on us in the event of a general or a local strike. So Brothers let's all get into Seafarers Hall in all the ma­ So, to all of you fellows who may have the same attitude as this fight and give our organizing jor ports in North America. this guy: This attitude, if it were adopted by all hand in the outfit, generals a hand to knock over That hall and all its facilities would eventually be the death of this union. We cannot afford to the Isthmian Line. (It means are waiting to serve you. ignore any longer the necessity of our expanding, and the necessity over 3.000 more jobs for you Bring your beefs to us—we of eliminating the dangers of unorganized steamship companies from to choose from in your own union know how to take care of hiring halls.) the maritime industry. them. NO DEFEATISM FOR US J: r {Continued from Page 1) ances that they and their ships would not be placed under the control of Warsaw. They e-xpressed a desire to serve on Allied ships rather than sail under War­ saw orders. This was not granted and, now that the war against Japan has ended, probably will never be granted despite the fact that Allied authorities attested time and again to the skill and experience of these seamen. Incidently this Kolodziej was ousted from his post as Secretary when the Polish Seamen's Union, ousted him and elected another man to the Executive Board. <The Polish Seamen's Union is af­ filiated to the International Transport Workers Federation as is the SIU.) After his ouster he went to Moscow where he 'pre­ sumably stayed until the "freeing of Poland" by the Soviets. In a letter thanking the SIU for its a'd, A1 Adamezyk, Vicechairman of the Foreign Repre­ sentation of Polish Trade Unions^ comments on the "fine e-xample of ITF solidarity, which will not be forgotten (by the Polish sea­ men)." His. letter reads: ". . . As you already know, the Polish seamen were forced to re­ turn to London. The U. S. au­ thorities were unwilling to per­ mit them to remain in this eodntry or be employed on Americaia boats. "The Polish seamen asked me ' to express their deep gratitude for the assistance given them by your organization. They do realize that you have done every­ thing in your power to help them and they do know that :t was not, your fault that you failed in this effort. "You have shown a fine ex­ ample of ITF solidarity which, will not be forgotten. "1 will be grateful if you will continue to inquire whether there is any possibility of obtaining the permission of the U. S. authorities to employ, on American vessels, the Polish seamen who are un­ willing to return to Poland. "The Polish Seamen's Union is still interseted in this question, and will be very grateful for a clarification of this matter. "Thanking you again for your" great understanding and assis­ tance." Fraternally yours, Al. Adamezyk Vice chairman of the Foreign Representation of Polish Trade Unions. �THE .Page Four SEAFARERS LOG Friday. August 24, 1945 Display Of Fancy Knot Work Contributed To New York Hall Brother Warren Wymon, AB, admits that there might be a few knots that he doesn't know how to tie, but out of the 5,000 knots and designs known, there are only a handful that he hasn't seen ; and used. Wyman, who recently did a specimen knot board and a model rope ship for the New York hall, started tying the hemp in New Orleans almost as soon as he could walk. By the time he ship­ ped out in 1935 he knew more knots than an old square-rigger mate. Rope work, says Wymon, is a fascinating art, and one which al­ most disappeared with the sailing ship. Few men nowadays can tie more than a square knot, a blowline, a half hitch and stopper. Many men don't even know these. However, a good week of practice and any AB can tie all the knots needed aboard modern ships, says Wymon. Among the knots every AB should know, Wymon lists the following: Spanish bowline, bow­ line on a bight, becket bend, sheepshank, sling shortener, short splice in robe, eye splice in robe and the Livrepool wire splice. In addition he should be able to rig a bosun's chair and make himself fast; also rig and use a stage. As important as knowing how to tie these knots is how and when to use them. Wymon suggests that the union start a class in rope work so that all SIU men will become profi­ cient in this important branch of seamanship. He believes that no man should receive an AB ticket without demonstrating essential rope work. The best rope for practice is log line, commonly known ashore as sash cord. Patience, says Wy­ mon, is the prime requisite for A MODEL SHIP OF ROPE rope work. The ship model which he made required a week of steady work. The ship's wheel, hardest design to make, takes four or five hours when you are "right in trim." When you are in particular fine fettle try the 25 strand Turk's Head Double. After much practice, you should be able to do this one in eight hours. Be­ ginners will take four or five days. The rope board on display on the third floor of the New York hall contains 34 knots and designs and took a week for Wymon to complete. It includes a wheel, an­ chor, propeller and such essential knots as the sheepshank, half hitch, half round and half square, garrick bend, figure eight, stage hitch, stopper, splices, sizings and whippings. Sennett work, the basis of all fancy rope designs, must be mas­ tered before the student can pro­ gress to making belts, bags and other articles dear to the hearts of men on long voyages. Crew Favors SIU (Continued from Page 1) that the Isthmian men can be had, if only we are ready to do a job. And the best place to do it is at the place where the Isthmian men are working under bad condtions. Then they are ready and willing to listen." X A three master under full sail is now on display in New York, a gift to the union by Brother Warren Wymon. Made entirely of rope, it took Wymon a full week to finish the model. Brother Lindley has done a fine job, and the kind of work that is necessary.' Those who are in­ terested in shipping Isthmian to help the Seafarers organize for postwar conditions, come down to the union hall to get further in» formation. HOW MANY OF THESE CAN YOU TIE? Men In Marine Hospitals This Week STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL MARTIN T. COLLINS FRANK NERING JOHANNES HEIKKURINEN' S. ANTOINETTE WILBERT CAILLET ' J. FELLOWS C. S. INMAN E. T. O'MARA LOUIS F. LEDINGHAM PAUL V. MADISON FREDDIE R. KIDD LESTER M. WYMAN JAMES F. CLARKE W. B. MUIR J. M. JOHNSON SALVATORA BIONDA EMIL VON TESMAR L. M. MOODY, Jr. K. E. OLSEN B. B. X,ENOIR L. C. KATES BERTEL BRYDER J. A. SPAULDING Z. W. CULLISON L. L. LEWIS L. R. BORJA RAMON BURGOS J. S. CAMPBELL R. A. BLAKE E. V. FERRER H. W. E. FREDERICKSEN ROBERT POWELL H. S. TUTTLE .'ifi DAVID NORDSTROM SALVATORE LACORTE JOHN NEAL A. R. (ONE ROUND) KING S. ANTOINETTE E. DI PIETRO WILLIAM OATES J. F. CIARKE L. MINGAUD E. J. JOHNSTON C. W. WARD ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL H. DE FORGE J. LAWLOR D. MC DONALD t. BALTIMORE MARINE HOSP. JOHN SARTOR LAWRENCE HEALY J. E. HART SAVANNAH MARINE HOSP. VINCENT SAN JUAN JOHN CAIL B. R. PETERMAN 4. it 4. BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. BOSTON AMOS BUZZEL PETE KOGOY JOSEPH ELIE J. HINES JOHN DUFFY vv I 'I'-' Irev specimen rope board is being explained lo two admiring SIU men by Warren Wymon who made it for the New York hall. On display in New York on the recreation deck, the board contains such fancy creations as a wheel, anchor, propeller, splices, sisings, whippings and the more essential knots used aboard ship. Across the top of the board is the word "Seafarers" spelled out in fancy braid. s �Friday, August 24. 1945 i HE SEAFARERS LOG Page Five WITH THE SlU IN CANADA By HUGH MURPHY QUESTION: Some of the new veterans' or­ ganizations are taking in merchant seamen—Do you think seamen should join? In an effort to have the various unions in the Maritime industry join together in united action, we recently sent a communication to them urging that they meet with us in Victoria, B. C. for the pur­ pose of establishing a joint coun­ cil. The letter, which was addressed to the National Association of Marine Engineers, Mates and Pilots Guild, International Long­ shoremen's Association, Black­ smith's Brotherhood and the Rail­ way and Steamship Clerks Broth­ erhood, called attention to the success and failures in our com­ mon struggle to better the con­ ditions for our memberships. WAYNE CAMPBELL. AB — No. I don't think we should. Al­ though the average seaman has come into contact with the enemy —and don't forget that at one point the merchant marine had a higher rate of casualties than any of the armed forces—he is still a civilian in my book. If a BITTER STRUGGLE merchant seaman put the same time and effort that he would "The experience of all Unions spend in a veterans organization within the Maritime Industry up into union activity, he would gain to the present time," states the much more. He could get as letter, "has been one of bitter much in benefits and preferences as he would the other way. and he would have a much stronger union to get him conditions on the job. ? ¥ NORBERT ROGAN. AB — I certainly think a seaman should join a veterans' outfit; especiaily those men who do not want to follow the sea after having served during the war. A vets organiza­ tion would help get him back in­ to shoreside life, after having been away from contacts and job leads. A veterans' group is like a union—an organization can do more for an individual than an individual can do for himself. Even for those who intend to keep on shipping, such an organ­ ization can be very helpful in getting for seamen what the ser­ vicemen have already got in the way of benefits. RICHARD HOFFMAN. AB —I think it's a very good idea for seamen to get into an organiza­ tion like that. We would fit in very well, indeed. Having serv­ ed with both the Army and the Navy, we know what the boys have been through—and conver­ sely. they know what we have been through. The boys in the three services together can ex­ ert a powerful influence toward making a more prosperous Am­ erica. We were in the same boat together, and we have the same interests now, and together we have a chance of getting what we need. From The Assistant Sec'y-Treas. struggle in the work of organiza- America" have arrived at the con-l tion, and in obtaining agreements elusion that a joint Council ofl covering the working and living the maritime groups should bel conditions for their particular established for the purpose ofl memberships. working in closer harmony with! "We have all been striving to each