http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/094f4233ffc37ff37dfd072f44b906cf.PDF 3ab52f3a3501b2f3d541c8d463f44537 PDF Text Text -we***) Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District^ Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY. OCTOBER 26. 1945 No. 43 SlU-SUP AID BEATS COMMIE DOCK GRAB SlU-SUP SEAMEN MASS SIU Strikes First Blow Against WSA Seafarers' Help Turns Tide In Longshore Raid; Rout Commies With Counter-raily NEW YORK. Oct. 25—A molion calculated to put the WSA Medical Division out of business was unanimously United Action by the SIU-SUP, the ILA longshore­ passed last night by the regtilar fortnightly meeting of the men and the AFL Teamsters decisively defeated the attempt SIU in the Port of New York. of few communist-led "rank and file" longshoremen to The leadership was instructed swing the AFL longshoremen into the ranks of Harry to inform the necessary parties Bridges CIO outfit, and to take over control of the New that henceforth no member of York waterfront for the Com-^——— r the SIU would go to the WSA munist party. doctors for examination in this The communists leadership port. "called off the strike" when they Speakers for the motion were faced with the fact that the pointed out that the WSA med­ Wearing their now famous white caps, members of the Sea­ dockworkers, had voted to go back ics sought to perpetuate their farers Internationcd Union mass on New York's Broad Street to stop to work, determined to settle pro-shipowner and anti-seaman agency into the postwar pe­ communist hijacking of the AFL longshore union. They stopped it. their own affairs without com­ munist direction, leaving as the riod: agreements between the only "rank and filers" Joe Stack, operators and the Union pro­ Harry Bridges, William Warren, vided for examination by the and Salvatore Barone. company doctors, not the WSA; Warren and Barone, spokesmen the incompetency of the Med­ By PAUL HALL for the insurgents, admitted the ical Division had been proved charge of communist domination, beyond doubt; the cost of front. simply because During the past few weeks after the action had fizzled, prov­ maintaining the bureau was an they have continually sold of the longshore beef, the ing the accusations of the SIUunnecessary expense to the the maritime workers down Seafarers' fight against the SUP. (See the story on Warren taxpayers. the river at the whim of a communist infiltration of the statement in the first column of The action is to lake effect foreign government, and even waterfront and their attempt­ this page.) immediately. worse at the beckoning of a ed union raid has been quoted Telling him off: J. P. Shuler. The original walkout of the phony political party. (and often misquoted) with N. Y. Palrolman resents the cops longshoremen, arising out of an We will continue to fight approval by the country's pushing him around, and tells ILA dispute, attracted the at­ ALL these sellout artists— leading anti-labor papers. them so. tention of the National Maritime the communists — the ship­ Just for the record, we Union and fellow communists, owner — the phony govern­ want to affirm our position who saw in it an opportunity to beef. Commie goon .squads toured ment bureaus — for NONE against the things these procapture the ILA and strengthen the waterfront, intimidating the OF THEM MEAN ANY shipowner. anti-labor, unionthe steadily weakening position longshoremen to continue their GOOD TO SEAMEN. TO US busting papers stand for. "spontaneous" walkout. of the NMU. THEY ALL STAND FOR The SIU is proud of its At this point the Seafarers In­ THE SAME THING—SELL­ militant record on the water­ Gene Sampson, spokesman for ternational Union and the Sailors ^ ^ . Charges hurled by the SUPING THE SEAMEN DOWN front. We have been fighting Local 791 of the ILA, lead his Union of the Pacific affirmed f SIU that the communists were THE RIVER. the communists on the watermen back to work when the com­ their support of the AFL long­ . attempting to dominate the 18munists tried to take over the shoremen in resisting the com­ .day strike of New York long­ leadership of the action. The munist attack on a AFL water­ shoremen to sabotage the work­ other locals involved quickly front union. An action and ers' gains, were proven this week streamed back to work when the strategy committee was elected with the statements of Wrri. War­ commie touch was exposed: the by them and worked closely with ren and Sal Barone, leaders of rallying of the NMU and Harry a longshore committee elected the small rebel group. Bridges to the forefront of the from the docks. Leaflets were • "We are dopes and know we distributed and demonstrations nre dopes," Warren and Barone were called to publicly show sea­ said in a signed statement pub­ A statement by Harry Lundeberg, President of the men supported the right of the lished by New York newspapers. AFL trade unionists to decide "We have been duped by the Seafarers International Union, on the proposed Merchant their own problems against in­ Communists of the NMU and our Seamen's War Service Act (The Seamen's Bill of Rights) terference from a political con­ • attornies, Witt and Cammer. We H. R. 2.H6, was read before the House Committee of spiracy. saw Frederick N. Myers, viceMerchant Marine and Fisheries* Under the leadership of Joe . president of the National Mari­ erica, which represents 60,000 Ac­ Stack, NMU port agent, the com­ time Union distributing money to by Matthew D. Dushane, Wash­ munists rallied a number of men at President and Columbia ington representative of the SIU. tive seamen, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, I their seamen to "represent" the