other, to acquaint each other} reach the same goal in devious fully, on our individual prob-| ways, and according to the wishes lems,.for the purpose of concerted j of our respective memberships, action where required. It is onlyj sometimes meeting success, some- when we have achieved a unity j times failures. of purpose within our own ranks,! "It has often been the silent that we can hope to. achieve a I wish of many of us" the com- standard of living for our respec-j munication continues, "that closer^ tive memberships second toj cooperation between the various none." maritime groups could be at­ The letter closes with . . . "Wei tained for the purpose of moral would therefore request that your I strength in making demands up- organization elect at least two! on our employers. Delegates to attend a meeting to "We all realize that acting as be held at the Victoria Trades separate entities, or units, in our and Labor Council, Victoria, B. C., relations with our employers, is at 10:30 A. M. Friday, August responsible to a great extent for 10th, 1945, for the purpose of es­ our present conditions, (which tablishing this joint Council of I are not all that could be desired), all maritime groups." and of course are taken advan­ Preliminary discussions have I tage of by our employers, whose already taken place between overfavorite pastime has been to play selves and the National Assoeiaone group against the other, at tion of Marine Engineers vdio the expense of all . . . such a con­ have pledged their support to a dition must cease! "It is with this in mind, that we plan of UNITED ACTION. This the membership of the "Seafarers column will report further proInternational Union of North gress. By LOUIS GOFFIN Now that all the shooting is over, the question is; what do we do now? Plenty of guys now in ' v.-" the industry will be leaving, hav­ ti • ing done their patriotic duty, and those that are left will be faced with the problem of sailing the ships with short crews. It stands By FRENCHY MICHELET to reason that the reconstruction The narrow, pop- ,ous streets who spend years at universities. period will be a long one, and it is very doubtful that any ships of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, She's usually to be found at one seem like a bit of the old world of the modern bars sipping a deli­ will be laid up. transplanted lock, stock and bar­ cate liqueur and accompanied by After the first World War we rel to the shores of the new. The her "husband." She wears her were faced with crimp joints. architecture is predominately lovely hair shoulder length with Shipping Boards and a phonySpanish and the Spanish artisans a tiny white ribbon prettily en­ training school. Today we are who built the houses apparently meshed in the cascaded waves for faced with practically the same labored in their off hours to pro­ all the world like some pretty WILLIAM MURPHY. Bosun- situation. We have the WSA, vide the people to live in them school girl out for her first taste No. I don't think we should. which is the same as the old Ship­ because the blood of old Spain of night-life. Her dresses are in­ While merchant seamen have re­ ping board. We haye the Sheepsflows freely in the veins of al­ variably of a white flimsy ma­ ceived high praise, and have been head Bay and other training most all who live and labor here. terial that blend well with her put on an equal footing with the schools, which are the same as The narrow streets of the city air of wide-eyed maidenly inno­ armed forces by those who know the school they had in Norfolk in remind one forcibly of the gal­ cence. Half the officers on the of the job we did. we are essen­ 1919; and to top it off, we have ley on a Liberty ship seems Del Rio are proud of the neat tially civilians. I do not think we the NMU, which is practically the like they built the city and way that they outwitted the hus­ have a place in an organization same as the crimp joints which then found that they had forgot­ band by getting him lushed up. composed of ex-mcmbors of the gave the old ISU quite a head ten to leave room for the streets, Verily, verily, brother, it was armed forces. However, those ache around 1919 to 1D21. so they crowded them in as best written; who continue in the merchant The difference is that today we they might. "Yet the fruit were scarce worth marine should attempt to get for have a strong Union in the SIU Puerto Cabello boasts a popula­ peeling themselves and their shipmates to combat all these fakers. I'm tion of 24,000. It should be a Were it not for stealing, stealing." the benefits given to those who sure that the men who stay in cinch to take the census. A guy There's few of us who follow were in the armed forces—and the industry are the type that could stand on a corner on the the sea for a living who are not should try to get these things will make it very tough for these main drag at six o'clock in the a fugitive from some haunting through an organization already phony outfits, and that by stick­ evening and count the people el­ shoreside memory; for, set up—the SIU. ing together we can keep up the bowing their way into the gin A fool th^ was and he made tradition of "the SIU, to get noth­ mills—no use bothering to count his prayer ing but the best in the maritime anybody who isn't here, because (Even as you and-1) industry for the union seamen. they are so damn sick that they're To a rag and a bone and a hank We must realize that we have gonna die anyway. of hair a tough road ahead in the post­ People don't shake hands in (We called her the woman who war period, but good union men Venezuela. When friends meet did not care) never have to worry. The road they embrace one another by But the fool he called her his that we will take will be the placing the left hand in the small lady fail'— right road, and with the backing of the back and the right on the (Even as you and I) of the membership and officials left shoulder and shaking each So some of him lived but most we are sure to succeed, notwith­ vigorously. We are thinking of of him died— standing the opposition from the introducing the custom to a cute (Even as you and I) above mentioned outfits plus the little blonde number back in- the And it isn't the shame and it hungry shipowners who will try States. With a few minor varia­ isn't the blame to break up our conditions. tions it has infinite possibilities. That stings like a white hot , When we stuck together after There's an adorable little darkbrand— the first World War we were eyed darling who frequents the It's coming to know that she successful in keeping good union better bars of this town and who never knew why conditions, but when we fell apart probably never went to school a (Seeing, at last, she could never we lost everj^hing Let's make day in her life who knows more know why) sure that it doesn't happen again. about psychology than most guys And never could understand." �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday< August 24, 1945 SHIPS' MINVTES AND NEWS William S. Young Steward ASS Julius Olsen Payoff Dept. Commended By Army Costs Freeloader $75 Fine Crew, Good Officers On T. B. Reed The SS William S. Young had an excellent Steward's Although they had expected a clean payoff aboard Department according to the Armed Forces aboard her, the Bull Line Liberty, SS Julius Olsen, SIU Patrolmen had making their return from the battle fronts of Europe, their hands full when they found that the port purser had Chief Steward Arthur J. Lomas displays the following' red penciled about two-thirds of the legitirnate overtirne letters of commendation from the Commanding Officer and that no company representative was available to settle and the Transport Surgeon. "ZZIZ^ *the dispute. "Dear Sir," reads the fir i let­ An otherwise pleasant trip, ter, "General sanitary coir ^Mons, with eood officers and one of the ,. , , „ ., , • r \ a * particularly of the mess, during dinest crews afloat, was complete- f ^ ' , . , ^J! jthis voyage was of the highest ly ruined for the boys who ship- | ' degree of excellence. ped on the SS T. B. Reed, Calmar 'The menus were always palLiberty, when she arrived in atable, and the food was served New York after a 21/2 months voyage to Belgium and England. in a very appetizing manner. ..The cooperation of the Steward The unpleasantness started in all matters pertaining to his when the Calmar Line, following department making for the in­ its usual chiseling tactics, arbi­ creased comfort of all who parti­ trarily chopped overtime pay cipated in this voyage is especi­ from almost all hands. In con­ ally appreciated by the transport trast to the ship's officers, from surgeon. Skipper Purdy down, who were "I hope that it will be my good "swell during the whole trip," fortune to renew this pleasant rethe company's "dry land sailorlawyer-stooges" took delight in' lationship at a future date." giving the men trouble at the The letter is signed, Walter B. Kreutzman, Captain, M.C., Transpayoff. Most of the beefs were created port Surgeon, through Calmar interpretations The second, from the Colonel, of SIU,SUP and Marine Cooks says, "I want to take this oppor- denced by the manner in which White, to whom we owe this agreements, but all beefs were tunity to commend you for the ' all meals were prepared and report, "that brings pride to our finally settled. Deck Delegate splendid work done by you and served with a minimum of con­ members, and it is good union­ Frank Betz (SUP Book) gave the your department on our trip from fusion in spite of the overcrowd­ ism when a man performs his du­ ties in the traditional SIU fash­ men able representation and Antwerp to the United States. ed facilities. ion. I want to extend my con­ handled his union responsibilities "My warmest thanks to you for "I have noted particularly the well despite the company's run- keen interest you showed at all your part in making our trip a gratulations to Brother Lomas on the excellent performance of his around. There were many trip times in the discharge of the serv­ pleasant one, and all of us will duties as Chief Steward aboard carders among the crew, mostly ices of your department and the remember with pleasure the fine Baltimore men, and almost all constant expenditure of energy in eating we did aboard the SS Wil­ the SS William S. Young, and also to the members of his de­ took SIU books. any direction to add to the wel­ liam S. Young." (Signed) Clarence K. Darling partment who so ably assisted fare and enjoyment of the men BEEFS ABOARD Colonel, Cav. (TD) him." aboard. Commanding. "The full