Streets, in Brooklyn. He got The statement was a compre­ am giving you our opinion, ob­ longshoremen for a "mass de­ $25,000 to distribute among the hensive analysis of the bill, and jections and suggestions in re­ monstration" before the SIU hall men to stay out of the docks. made suggestions which the Sea­ gard to the various phases of —h a v i n g properly provided And he was giving plenty of farers feels are necessary for the H.R. 2346. Our organization has themselves with a troop of them ten and fifteen dollars protection and welfare of the analyzed the proposed bill for a mounted policemen for pi-otec• apiece. We know many of the merchant seamen. period of months and the mem­ tion. men who -received that much, bership has discussed it exten­ The complete statement fol­ • and more." Later that day, the commies A scene from the SIU-SUP sively at our various meetings. Allegedly the men receiving lows; turned tail and ran before a demonstration: New Yorkers find Following is our analysis of each money from Myers and the NMU On behalf of the Seafarers In­ out what seamen think of Harry counter-demonstration called by ternational Union of North Am­ Bridges. Harry already kneVr. (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page }) (Continued on Page 2) J list For The Record 'We Were Diiped' Says Warren-CP Led Dock Beef SIU Asks Changes In Bill Of RightsTo Protect Seamen �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At SI Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 4. 4. t 4. HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - - Washington Rep. 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. •267 Trying Again In an attempt to increase controls over merchant sea­ men, the shipowners, through their Propeller Club of New Lgndon, are campaigning for a law to put merchant sea­ men in pretty uniforms and make them part of the naval reserve, as part of the armed forces. Like their landlubber allies who are advocating a large conscript army as a cure for wars and unemployment, the proponents of the uniforms are using the old "patriotic approach" to sell their bill of goods. Designed to eliminate direct collective bargaining, the plan would make every merchant seaman a reservist sub­ ject to military duty at call. Although Admiral Land de­ nied that such a set-up would interfere with collective bar­ gaining, it is obvious that any strike action would be con­ sidered a strike against government and therefore (to bu­ reaucracy's mind) illegal. Obviously the strike could be broken even before it started by simply having the govern­ ment recall the reservists to active duty and have them work their own struck ships. A famous case of Coast Guard interference with col­ lective bargaining occured in Pennsylvania some time ago. Despite promises to the union involved that the plant guards would remain under the collective bargaining agree­ ment if they would voluntarily become Coast Guard Police, the men were arbitrarily moved around in violation of the seniority clauses. SlU Routs CP In Dock Grab (Continued from page 1) Indian Seamen Present Demands Demands of Indian Seamen were outlined recently by Mr. Asafali, President of the Indian Seamen's Union, at a press con­ ference in Bombay. He said that the present wages of sea­ men — two-fifths of which the shipowners considered basic wages and the remainder as war wages—should be considered as basic wages. In addition, Mr. Asafali said that an increase was necessary, consistent with the rise in cost of living. tion and the calling of an inter­ national conference to consider their program. Seamen: Propose to renew all effort to establish the Interna­ tional Seafarers' Charter. With the support of the Conference they expressed the wish that the Belgian Government delegation in Washington should negotiate for the purchase of merchant ships from the U. S. since the Belgian mercantile marine had been reduced from 95 to 60 ships as a result of war losses. Fishermen: Claiming that the program drawn up by them, which includes higher rates of compensation for accidents and social security, be carried out. Inland Waterway Workers: Claiming Sunday as a day of rest. When they protested they were told they would have to take orders as part of the Coast Guard. When they finally took strike action they were hunted all over the countryside as military deserters. They were later court martialed and their union contract ordered renegotiated. iThey were even refused the right to withdraw from the Coast Guard, although their enrollment papers contained such a provision. Belgian Transport Coast Guard tactics against seamen are too well known Workers Convene 'and the list too long for listing here, but it is obviously With the Belgian Federation of ridiculous to accept Land's statement that "there is no Labor scheduled to convene at reason why a uniformed service should not have collective its first Congress by the end of Danish Seamen Get the year, all member trade unions bargaining rights." are meeting first in their own conferences. The Belgian Transport Work­ ers' Union which embraces the dockers, seamen, fishermen, bargemen, motor drivers and ship repairers, met during the first "It can't happen here," say the perennial optimists, week in September in Ostende. The secretaries of the member when discussing fascism and America. trade groups reported on the ac­ The Seafarers will go further: Tt won't happen here, tivities and claims of the workers not as long as we still have anything to say on the water­ they represented. Dockers: Claiming decasulizafront. If such a move were permitted, it would mark the be­ ginning of the end of freedom for the