cooperation between ALEX. 6. BELL "It is commendations like your men and members of units Beefs and more beefs were the Union Recognition aboard assigned KPs was evi- these" writes SIU Agent Ray jrder of the day as the Alexan­ "It is a standing prder of der Graham Bell, So. Atlantic * the military authorities." re­ Liberty, paid off on Aug. 10. Out­ side of overtime and other money ports Brother Chas J. Hartadjustments, the boarding Pa­ man. Steward on SS Raphael trolmen were presented with a Semmes. "that all persons go­ sizable list of repair and main­ ing ashore in Germany must tenance beefs which included A joint meeting of all depart- Also elected by acclamation, to shower room scuppers, broken wear their union buttons or lock handles, deck surfaces in' ments of the unlicensed personnel act as Recording Secretary, was service pins in order to iden­ crew quarters, wringer- in laun- aboard the SS Raphael Semmcs, J. D. McLemore and by the look tify them as Americans. dry, poor ventilation in crew mess Waterman , is reported of the reports this brother turned Would you therefore ad­ rooms, ice box in navy mess room by the Recording Secretary elect- in, it would appear that the mem­ bers made a sound choice in both and guard rails on crosstrees. |ed by the members. vise all members that they All beefs were settled aboard, The meeting, which was held cases. should display their SIU but­ according to the Patrolmen's re- on August 11 was called to order Steward Dept. Delegate Hans tons and identify themselves. pr/ts, and a letter to the Log by Deck Delegate W. J. Brady Nicoleason reported five full ! not only as Americans but ',oncerning the chief mate ap- who was then elected chairman books, three probation books, and also as union men." pears on page 7. of the meeting by acclamation. two trip cards, John Keeley, En­ gine Dept. Delegate reported five full books, five probation books and one trip card and Chairman ting system in crew's quarters. Brady, speaking as Deck Delegate i (e) That the company be urged reported seven full books and sixto rearrange the recreation room We'll sail lo distant shores again, be it wartime or in peace. probation books. All delegate re-' because as it is presently situated And drink a toast to maidens fair out in China or in Greece. ports were accepted. (the noise keeps the watch below We'll ogle all the dusky girls as they do their tropic dance. Under new business the meeting j awake. Then go back again to Africa to see the natives prance. passed motions on the following: (f) Recommendation that the We'll go ashore in Italy and eat their spicy food. (a) To present the Patrolman Patrolmen obtain keys for the with a request to contact office And go romancing with the maids to put them in the mood. forecastle in order that the doors asking for a radio to be installed may be locked. The next leave v/ill be in Egypt the land of mystery. in crew's mess. Veiled dancers hold you spellbound as you watch in reverie. (g) Recommendation that the (b) Request Patrolmen to ask You waken then, somewhere in Spain, where senoritas are a dream. for water and steam pipes in laun­ Log print the information that Where courting is tradition, 'til they see the wolfish gleam. dry (the piping has been removed members must wear their union We're off to sail the sea once more where ancient history lurks. because the ship's former gun buttons when going ashore at And drop the hook at Istanbul lo see those shapely Turks. crew was allegedly wasting Bremenhaven (See box.) water). The Steward announced that Then out again to Ireland to a blue eyed Irish lass. (c) That the company install a anyone who needed a new mat­ To roam the hills and valleys plucking shamrocks from the grass. wall clock in the crew's mess We're bound again for Boston, the port that I call "home," tress and pillow would have them room. And the nicest girls in all the world, no matter where I roam. changed at the port of New York. (d) That the company install — A. REEDEH, OS port holes and improved ventilaMeeting then adjourned. Raphael Semmes Men Hold Joint Meeting Aboard Ship HOME PORT The crew decided that it would be safer to remain on articles un­ til their beefs had been squared away and the company was so notified by telephone. It was not until thirty minutes after the shipping commissioner had given up in disgust and left for home that Port Captain Swensen came dashing down to the ship, breath­ lessly announcing that he was there to take care of the disputes. However, he claimed, he was without authority to settle the overtime beefs created by the port purser and this beef dragged out through Saturday and Mon­ day. It was not until 3 p.m. Tuesday that all beefs were finally settled to the satisfaction of the crew. One of the outstanding beefs was an hour a day overtime for the 3rd Cook for pumping oil up to the galley. This amounted to approximately 75 dollars and was collectable. The money was di­ vided between the other cooks in the galley because the 3rd Cook, a trip card man, failed to "appeai:^ for the payoff. Such is the folly of free loading. .J- SS Henry Lomb Mate Proves Uncooperative A non cooperating mate pro­ vided the stumbling block to the efforts, of a good union crew aboard the Henry Lomb, Bull Liberty, in improving the belov/ par working conditions. Although Deck Delegate Jack E. Gervais reported an unevent­ ful trip, the SIU men held a shipboard meeting at which they draw up a list of beefs. The mate refused an invita­ tion to attend the meeting and further refused any cooperation in getting the beefs settled. Good Feed Ship The Thomas Sully The Thomas Sully, Calmar Lib­ erty, pulled in last week after a ten week's voyage from Galves­ ton to Messina and Naples with wheat. According to O. Fleet, FWT, this was a good feeding ship, with okay officers topside and below. Good weather all the way helped the Sully do the long stretch from Galveston to Mes­ sina in 23 days, more evidence that Liberties can chalk up some fair runs now that convoy delays are a thing of the past. The crew were almost all book men, with only three trip card­ ers on board. Steward on this trip was Bro­ ther Joe Faulkner, Gulf oldtimer. .V �€ ^ Friday. August ^4. 1945 THE SEAFAHEKS LOG Page Seven THE MEMBEBSHIP SPEAKS SEEKS SEAMEN'S >BILL OF RIGHTS INFORMATION u _ he Log ) iDear Brothers: I think you might straighten me out on the question of an ar­ ticle that appeared in Liberty magazine's "Vox Pop" section entitled "The Men Who Deliver The Goods." This can be found in the May 12 issue of that publi­ cation, and was written by a Mrs. Kenneth Tout of Salt Lake City. This article concerns the socalled Merchant Marine Bill of Rights and, since we are at sea, I have no way of knowing what the union's position is regarding this matter. I would appreciate such opinions and any other in­ formation you have concerning this Bill. Perhaps it would be a good ,idea if issues of the Log could be sent to our ships while they are at sea as the men are interested in the union and what is being done in our behalf. Thanking you for any aid which you might be able to give on this, I remain, GORDON MAXWELL Editor's Note: The SIU. of , course, favors a bill that will do merchant seamen what the GI p' Bill of Rights is supposed to do ' for servicemen, but one that is H^inistered democratically and not by shipowners' agents, and one without the failings of the GI Bill. Our brief is now before the congressional committee con­ sidering various bills and amend­ ments. Since Congress is now va­ cationing—even as you and I are not—the matter is temporarily a dead issue. The LOG will report on and explain the various pro­ posals as soon as hearings are re­ opened. As to your other ques­ tion. for the past several weeks, the LOG has been sent to all SIU ' vessels. You have probably re­ ceived yours by this time. ' LETTER LAUDS CHIEF MATE OF ALEX. GRAHAM BELL more valuable as time goes on. Many a fo'castle argument as to date and place can now be set­ tled with authority. H. S. SIMMONS ENGINEERS AND SENORITAS RATED TOP QUALITY Seafarers Log. We fellows aboard the SS Algic believe we have the best bunch of Engineers ever as­ sembled on the same ship and we know they are the best that we have had the good fortune to sail with. Some of us have been going to sea for twenty years, and none less than three, so we should be able to judge. The Chief, Ernest R. Tobbetts, is an ace, knows his job and has the intelligence to know if his men know their's. He never bothers anyone and is with the men all the way. When there's work to be done, he pitches in and gives a hand. The 1st Assistant, John J. Cal­ houn, is one swell shipmate and is liberal with time off because he understands how to get the best efforts out of his men. The 2nd, Sidney Cruthirds, is as good as they come as are the 3rd and 4th. All are tops and as we said before they don't come any b-'tter than this bunch. If at any time, there is a job posted on the board, grab it and let us know if you agree with us. The Agent and Dispatcher in Puerto Rico proved to us how swell it was to have someone tell you the best spots for having a good time and they're on deck every day in case you need rep­ resentation. All we've heard about the "enchanted isle" is the truth and the Senoritas and rum of the best quality. The Log. It is the unanimous opinion of the deck crew of the Alexander Graham Bell that Chief Mate Motschman is really a splendid officer and shipmate. S. CARPENTER He did everything in his power to make this a pleasant sailing MEN MISS SHIPS and we rate him tops. The' crew highly recommended BECAUSE OF WSA »',him and promise that you will enHello, New York, J^oy sailing with him, Andy and I, and a couple of DAVID BESUDEN. other SlUers arrived here (Mo­ bile, Ala.) two days late to catch SHIP CASUALTY the SS Pilot Butte and Silver LISTS WILL HELP Peak, thanks to WSA meddling in our transportation problem. FUTURE DEBATES Lots of tankers coming in here Brothers: now and Tucker (SIU Business Will you please send me the Agent) said he was putting in a July 13, 1945 i.ssue of the Log as call for more men from New I can't find one up here (Merch­ York and wording is so WSA ant Marine Rest Center, Glad­ would not be so dumb about stone, New Jersey) although I sending men on time. Our brother, Andy Anderson, have the July 20 and 27 issues. had quite a case on a Southern Thanks. The list of casualty merchant belle already and don't be sur­ ships during this war is really prised if he makes this his future valuable—the first complete one shipping port. We went to the we have seen. It will, become beach Sunday and came back on f the good ship Cavalier and he met his heart throb. I could hardly get him to the hall Mon­ day morning to ship out. All he would say was "I feel that way about her and know she feels the same about me." I have a feel­ ing. I finally got him down to the hall and shipped him as a slave driver on the Sunset T2. Thanks to you fellows on the quick action on the matter of subsistance as some of' us were low. The WSA office here sure cussed the New York WSA crowd.- All the men sent down here from New York have ship­ ped out and Mobile is glad to get them. Don't forget to log Andy about his Alabama girl. members, if the agreements had an alphabetical index carefully compiled and inserted in the back of the agreement? Almost all serious books, such as geography, history and eco­ nomics are thus indexed and yet in use, so in order to save water for the long runs, the piping in the laundry aft was removed. C. H. MONTGOMERY few of those require close read­ ing by so many people nor are they referred to in so many HONOLULU PAPER serious controversies. AND RMO AGENT The compiling of an index would take a little time, and time CREDIT SIU-SUP is money, but don't forget that Dear Brothers, getting the last drop out of our 1 am sending in a clipping cut agreements means dollars and from the Honolulu Slar-Bulleiin. cents in all our pockets as well as largest newspaper in Hawaii. It protecting our working condtions. is an undisputed fact that the SIUW. D. HENDERSON SUP are in the lead. I might also add that Brother Carl Christiansen is, in seamen's HOSPITALIZED language, "a crackerjack agent." SEAMEN NEED JAMES E. COBB MORE ATTENTION The ship has been on the At­ lantic run since January and we now have naval personnel of three men, yet nothing has been done towards replacing the pipes and taps. There are no steam lines leading to the wash rooms on the ship. The result is that we have a difficult time washing clothes and I think its about high time for the water and steam lines to be placed in the laundry. S. ft. 3^ I want to call to the attention of the brothers that loafing on the job, or doing a job in an unseamanlike manner, does not hurt the shipowner, the captain, the mate, or the engineer, biit only adds to the work of our union brothers. Therefore I want to urge every brother member to do his work to the best of his ability. It not only makes it easier for his shipmates, but doesn't leave a "bucko" a leg to stand on, and aids our elected representatives to obtain better wages and working conditions for us. JOHN D. McLEMORE. Editor's Note. The clipping re­ Seafarers Log ferred to by Cobb is lengthy and We brought a whole big seabag space is limited, therefore this full of beefs with us to this port WILL SAIL UNION condensation of the text. (Frisco) where Brothers Louis OR STAY IN ARMY Honolulu's excellent record in Zwerhng, Ray Sparrow and my­ 'turn around' for ships is due self met two able and concientious Hi Gang, largely to the willingness to work SIU representatives on hand to I'm now wearing an army uni­ of members of seafaring unions. handle our problems. form instead of civvies.. Six This was emphasized by Carl Zwerling, Sparrow (two of the months of this and yet I still have Christiansen Agent for the Sailor's best shipmates and union men) the feeling of a seaman in my Union of the Pacific. and me had just hit port with the blood. I'm in the very best of Speaking for the SUP and the SS Helen and a skipper who was health and wish all you fellows SIU, Brother Christiansen said old and worn out, seemed tii'ed of the same. that these unions handle 97 per living and got disturbed by every­ I had some disputed overtime cent of the ships coming into thing and everyone, who "got in from the SS Albert L. Burleson, Honolulu and "we have been able his way." American Range Liberty Lines, to handle them without the help Several trips to the Marine and if it's possible I'd like to get of the RMO (Recruiting and Man­ Hospital here made me feel that some data on it. The voyage was ning Oragnization.)" more of the good neighbor policy between July 17 and November Ryamond R. Sharp, representa­ between the U. S. and South 27, 1944. tive for RMO of the WSA, con­ America should be spread and Time was short when I left and firmed the fact that no ships that we need more people to do I wasn't able to get my perman­ were materially delayed because the job. I feel that the idea of ent union card, the one that en­ of crew shortages. He gave credit the union's policy of spreading titles me to remain a member in to the unions for handling ship good feeling will help our or­ good standing while I'm in the personnel problems and helping ganization among the seamen at service. I wonder if it's possible this ho.spital. It seems very im­ the ships .sail promptly. to have the Union paper sent to portant that SIU representatives me so that I can see how my visit these men, particularly the PROPOSES INDEXED SIU union brothers are doing. boys, more often so that they AGREEMENTS FOR don't get to feel unhappy and I think our union has done a lonely. swell job for seamen and I'd like EASY REFERENCE We need more representation it if you'd put my address in the The Log Editor, on the Pacific coast to take care shipping hall with a request for In order to argue convincingly of the membership's interests some of my old shipmates to write. on a beef and get the most out of here. our agreements, every one of us JULIO EVANS. Book 7573 I had a chance to get out of the should be able to turn, unhesi­ army and back into the Merchant tatingly, to the right page in the LOAFING MAKES Marine but there was a catch. agreement instead of letting the They made conditions. That I sail subject grow cold during a long MORE WORK ATS or with the WSA pool but search through the book. I refused. FOR SHIPMATES I wonder how many members, I sail Union or stay in the army. Dear Brothers, including Patrolmen, can do this So long and the best of luck to About eight months ago this or, for example, say how many all in all you are doing for the Waterman Line ship (SS Raphael times wages and overtime are common cause. mentioned in any given agree­ Semmes) was in the Pacific. At NICHOLAS MANIFF. Jr. ment. As the agreements are that time the ship carried a gun drawn up now, it is practically crew of twenty seven men and Editor's Note: Brother Manifi's requests are being taken care of impossible to turn quickly to the officers. Now everyone knows how care­ with one exception. The letter clause you want. Wouldn't it simplify matters less the "ice box commandos" are did not carry his address. If any­ fdr everyone, particularly new about turning off water when not one has it please notify the LOG. H n M A. \. �.vr, Page Eight 3^ THE SEAFARERS LOG Fnday, August 24, 1945 Steward Shortage Hits Boston By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — After a hectic two practically everything afloat will weeks of shipping in this port, be used to transport troops. things have slowed down to a Which will mean a continuous headache trying to line up enough walk, chiefly because WSA has rated men to take care of the no idea at the present writing as feeding problem. Right now our to what the several ships now jn "On "Hand" list for stewards de­ harbor will get for assignments. partment is at its lowest point. In the meantime, we're about tap­ Deck jobs are going begging in ped out insofar as stewards de­ Boston, despite the fact that our partment men are concerned, records show plenty of deck men with two of the ships in port on hand. The same applies to about ready to take on large de­ the engine department. But when TAMPA — There wasn't much partments. the operators get ready to move chance for a very big celebration the ships again, our men will be of V-J Day here, unless you were Business has been pretty fair already prepared for it. All of ready for them. also; Portland had a couple of the bars, taverns, restaurants, payoffs; the Eloy Alfaro which Well, we're standing by for a paid off very clean, and the Cal- lull, brothers, but when there is and so forth were all closed. How­ mar ship, SS Daniel Willard, with any worthwhile news from Bos­ ever, it was evident that the ma­ the customary number of beefs. ton we'll be sending it in to the jority of the people here in the city were waiting for the big These disputed beefs have been Log. event, as the main part of the forwarded to New York. The celebration didn't die down for King Woolsey (Bull) paid off in almost a day and a half. Boston; there were some dis­ putes in the stewards department, During all of this commotion which were settled satisfactorily, we were doing our damnest to By KEITH ALSOP with the exception of a couple of crew a new Bull Line scow, the beefs which the able Louie Cof­ CHARLESTON —Shipping has SS William Nott. We were able fin will take care of in New been slow for the past two weeks, to get Curt "Slim" Starke to take we shipped two cooks and ABs an acting AB job on her, along York. The new Waterman ship is now to Mobile for the SS Hagerstown with a couple of other fellows. ready in Portland. We are crew- Victory. There are no ships in But even with the help of one ing her up from Boston, and, ac­ port and nothing coming in for man from Jacksonville, who turn­ cording to Waterman, she will the next two weeks, unless some­ ed out to be our. old pal, John Bunker, and oAe-from Savannah, proceed immediately to Boston thing slips in on a coast run. for loading. This job is called We have a car for the port of we still, had to report .back to the SS J. Rowland Gardner, a Charleston, so when you come work after V-J Day with the ship four-hatch Liberty type, fitted to in call the office and I will be still needing part of her crew. carry boxed planes and plane down in a few minutes. No beef With the cut-back program parts from Europe to the Pa­ is too small. that has been put into effect at cific. In view of deveiopments in With the war at an end let's hope the present time, there won't be the Pacific, this one will also we can come in port without the any more new ships coming out have her orders changed. Coast Guard Gestapo being the of the yards here in the port of I suppose it is safe to assume first one to come aboard. Let us Tampa. However, we are looking that for the next several months' get back on peace time shipping. forward to the reviving soon of Coastwise Runs To Be Revived—Says Tampa CHARLESTON QUIET By AL KERR the old coastwise runs, and may be in addition to this the P & O will start