American seaman. Merchant seamen in uniform would soon find themselves in the position of the German and Italian worker whom we have just liberated from fascist rule. Special Vacations • A Bill providing Danish sea­ men who served the United Na­ tions during the war a vacation with pay in Denmark, has been introduced in the Danish Parlia­ ment by the Minister of Com­ merce. The Bill provided that seamen who served for six months or longer in a Danish or foreign ship, or in some other way were at disposal for war service, will be the SIU-SUP on Broad Street. More leaflets poured from the SIU presses and the longshox-emen, assured that the seamen ' were with them, went back to work in defiance of the commie goons. AFL longshoremen admitted that the SIU-SUP influence was the deciding factor in the com­ munist route, and marked the beginning of a new period in maritime history. "It was extremely heartenirt," one of them said," to see the SIU seamen coming out and mrking a real fight in support of iheir brother maritime workers. With the AFL seamen actively b.. lind us, we have no fear that .lese commies will ever be able tt take over. Now we know that wc lava them on our side to suppoi . our fight for conditions and aj ainst any outside sabotage. Tog 'ther we are unbeatable on the v aterfront." Meanwhile, negotiations for a new contract with their operators are now going on, and the long­ shore locals themselves' will vote on acceptance or rejection with­ out outside interference. entitled to a free voyage home and, on arrival, two days' holiday with pay for every month of war service up to a maximum of three months' period. �\ - Friday, October 26, 1945 THE SEAFARERS Page Three LOG GET THE LOG The Seafarers Log is your Union paper. Every member has the right to have it mailed to his house, where he and his family can read it at their leisure. If you haven't already done so, send your name and home address to the Log office, M Beaver Street, New York City, and have yourself added to the mailing list. Stewards Beef Is Settled By J. P. SHULER NEW YORK —The waterfront here is operating smoothly again with a number of ships sailing out that wore held up by the longshoremen's dispute. There has been a number of sign-ons in the past few days; and payoffs are picking up as the ships which were being re-routed to other ports due to the hold-up of load­ ing and discharging cargo are coming into the port of New York. The main beefs that have come up lately have been on regulat­ ing the manning scale on board vessels that are eliminating their gun crews. All of our compan­ ies insisted on sailing libertytype vessels fhat carried no gun crew with a 7-man stewards de­ partment. The stewards depart­ ments have been refusing to signon these ships due to the fact that they were all under-manned. All companies have now agreed to carry not less than an 8-man stewards department on liberty ships. They have also agreed to carry not less than a 9-man stew- ards department aboard C-type vessels. NOT YET SET The manning scale on C-1 MAV-1 type vessels has yet to be agreed upon. The companies are still contending that a 7-man complement is adequate in the stewards department aboard these vessels. At the present time, By PAUL HALL there are several of these ships in port and the men are reluctant The fighting tradition of tl^e Seafarers was upheld by its mem­ to sign-on until such a time as the bers the other day in the longshoremen's beef in this port. You company agrees to adequately will find the entire story in another section of this paper, so we won't man these ships with not less go into the details here. However, it was really something to see than 8 men. both the oldtimers and younger members of the SIU-SUP come The last of the survivors of the out in solid unity to fight Comrade Bridges and his stooges here. By J. N. KENNEDY SS Colin P. Kelly are in port It has been my pleasure and privilege to have been in many Towards evening of August with a number of beefs in the fights in which the Seafarers has been engaged over the years since 30th, the good ship George E. stewards department to be set­ its inception; however, it is my pleasure to say that in no other Hale, operated by the Waterman tled before she is finally cleared , beef has there ever been shown greater unity and solidarity by our Steamship Company, tied up to away. The Patrolmen are work­ members than in this beef in New York. This is a good sign, and the Pacific Paper Mills docks at ing on this beef and it should be it means- that, if we continue this show of unity, when we start Ocean Falls, British Columbia— settled by the end of this week. moving in to close the Government fink halls and to put an end a beautiful village of some three AN OLD BUCKO to the phony WSA medical program, and all the other finky thousand souls located in the There are a number of letters bureaus, we will have a real fighting membership to do the job with. splendor of Canada's great North­ coming in from different mem­ west. bers who are aboard vessels at THE BLACK BALL PROGRAM sea and in foreign ports, beefing As the crew went ashore, the According to the papers, Capt. McCauley of the WSA, in a good villagers literally opened about the treatment they are re­ speech made at the shipowners convention (Propellor Club), pleaded their arms to welcome them, ceiving from the officers on the with the shipowners to retain the finky medical division of the throwing open their doors so that vessels. The outstanding one of WSA. Of course, he gave "reasons" for the continuance of this the American sailors could enjoy these is the SS James Gillis, He's Out program. However, the gist of the