up soon. With the re cent action by the Interstate Commerce Commission's reduc­ tion of the railroad tariffs for the State of Florida, the port of Tampa should start picking up as it will be cheaper for the perish­ able goods wholesalers to have their goods brought into the port of Tampa. This ruling will make it cheaper by about 300 railroad miles, and will also at the same time afford quicker delivery of the goods to the markets. As soon as this upward trend in shipping is apparent here in this port^ we will put a notice in the Seafarers Log so that all concerned can come down to ship out. Among some of the oldtimers that were in this past week, were the Scarlett brothers. Arba has just paid off in the port of New Orleans. His brother, Bil), has been working Jiere for the tele­ phone company, but recentlj' dropped something on his foot and at the present time is laid up. As Arba says, he is just goldbricking. At the present writing this is all for the land of sunshine and snow white beaches. Schoolboys Quitting Seamen Are Needed By JAMES L. TUCKER MOBILE — Shipping is still good with more jobs than takers^ and will continue to be good fpr the next month what with Tankers coming in nearly eve: day. The weather is nice and the beer is flowing_freely, and with things ending on the other sidef quite a few of the school boys are i: By WILLIAM "RED" MORRIS deserting the ships in this port^ JACKSONVILLE — There isn't them off on probation. istic methods of the Gestapo and When the Poindexter left here without even collecting their pay. much more of the merchant ma­ Another beef is the habit of GPU. Billy Barrett, Oiler, got left on rine shipbuilding program left for members taking a ship and then There are some oldtimers the dock looking like a hurricane We are in need of FWs, Oilgi-s, Jacksonville now and when a few not going on board; often not re­ around the hall here now waiting hit him. When the ship was leav­ AB, Bosuns, Pumpmen, Electri­ more tankers scheduled for the porting for a day or two. This for one of those romantic cruises ing the dock Brother Barrett cians and most any rating that Navy come off the ways, we'll be puts us on the spot here with the that Frenchy Micbelet has been watched it pull away with noth­ you can mention to man the -ships about cleaned up here on new agents and is tough for the boys writing about. In fact they aren't ing on but a pair of scivvies. For­ ships. For a while there were sitting around the hall here on interested in ordinary scows tunately the old man was a kind in this port, so anyone wanting to ship just come in and see the quite a few T-2s and little three- slack days waiting for a break. It around here any more since - 4' soul and sent the tug back for dispatcher. He probably will hug^ island coasters coming out here would be better for all concerned Frenchy has been singing about and it made plenty of good jobs. if men wouldn't take a ship 'til those beautiful South American Barrett, otherwise we would have your neck if you will only ship^ * We had a Mississippi Liberty, they were ready to go on board dolls, and we are trying to rig up had to send him out to one of the Had one of our' members get some senorita cruises for Tex nudist camps here. killed this past week-on a motor- : the George Poindexter, pay off and turn to. The Coast Guard in this port Ringo and Mac McClendon. All for this time, but we'll have cycle. His name is Harold H. recently after a two months trip from Chile, South America. The has a bad habit of going on board Others around the hall are James, another column for you next Davis, No. 43018, and he shipped out of Baltimore. old man used a number of work- ships and trying to get the crew 'Burhead" Warr, Mess and B. E. a-ways on the homeward voyage to say something bad about the Sheely, FWT. Had "Pop" Allred, week and keep off the editor's Had five T-2 Tankers in to pay "No News" list. to do work that he didn't want officers; then trying to get the Oiler, in here recently, too. off and one SUP Victory /^ip to pay overtime for. But we along with four other ships to lowered the boom on him at the pay off. Brother Monssen, SUP payoff, and he had to come Patrolman, is kept very busy through on this beef with plenty along with the other Patrolman of cash for all the men concerned. settling beefs, all of which are By WILLIAM RENTZ There were a few other overtime settled at or before the payoff. beefs, but we got them all squared NORFOLK—Shipping has been who expects to head this way So any ship that comes into this away at this port. really booming this week. There soon. This is good as there are area, if no patrolman contacts There are lots of unorganized not many familiar faces around the fhip shortly after she docks, are no men left and the board is jobs out of Jacksonville on the at this time, as most of the old- please call the hall and we wil^ full of jobs with no one to take timers are out to sea. send one down to you. They aiiiei^ Sabine and other outfits, and we them. We have called outports We paid off seven ships here in certainly coming in fast, and we could do well to hit the ball on these tugs and self-propelled for men, but have still been un­ the past two weeks. All major try to get aboard as soon after tankers, for they can provide able to crew the ships. Anyone beefs were settled with only a she docks as we can. plenty of good jobs. midships gang to say bad things wishing to ship out really fast, few minor beefs left pending. The We are expecting quite a few Biggest headache down here j about the crew. It looks like they come to Norfolk. of the rust-buckets to be put on reason these were left is that the has been some performers who are going nuts on this business of I would like to notify men on men did not keep a complete the Island run along with some come in on a ship and think pulling papers and are resorting ships that are coming in to pay record of their overtime and turn of the newer ones so,, anyone they're finished as soon as the to such underhand tricks to stir off to have all overtime written it in. We have plenty of ships wanting a short run down to the ship is secured to the dock. They up business. This happened on a up and turned in, whether the coming in in the next two weeks. Island, come on down. walk off the ship and then show Mississippi scow, with officers and heads of the departments say the It looks as if shipping will con­ We are still trying to get a bet­ up at the payoff, leaving the crew both winding up behind the overtime is good or not. Make tinue to boom in this port for ter hall, but so far no luck. It, rest of th6 crew to do all the eight ball. We got the crew off on a complete record of the overtime a while. looks as if we will continue to d^ work in the meantime. These 2 months' probation and the mate and turn it in so that the Patrol­ We'd like to see some more business at the same old place, I men have been brought up on got 6 months' probation. I thought man can settle the beefs properly. guys come in from all point but at least it is being fixed up charges by the Coast Guard and we were fighting this war for Received a letter from A. B. East, North, South and West—^to some so that it is a little cooler; personally we don't have much democracy, but the way the Coast Ellis, oldtime seafarer, who has take a few jobs. Not only that, and we expect to have some more sympathy for men like this, but Guard works around here we been down in the Pacific drinking but Norfolk is improving as a substantial chairs about the 1st of so far we have been able to get ! must be fighting it for the terror­ cocoanut juice with the monkeys. sailor's town right along. September. Jacksonville Reports Many Jobs Soon Open In That Area Korfolk Shipping On Upswing 'I �/ 9^ Friday. August 24, 1945 THE More Ships Make Island Run I, SEAFARERS LOG Calling All SlU Men Page Nine Survivors Of Jonathan Sturgis Visit SIU New Orleans Hall By BUD RAY Now is the time to come to SAN JUAN — Well, the liur- Faro but can't find out what the the aid of your union. We ricane season is on us down this other one is; but I guess we will are.engaged in an all-out ef­ way and all hands are battening have the trusty Unace with us for By E. S. HIGDON fort to make Isthmian a down and making everything se- somc time. NEW ORLEANS—"Service was phalt tile deck. Snazzy — huh? cure, oven to lashing the houses j Bull Line is to operate more to punk — bunks hard, lOoms cold,] It's still hot as hell here and union outfit. This can only down, but the weather is swell th Island with a couple of C-ls treatment rough. German pri.son the gin mills are doing a highbe done with the help of otherwise. There is always a'and more of the rusty veterans, camps are not ideal places for va- flying business as usual. And the every rank and file SlUer nice breeze blowing and plenty j When the ships get established on cationers," say William Weaver!pity of it all was that Tuesday afloat. When you tie-up along of beautiful scenery (some of it this run I expect to see a few and Ralph Stough, SIU members night when "Peace" was spread side an Isthmian ship, board walks.) who just returned to good ole all over the papers, the bars were her and give the crew the more of the Carioca boys of old American soil. The men were on clo.sed tight as a drum. The score on waterfront union­ pel-forming on the lovely Capital WHATA^ the SS Jonathan Sturgis v/hen streets wexe crowded. Gals sit­ greens. ism. Show them a copy of she was torpedoed. Only fifteen ting on front fenders waved flags, our contract, tell them how The grapevine has it out that SUNSET/ men out of the entire crew were horns honked, whistles blew, we settle beefs, prove to Ham Head is to send one of his saved and those men were threat­ bells x-ang, paper flew. Cops just them that unionism, the SIU emissaries here to open another ened time and again by sub shots. stood on corners with that be­ way, means more pork chops hall of ill fame, better known as Finally a Heinle sub picked them wildered look. Frantic hand wav­ for them. the No More Union for suckers. up and they were cai-ried to the ing and gesticulating at the un­ It sure must be getting tough to "Fatherland"—their future home ruly crowd did no good. "Peace" make collections uptown around for the next year and a half. Now noisily rose and fell on New Or­ Commie Corners when No Coffee they're back and the whole world leans. Time sends can shakers this far is rosy again. Talking about "Peace"—what from Red Square. But he can about those holidays? Were they look for more grief as the exRosy for them—but we're see­ official? Do the men get over­ NMUers who have corne over ining green and blue. Those are time? A SS Blue Island Victory The Washington got in Satur­ to.the Seafarers lot the other mili­ the colors of our new over-stuffed day and sailed Sunday. There tant men in the NMU know that furniture. Boy—this hall is real­ crew member called up a while were only seven replacements this is a democratic union oper­ ly getting to look like something, ago to tell us that he and the rest ated by and for the men who sail this time and up to the time of what with all the new bulkheads, of the crew had been given over­ the ships in peace as in war. Joe, . writing I haven't seen anyone windows, paint job and stairway time for Tuesday and now the can't you see where the little red who missed it; understand she now going up to the third flooi\ company was asking for it back. termites have chewed just a little is to make a few more runs here. Just as soon as the material is We told him to keep it. After all, bit too much at honest men's con­ The good ship Ellenor arrived available, we will have our as- the President proclaimed Tues­ day and Wednesday holidays. If and so far only two jobs on her. ditions, wages and contx-acts and he wanted to retract his state­ She has been in for a week and that your false statements are ment, and then say he would pro­ haven't been able- to see the deck about to engulf you? One thing claim two more later, he should delegate as yet. The rumors have we will give is that you ai-e the have done it sooner so that peo­ it that he tripped the light fan- most famous infamous character ple would not be working under who has ever hit the waterfront. •-tastic to the altar and has em­ Silence this week from Ihe the .misapprehension that they barked upon the sea of matri­ Branch Agents of the follow­ would be getting overtime. mony.' This ship is to run here ing ports: So that's that—New Orleans steady from Baltimore in the fer­ shipping is damned slow and the BALTIMORE tilizer trade which makes it nice By HARRY J. COLLINS port is quiet—quiet—not a steamHOUSTON for the boys on the beach as this PHILADELPHIA — I do hope everybody spending it just like .ship is stii-ring—not even a mouse GALVESTON master always calls for twenty on it. or thirty men to chip, paint and that no one individual will think we are spending it now. The that I am throwing hints at him, old ISU finally woke up and work in the engine room. Whenever there are any jobs but when I look at the way we when they did they were broke for rated men I have a hell of a are spending money lately I can't Well, let us wake up and don't time finding them. The cook help but go back to the time that let us go broke, because if there By J. P. SHULER situation is really rugged down we reorganized. Three days after was ever a time to save our dough now is that time. I re­ In a previous issue of the Log, in a foreign port, it is the duly the SUP took over in the Port this way. I have no cooks on the member the time that I walked of Philadelphia, our phone was I dealt with the signing of ar­ of the Captain to pay you your list, 3 rated men on the engine and only four ABs. Now that we cut off because \ve didn't have the waterfront here in Philly ticles. The following will answer eax-ned wages at the time you are are getting ships here steady, enough inoney to pay the bill. without any kind of transporta­ several questions of what hap­ taken .off or before the ship leaves when the fellows payoff here We had little or no stationary, no tion at all; now I am making the pens after the shipping ar­ port. Remember, it is very im­ they should stay around the hall postage stamps, and last but not same front in a big Buick. Now ticles are signed and the voyage portant that you send a message that we got what we want let us begins. According to the articles, or word to the Master telling and not go back as passenger least no money. call a halt. we are supposed to do our part him that you want to get paid off. It sure was a bad deal in those from the WSA. and the skipper and the officers If he does not pay off, you are Another thing to bear in mind The Waterman Line is having days, but we struggled thi-ough are supposed to do their part. The entitled to receive two days' pay I saw plenty of is this building proposition. Every two C-ls allocated for this run that period. articles call for a voyage of a for every day that you are rebranch wants a building, that is out of the Gulf. One is the Cape money in the old ISU and I saw only natural and it is a good detex'mined length of time. If, quix-ed to wait until actually paid thing, for if and when you have for no reason at all, the master off. After the completion of a trouble, you cannot be thrown discharges one of the crew men coastwise txdp, you are entitled out by some hostile-landlord. But without cause, before a month to receive your wages within two T By ARTHUR THOMPSON before buying these buildings in elapses then the seaman is en­ days after the termination of the SAVANNAH — Shipping was Juan, whose two broken legs are the various ports, it would be titled to recover his actual earned agreement under which you signed on or at the time you are slow again this week. We sent a fnending okay. We also had a well to consider as to whether the wages plus one month's extra discharged, whichever happens wages. If you quit the ship be­ couple men to Jacksonville and casualty from the victory cele­ union can carry these buildings fore the end of the voyage for first. bration. Brother John Cail was in normal peace time. six more to Tampa. We fiad one badly cut on the arm. He was What 1 mean is, when a build­ no reason whatsoever, then you In the case of ships making proposition which fell through— just an innocent by-stander, ing is purchased why not buy one are charged with desertion and foreign voyages, you arc entitled four ships under construction minding his own business one that will cari-y itself? For ex­ you therefore forfeit all your to get paid off within twenty-four wei-e to be towed to Tampa for minute and a hospital case the ample, let us assume that we buy earned wages, bonuses, overtime hours after the cargo has been and personal effects. discharged or within four days completion. I was contacted for next. I had a. few beefs sent in a building here in Philly, and the from other ports and they are all building costs $12,000. Well, in However, if you want to get after you ax-e discharged, which­ some ABs to ride down and just squared away. Right now there this event, it is to be assumed off the ship and the Master also ever happens first. However, instand by until all four ships were is nothing in sight except the that the structure will be three agrees that he wants you to get all cases, you are entitled to bo transported. But when the Japs Smith Victory which is still in stories, the ground floor can be off, then you can sign a mutual paid at the time of discharge, the" finally surrendered the deal was drydock. rented for $90.00, and the third consent to the discharge and you sum equal to one-third of the off. Here's one I heard which will floor for $40.00. The union will get all your earned money and balance due. If not paid off ac­ I guess the unfinished ships will either get you a free drink or a use the second floor. This will your clothing .and everything else cording to the above, you are just lay where they are. The trip to the hospital. A guy walk­ give the union at least $130.00 that goes with it. If, during the then also entitled to receive two shipyards are cutting down their ed in to a bar and asked for a per month or $1,560.00 per year. voyage, you are taken ill or are days" pay for each day you axe personnel by the thousands and coke. The bartender handed him In addition to this, we will have injured through xio fault of your more of our old members who a bottle and the guy said, "I free rent. Of course the taxes own, then you ax-e entitled to requix-ed to wait until actually xestayed ashore for the duration changed my mind, give me a beer on such a building will be at wages, not only what you earned, ceiving vour Tnonev. want to go back to sea. They get instead." The bartender took least $550.00 but even at that you but to the end of the voyage, At the time of the payoff, if a hell of a jolt when they'i-e in­ back the coke and gave him a will still have a margin to put plus repatx-iation bonus. you are not satisfied with either formed that they must pay all beer. The guy drank his beer away. On the other hand, if If you are taken off the ship your wages or overtime or any­ back dues and assessments pro­ and started for the door. The the union buys buildings in the vided they are reinstated by the bartender called him back and outpoi-ts and pays big prices for is the case wlxere will headquar­ thing that came up on the txxp, membership. We'll probably get said, "Hey, you didn't pay for the them and then uses these build­ ters get the money? I'll tell you do not sign off the articles, ex­ a lot more of this all along the beer." Our friend said, "I gave ings for themselves, the cost of where — naturally by assessing cept under protest, which ixxeans waterfront. you the coke for the beer." "But the taxes, repaix-s, and the up­ the members. that yoxx reserve any and all In the hospital this week we you didn't pay for the coke" said keep will be too great for the Well boys, I do hope that you rights you have against the cap­ still have Brother Peterman who, the bartender. "No," said our average bx-anch to carry. In this don't beat my brains out for this tain or the ship for any injustice we are glad to report, is improv­ hero. "But I didn't drink it case headquarters will have to article. Confidentially I have remit to the bx-anches, and if this been spending a little money also. done you during the voyage. ing steadily and Brother San either." uomv f i' NO NEWS?? Philadelphia On Spending Dough Responsibilities In Articles Old Timers Want To Rejoin SIU I •-vl^ I A A ••J';,.., �Page Ten • THE SEAFARERS Friday, August 24. 1945 LOG THE WEEK'S MEWS IN BEVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, SPORTS. CURRERT EVENTS BASEBALL THIS AND THAT The baseball picture has been clarified in the last week. The leaders and the second place teams have changed very little from last week, but for the rest of the would-be contenders—^boy oboy! The Yankees, who have been riding straight along within striking distance of the Tigers, went and lost 8 straight games— no wonder McCarthy got sick!— and are mingling with rather low company. Only Boston and the hapless As keep them from fall­ ing into the International League. In the 'National, the Dodgers have been playing footsie with the invading western teams and no/ionger have their finger tips on second. Instead, they have a new problem; and that is keep­ ing the Giants, who are breathing heavily on their rumps, from tumbling them into fourth place. Oh, well, there's always next year! Speaking of losing streaks, the Cincinnati Reds, who were out of the running long ago, built them­ selves a losing streak of thirteen straight games before they man­ aged to top the Braves. Chicago still looks like the class of the National, although the Cards have a chance, a small one. The Detroit Tigers are getting some active competition from the Washington Senators, and your guess is as good as mine. Frank Beisler, defense star of the Buffalo Bisons of the Ameri­ can Hockey League, was named to succeed Eddie Shore as man­ ager of that team . . .Joe Louis looks very trim at 215. He show­ ed interest when he heard that Max Baer intends to make a comeback . . . By whose popular request? . . . Bob Feller, who en­ listed on December 11, 1941, is out of the Navy. The speedball star should be pitching again for Cleveland very soon. Apprentice J. Dean Jessop, leading rider in the United States this year, rode six winners in seven races last week ... Stream­ lined jet-propulsion racing autos in short wave telephone contact with their pits will be the next thing in auto racing. Speeds of BOXING AT HOME 500 to 600 miles an hour, if the tires hold up, should be reached . . . Should be something to see . . . Construction of a new race track 14 miles outside of Atlantic City will begin next month, at an expected cost of 3 million dol­ lars ... It will have stalls for 1,000 horses, covered stands for 12,500 spectators and a restaurant where 700 people can sit at tables and watch the races . . . The war is over! Major League Baseball MONDAY. AUGUST 20. 1945 INTERNATIONAL National League American League STANDING OF THE CLUBS STANDING OF THE CLUBS Chicago St. Louis Brooklyn New York Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia W 74 68 63 62 60 54 45 33 L 38 47 50 54 58 64 67 81 PC .661 .591 .558 .534 .508 .458 .402 .289 GB Detroit lYt Washington WYi Chicago 14 Cleveland 17 St. Louis 23 New York 29 Boston 42 Philadelphia W 63 62 59 58 56 53 53 35 L 47 49 52 52 53 54 60 72 PC .5 73 .559 .532 .527 .514 .495 .469 .327 The Little Steel Formula has lived out its useless life. Wage increases may now be granted freely, provided they do not icsult in price rises. However, wages may not be cut, says WLB . . . Tell it to the MWEB . . . Archibald MacLeish, General J. C. Holmes and Joseph Grew have resigned from ihe State Department . . . General Charles de Gaulle visiting the United States to talk things over. It is expected that ten to fifteen million homes will be built in the next ten years. Only problem now is who will be able' to afford them . . . Meat rationing may end this fall. In the meantime, more meat will probably be alloted for the same number of points . . . State of New York has bought a sanatorium to be used as a rest camp for veterans . . . Lend-lease has been ordered halted. Total outlay was more than 41 billion dollars . . . Five and a half billion dollars worth came to us in reverse lend-lease. Terrific rush to United States Employment Service for jobs, after their shops were closed by cancellation of war contracts, sub­ sided as the workers discovered that substandard wages were being offered; a definite move by industry to lower the wages scales ... Canada, on the other hand, has- a shortage of workers due to the reluctance of men to go back to their former, more unpleasant jobs, such as logging. The ODT has removed the 35 mile speed limit for motorists.. No change so far in New York State . . . Gas rationing ended . . . Singing messages restored by Western Union. Can you sing? . . Seven candidates for Mayor of New York City. Everybody is look-' ing for a job! ... Nylon stockings will be back by Christmas, 'if not sooner. New bug killer, DDT, will be available for civilians soon. A bed treated with this stuff is bed bug-proof for two to three months. GB \Yi AYi 5 6Y2 SYz IIY2 26^2 Tony Janiro evened the score against Johnny Greco at Madison Major League Leaders Square Garden last week in an eight rounder, upsetting 2-1 odds CLUB BATTING CLUB BATTING against him. Defeated in their previous meeting on July 20, PC H HR RBI H HR RBI PC R R Janiro seemingly learned his les­ Chicago . . 560 1098 46 511 .285 Chicago ... 431 950 12 389 .264 584 1108 54 543 .276 New York . , 473 936 53 440 .262 Louis , son, and went forward instead of St. Brooklyn . 602 1073 42 524 .274 Boston .... 438 1009 42 397 .262 Pittsburgh 430 963 20 386 .256 569 1089 51 526 .272 Washington back, and massaged Greco with New York 518 1094 91 482 .271 Cleveland .. 416 920 49 385 .256 leather very, very thoroughly. Boston . . . 577 1105 80 543 .2 70 Detroit .... 416 914 47 392 .252 932 35 346 .248 St. Louis .. 427 934 45 398 .251 374 Janiro showed a good punch, Cincinnati 331 883 26 292 .239 918 42 369 .242 Philadelphia Philadelphia 411 and the ability to absorb some LEADING BATTERS LEADING BATTERS when, the other fellow did the , throwing. Only 19, Janiro has PC PC G AB R G AB R lost only two fights out of 42; Holmes. Boston .. 119 492 108 .370 Cuccinello, Chicago .92 315 43 .333 Chicago 106 402 83 .363 Case. Washington . . 92 377 56 .316 and in each cage he later beat the Cavaretta, Rosen. Brooklyn . . 107 447 94 .345 Stephens, St. Louis 107 415 70 .308 93 335 3 7 .307 Hack. Chicago 114 455 89 .334 Estalella, Phila man who licked him. Tony is a Ott, New York ... 109 3 74 67 .334 Boudreau, Cleveland 97 346 50 .306 good prospect, needing only a little more experience before he RUNS BATTED IN RUNS BATTED IN is ready for the topflight welter­ 73 Walker, Brooklyn 98 Etten, New York . . weights like Ray Robinson or Red OJmo, 67 Brooklyn . 97 Stephens. St. Louis Binks, Washington 66 Holmes, Boston . , 94 Cochrane. Keep your eye on him; Adams, St. Louis 94 he's a very good man. HOME-RUN HITTERS HOME-RUN HITTERS • Other results: Sammy Angott, former lightweight champ drew Holmes, Boston .... 24 Stephens, St. Louis with Gene Burton of New York Workman, Boston -. 19 R. Johnson, Boston , Ott, New York 18 Seerey, Cleveland . in ten. Abel Gestae, Argentine Adams, St. Louis . .. 18 heavyweight sent here by Luis LEADING PITCHERS LEADING PITCHERS Firpo, knocked out Big Boy Ba­ ker, former Fordham football G W L PC G W L PC Brecheen, St. Louis .. 15 player, in the tenth. 8 2 .800 Center, Cleveland . .. 21 0 1.000 Chicago . . . . 25 14 4 .778 Muncrief, St. Louis . 18 1 .875 Eddie Steele of Macon, Geor­ Passeau, Wyse, Chicago .... , , 27 18 7 .720 Benton, Detroit 19 1 1 .786 Erickson, Chicago . . . 20 Leonard, Washington 7 ,700 3 22 14 .778 gia, former middleweight champ, Cooper, St. L.-Bost. . . 23 9 4 .692 Ferriss, Boston 27 19 .760 easily beat Buddy Rose of Chi­ Mungo, New York . , . 23 13 6 .684 Newhouser. Detroit . 29 19 .731 Gables, Pittsburgh . , . 20 .667 Gromek, Cleveland . . 25 15 .714 cago in ten. Steele dropped Rose Herring, Brooklyn .,,. 14 86 43 .667 Sevens, New York . . 21 10 .667 Dockins, St. Louis . Wolff, Washington .. 23 13 .. 21 6 .667 8 .619 3 for a nine count in the ninth Barrett, Bost.-St. L. .. . 34 17 9 .654 Lee. Chicago 22 13 8 .619 24 I I .579 round. Phil Terranova, former Burkhart, St. Louis .. , 29 13 7 .650 Grove. Chicago Derringer, Chicago . ,,. 27 13 7 .650 Christopher, Phila. . . 26 1 I .550 NBA featherweight titleholder, Gregg, Brooklyn . ,. ., , 31 15 9 .625 Haefner, Washington 26 12 .545 Prim, Chicago . , 24 8 5 .615 Gettel, New York . .. 21 6 .545 stopped Augie LaPara of New Sewell, Pittsburgh .,,. 27 1 1 7 .611 Flores, Phila 22 .545 .545 Orleans in the first round of a Strincevlch, Pitts . ., 26 11 7 .61 1 Dietrich, Chicago ... 12 scheduled ten round bout. Japon will not be zoned for occupation. Recons^^ruction will be > the responsibility of the United States, General MacArthur in _ command . . . Story is that Russia wanted a voice, but no go . ; . « ,Korea will get freedom . . . Things are moving quickly in Germany and it is expected that occupation by Allied troops will not last v more than 2!4 years . . . General Wainwright, hero of Corregidor, has been found alive and well in a Japanese prison camp ... As was General Devereux, marine commander at Wake Island. ^ Professor Harold J. Laski, chairman of the British Labor Party, says that the hour of socialism for Europe is at hand ... It will take ; three years to clear France of mines. In the past six months more than five millions mines have been destroyed . . . American soldiers in Biarritz, France, forbidden to visit Spain . . . Russia has a new five year plan for rehabilitation, covering years 1946-1950. Argentine universities and secondary schools closed their doors in protest against government encouragement of fascist rioters. Many of them were in Army uniforms and claimed to have orders • to participate . . . "Yidkun Quisling, Norwegian traitor, on trial for his life. Evidence against him so far is damning . . . Retain, sen­ tenced to death for intelligence with the enemy, had his sentenced commuted to life imprisonment, as recommended by the jury. Both Britain and the United States warn they will not recognize the new Bulgarian government unless new provisions are made for the coming elections, to make it more democratic . . . Russia says it was not the atom bomb but Russian intervention that brought the Japanese war to an end . . . France giving $17- a month to every American'soldier in the country, to make up for the high prices and low rate of exchange . . . Japan has only 55 warships left out of 382. Five-sevenths of her merchant fleet was lost. Minor League Standings INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal Toronto Baltimore Newark Jersey City Rochester Syracuse Buffalo W 80 68 67 65 62 53 52 50 L 45 57 57 58 63 71 72 74 PC .640 .544 .540 .528 .496 .427 ,4 19 .403 SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION Atlanta Chattanooga New Orleans Mobile Memphis Nashville Birmingham Little Rock W 79 ... 74 66 65 54 44 43 42 L 39 44 52 52 62 71 73 74 PC .669 .637 .559 .556 .466 .383 .3 71 .362 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Indianapolis Milwaukee Louisville St. Paul Toledo Minneapolis Columbus Kansas City W L 78 51 76 53 73 57 60 63 59 69 58 69 55 74 51 74 PC .605 .589 ,562 .488 .461 .457 .426 .408 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE ' Portland Seattle Sacramento San Francisco Oakland San Diego . Los Angeles Hollywood W 87 83 77 73 70 67 61 57 L 55 58 67 71 75 79 83 87 PCw .613* .589 .535 .507 .483 .459 .424 .396 �'4^ ' Friday. August 24, 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven BUIJjmN ''•?WTi5-;Wf •1* Smith &' Johnson idsSf^ I,! I Leavitt, F. L Lisek, Daniel Rani, Jan Schelsher, Donald B Stanford, R. W Stanley, Paul J Twne, Eddie J 4.46 1.07 2.13 12.80 4.11 2.82 2.58 Unclaimed Wages Alcoa Steamship Company, Inc. Anderson, A Meredith, W Blander, Julius Acheson, William IR* Blander, J Prado, Luis Brandsen, K Takers, James 11.38 .l^ooper, Walter 5.55 Beall, T DeSmet, Frans 2.42 Meredith, W Gillespie, Hector 1.42 Austin, A Glidden, Joseph L 69 Conle, A Justice, Harry 7.11 Benson, E. Korecki, Paul 69 McCormick, B. O'Connell, Edward 5.51 Martin, E Rauk, Arkadi 5.33 Turner, George Wigg, Boro 3.57 Tunson, J " Worland, Robert 71 Hatson, A Vid, Fillipic 89 Brickhouse, A. W Jansson, Geir .89 H. V. Kerr .. Lewis, Leonard L 10.40 Rudolph, J. .. Loftsson, Helgi 89 Burns, L Pomroy, Alwak W 13.82 Daugherty, H. F. Everett, Edward R 18.46 Enright, L. M. . \ Hughes, James J 2.25 J. Flinchum ... I Lind.sey, Floyd 2.25 Brickhouse ( Candler, William E 69 Newman, C. A. llins, Lawrence J 69 Ballance, S. A. Begley, Raleigh 8.26 Fields, L. A. .... dlyton, Clarke 8.56 Hoy, M. V Moore, Wilfred 15.02 Rainey, A. A Huebner, Chrysostom J. .. .69 Lewis, L. L Koski, Albert 6.93 Dobrzanski, J ,'Kotrous, Alvin 1.37 Sturgis, R Miller, Edward P 2.41 Floyd, W Ziats, John 69 Partain, J. H Robinson, Charles S 69 Butley, F. J Bailey, Alphonse 98.75 Evans, F Raiusbme, Charles 8.68 Massey, A. J Barnett, Robert G 5.69 Hutson, A. T Bryars, Reese 16.81 O. C. Stone Coggins, William F .'.... 3.55 M. Mingo Frietas, Herbert E 4.98 Alston, J Padgett, William H 10.66 Layne, A. A ; 1 Brodsky, Arthur 69 F. Martinez Steen, J. P i^^Janonson, Sven 62 I Marett, Thomas 3.28 Young, W. A • Reynolds, John 3.43 Vanthillo, G ' Rollins, Carl 3.28 Dobrzanski, J *Stoubbling, Joseph 3.58 Smith, A i Waro, James 2.74 Willis, J r Moroni, Emil J 4.98 Messerschmidt, K. f Nichols, Raymond 71 Lynum, A j Nelson, Jack 4.98 Lennon, J. D. ^ George, James E 4.13 Huff, D : Graves, Richard W 69 Burford, Gordon Tabarrini, Lewis 5.51 Paine, E Holman, E Zeske, A Sebastion, A. D Vickery, J. L Hippensteel, G NEW YORK 51 Beaver St , BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave McNiel,' R . BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St Jenouri, J. A ,PHILADELPHIA e North eth st Handley, L A'ORFOLK 25 Commercial PI ^ V<lfew ORLEANS 339 Chartrea St McMorrow, T. J CHARLESTON 68 Society St Kennette, Wm. A. j SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St Quails, Frank I TAMPA 842 Zack St Langevin, A JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St ; MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. Gray, William SAN JUAN, P. R. .... 45 Ponce de Leon Danzey, Clotis GALVESTON 305% 22nd St Coggins, Wiliam HOUSTON 6605 Canal St Mason, Charles RICHMOND, Calif 257 6th St SAN FRANCISCO 59 CUy St Hassel, Benjamin SEATTLE 86 Senect St Moore, S PORTLAND .*111 W. Bumaide St Greer, W WILMINGTON 440 Avalon BHrd Wrighton, W. V HONOLULU 16 Merchant St tCr^^ALO . 10 Exchange St Nelson, Horace Jr. CIAF .GO 24 W. Superior Ave Jackson, Le Roy CHICAGO .. 9137 So. Houaton Ave Brown, A CLEVELAND .... 1014 E. St. Clair St Asbery, Allen ETROIT 1038 Third St Haynes, S LUTH 631 W. Michigan St ICTORIA, B. 0. . .. 602 Boughton St Murphy, J. W VANCOUVER, B. C.. 144 W. Haatinga St Edwards, W f. S\U HALLS Kaluna, Aki Schuck, Charles F Hendrikus, Van Veen Carroll F. Ladwig Witte, William F James, Robert H Spinale, Cirmel Thys, Charles Scott, Thomas Penn, Everette L Kaufman, Albert Seegmiller, Alfred Hood, James L Painter, Jesse W. Nabors, John M. Radtke, Max .... Sokal, Edward .. Gates, Leslie Corriher, James Jordan, Sherman Kinney, Karl .... Mallory, Barnard Peterson, Walter H. Davis, Guy Szivos, A Schuler, Glen W Hill, David Camene, Dementrius Bush, Vincent D Belfield, Louis C 8.88 6.16 6.11 3.71 3.71 3.71 3.71 3.71 1.48 3.71 1.48 1.48 10.74 5.22 5.17 4.71 3.59 3.42 3.42 3.42 3.42 3.25 6.48 9.41 43.54 2.68 2.68 2.85 2.85 2.68 4.01 Barrett, Thomas 30.19 $17.75 Kristiansen, L 6.24 Lewis, Robert 19.80 18.61 Huggins, W 37.42 Juzang, Andrew 23.26 8.71 Jones, C 3.56 Lewis, Robert 23.26 1.20 Bryant, C 3.56 Moody, Lesley 19.80 1.20 Greene, W 19.80 19.60 Bell, Johnnie 1.20 Morgan, T 10.69 Robbinson, James 19.80 1.20 Haynes, S 3.56 Donovan, Arthur 3.00 91 Boggs, D .... 3.00 3.56 Boisdorf, Charles B 91 Scherzer, E .... 3.00 38 Brill, Keith E 1.37 Hamilton, H .... 3.00 8.47 Seaves, Leo 1.37 Jenkins, S. J .... 14.26 Scarbuliilo, Anthony 3.00 99 J. Godsay .... 1.58 Zaricski, Mike 3.00 99 Reener, J .... Halme, Paavo 4.75 Beekman, Charles P 3.00 2.06 .... 3.00 9.40 Kinman, Johan E 99 Murphy, Kermit .... 3.00 , 9.40 Jones, James A 99 Burke, John .... 3.00 9.40 Calender, Dalmar 1.20 Lehr, Kenneth 3.00 9.40 Daley, Joseph B 1.95 Wells, John A 5.84 4.62 Jackson, Clarence .33 Smith, Andrew 5.68 2.43 Lopez, Antonio .66 Treacy, Francis 2.68 6.20 Leavitt, John W .66 Butler, William 2.84 2.G8 Cole, Jesse W. A .66 Petrianos, Steven 2.68 2.38 Cromplon, Earl M .66 Waite, John B Berger, Ole 3.00 Steyer, John 2.64 1.95 3.00 66 Bradshaw, Charlton A 1.95 Sheffield, George Donald, Cecil F 3.00 Hanrahan, Andrew 33 1.85 3.00 6.93 Smith, Michael 1.65 Bennett, Jonnie SS WILLIAM B. WILSON 2.71 Dolomanuk, Alexander 3.63 3.24 Hammelmann, Bernhard .. 2.54 Mester, Louis J 2.84 2.05 Johnson, Carl 0 Albert A. Castle, paid off in 2.68 San Pedro, November, 1944, has 2.54 Wolpe, Sidney 2.45 Enedeker, Edgar 2.31 Szyayanto, John S 2.68 $23.40 due. Collect at Eastern 3.09 Marco, Abraham 2.31 Siguorelli, Louis G .... 2.68 SS Lines, 40 Central St., Boston, 1.09 Small, Gordon P 2.68 Mass. 2.54 Bronowski, Victor 1.65 rJarovas, Theodore Leighton, Robert 2.88 8.14 1.65 Hanrahan, Andrew ft t t 20.81 2.60 Haydno, Paul E 1.65 Suurhans, Rudolph SS A. ROSENBERG 3.92 2.31 Peterson, John A 3.44 Glynn, John E The following men paid off in Triolo, Sam 2.68 Joyner, Earl 2.31 2.21 New Orleans have money due 2.68 2.31 Schied, George J. Jr 2.18 Cook, Pieto E them: F. H. Cook, E. Maslang, 2.68 2.31 Hulak, John 1.85 Seelbach, Ole and E. Nebaniak—all 88 hours. 2.84 2.31 McKown, Wilson 99 Dean, Everette Collect at Robin, 39 Cortlandt 2.28 3.52 Sickles, Donald E 99 Goldsmith, Abraham St., New York City. 10.13 2.31 Brown, E. 0 66 Godfrey, Graham Babick, Edward M 3.47 ft ft ft 2.31 66 i^awrence, Ruel N 23.78 SS LINAND 5.35 Davis, George J 99 Thorp, Benjamin 1.48 11.88 Davis, George J 5.82 Smith, Gaston Charles Schuck has $21 due. Swimm, J 65 Collect at Eastern, Boston, Mass. Piazik, John 2.67 1.98 3.28 7.13 Palmer, John 1 25.41 Smith, Gaston ft ft ft Dowling, James L 3.28 Thorpe, Benjamin 3.62 27.95 SS CAPE COMFORT 3.28 20.42 Scheuermann, Adrien A. 12.09 Logan, Norman T Paid off in Norfolk: P. Y. Mey­ 19.00 10.99 Kelly, Loyal M 5.75 Roberts, Reginald ers, $8.36; M. L. Wolfe, $2.48; L. 14.48 9.30 Perkins, Walter 6.61 Cronmiller, John E C. Loe, $8,28; D. V. Doeing, $8.28; 11.73 10.15 Voison, Aimee 2.64 Tritt, Lloyd G. B. La Rock, $5.72; L. J. Belik, Voison, Aimee 3.28 10.15 22.78 : Liongfellow, Maxwell 6.00 $7.42; E. Lindsey, $8.39.' Collect 7.26 Foster, T. E 17.50 Sweeney O. Melville at Calmar, 44 Whitehall St., New Bindak, A 4.65 8.82 17.50 Dofrio, Francisco York City. .! 3.10 21.71 P. Perrotti 4.43 Winters, Eugene $ $ ft 3.10 2.00 Dowling, J 3.83 Campbell, Morris SS WILLIAM MACLAY Bates, D. R 3.I8 Winters, Eugene 2.17 2.81 Noulis, Michael 33.54 The following men paid off in Scott, Penn 84 2.68 9.94 Portland, June, 1945, still have to 84 Gustav Bocer 2.84 Price, George 4.55 sign their vouchers: T. Young, 84 Murphy, James L 2.68 Masterson, Joseph 3.23 AB; W. R. Ruggie, AB; A. Plaza, 9.29 Davis, Steve J 2.68 Van Dyke, John 3.23 AB; D. Lund, AB; F. Krauac, 22.27 Cabrera, Gregorio 2.68 Isaksen, Thomas Barrow, Arthur A 2.23 Bosun; W. Dunham, Oiler. See 19.80 6.68 Brandser, Kristen 4.86 Agent J. Mogan at the Boston 19.80 Bland, Frank E 21.66 Smaciarz, John hall. 19.80 16.55 Hauke, Adam 19.80 17.82 Wolinski, Theodoi'e ft ft ft 19.80 17.78 Weglarz, Theodore SS ROBERT LA FOLLETTE 19.80 18.24 Stone, William Voyage No. 9 Claude Fisher, New York Pa­ Stone, William 19.80 5.44 The crew paid off in San Pedro, 19.80 trolman, would like to see the June 20, 1945, has a $125 vessel 11.10 Jones, Jack 19.80 holders of the following receipts; attack bonus due, for action at 24 Brannen, Lee No. 9317 19.80 8.58 Bruno, Matthew Okinawa on May 4, 1945. Write No. 13424—Trip Card 23.26 3.56 Davis, Edward to J. W. Richards, Mississippi No. A 9318 21.78 3.56 Rodi'iguez, Jesus Shipping Co., Hibernian Bank No. 13435—Trip Card 21.78 6.41 Mock, Arthur Building, New Orleans 9, La. No. A 9317 21.78 5.42 Gray;, Raymond ft ft ft 4, $ i 21.78 6.08 Taylor, George SS ALCOA VOYAGER SIMON GOLD 21.78 6.08 Warren, Sydney All hands who made the last See J. J. Morris of the Eastern 21.78 3.21 Cressman, Walter voyage have $125 attack bonus* Steamship Company in regard to Gray, C. H 19.80 38 coming. Collect at Alcoa, 17 Bat­ Voyage No. 6 of the SS Lou Donoghue, James 19.80 5.66 Gehrig. tery Place, New York City. J®' Clarke, Florian 19.80 5.661 MONEY DUE PERSONALS �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS Friday. August 24, 1945 LOG ISTHMIAN MEN Trade Dnion Democracy Action! This The man pictured belcw runs the Sea­ farers International Union! voice and vote ... and he exercises his rights plenty. He, and the rest of the rank and file The Seafarers is the most democratic­ members like him. decide all policies, moke ally run union in the country — that is the all decisions effecting the welfare and fu source of its strength, of its militancy, of its ture of their union. unparalleled wages and conditions aboard All branches of the union hold meetings ship. No cliques, no pressure groups dictate every other Wednesday night at 7 o'clock. At these meetings every member has equal 1 to SlU men! «r •r All Isthmian men are cordially invited to attend SIU meetings. Many of them are already doing so. They find there a warm frat­ ernal welcome, an atmosphere of good fellowship. Shipboard con­ ditions in the coming years will be determined by SIU policies and actions. Come down and partici­ pate in the formulation of those policies. t ) Your future is in the SIU! -I li SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION i"[»/- I'l' - • . .,t ^ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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