entire affairs is that he is the sports of the village, both Smith & Johnson SS Co. The promising the shipowners that, by keeping this program in effect, indoors and out. chief engineer aboard her, a he can give them a first-calss blackball system, plus a guarantee After some bragging was heard, bucko by the name of J. P. Gerthat they can get the strongest and youngest of the seamen members of Local 360, Interna­ nert who got his education from to be worked as slaves. the NMU, is causing the most tional Brotherhood of Paper trouble. Apparently some action It is high damn time the Seafarers took further action to Makers, of which Brother W. H. will have to be taken against this back up its recorded position against this medical division; and Marshall is president—challenged guy as soon as the ship arrives in it is my personal opinion that we should consider notifying all ship­ the ship's team to a game of port. Softball, so we heard "Play Ball," owners and Government bureaus that our men absolutely refuse with the George E. Hale's team Some of the younger member­ to go through this medical division in any form or fashion. made up of ship's officers, ship's ship in this organization got their Unless the Seafarers do take such action, we are going to wake crew arid Navy gun crew. As the first lesson in direct action last up very shortly and see ourselves burdened forever with these finky score was tied at the end of a week when it became necessary black-balling programs. In fact, McCauly himself told the ship­ full game, it was declared no for the Seafarers to combat the owners that there was no need to try to get this program made contest; and villagers and U. S. commies in their effort to take permanent through cooperation with the union as this was useless, jailors went downtown to cool over the waterfront. The way in but recommended that such permanence be done through legisla­ off with some refreshments. The which they rallied is to be ap­ tion. It means, of course, that he wants the shipowners to sponsor local audience, of good size, too, preciated. It really shows that some legislation in Washington that would burden us forever with vowed it to be one of the best we have a membership that can this scheme. games witnessed there for many Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. be depended upon in case of a a moon. (above) couldn't carry his war- battle—whether it be with the Ships' meetings, as well as the r^ular branch meetings, should -discuss this problem and should not wait longer to do so. We Monday was Labor Day, a holi­ lime policy of blitzing the Nazis shipowner or with a sell-out set­ should take immediate and direct action to let the public, as well day for the mill, and a grand time over into peace. Because he found up such as the NMU leadership as the interested parties in the maritime industry, know that we was planned. The villagers and it 'efficient' to retain Nazis in or Bridges of the ILWU. Such Local 360 promptly extended to public office, he has been relieved action as this proves that the Sea­ will not go for this thing. all and sundry aboard the Hale of his 3rd Army Command in farers is a fighting organization a hearty invitation to join in the Bavaria by Gen. Eisenhower—and and can take care of any situaFASCISM BEGINS WITH UNIFORMS festivities, which included an­ public pressure. (Federated Pic-1 tion that may arise on the waterSpeaking of the shipowners at the Propellor Club meeting, the other game of softball, races and tures) front. biggest joker of all was this proposal made by the shipowners (Listen a barbecue, the whole day to be closely, you will find this hard to believe): topped off with a "Grand Ball." In requesting greater subsidies from the government, to meet However, the powers that be foreign competition, (so they say), the shipowners have made the had other plans, and to everyone's proposal that, in return for these subsidies, they will have the sea­ regret, townspeople and crew men and the officers on merchant ships decked out in uniforms alike, liberty expired Sunday at Tightening the control of their headquarters. Like Bridges, they permanently, and made a part of the U. S. Naval Reserve Forces— noon. Soon three sharp blasts Local, the CIO's Longshoremen, all make sure that Constitutions on the whistle echoed through headed by Harry Bridges has de­ and By-laws legalize their power LIKE HELL THEY WILL!! grabs. the lofty surrounding peaks, bid­ Since when have the shipowners taken it upon themselves to ding Ocean Falls a fond "good­ creed that no local may take The new ILWU-CIO regula­ promise to sell seamen strictly down the line in uniforms in the bye." action in support of any other tions, not yet denounced by nonbeginning, with slavery and regimentation to come later? For union's strike without sanction commie CIO unions, are: wishful thinking on the shipowners' part, this really does take Ashore and afloat, men and of the international leaders. 1. No local union may take women watched as the twilight the cake! strike action in support of an­ blended ship with darkness. Soon In effect this means that no They have dreamed for many years of really locking us up in a bend in the winding waterway matter what kind of a situation other striking union without con­ isome manner, so that it would be impossible for us to use our unions blotted the lights of the town confronts members of the LLWU, sent of the international officers. and our economic strength to better ourselves. This only shows from our view, and once again they cannot take action without 2. Local unions must consult you what the shipowners would really do if they didn't have sea­ the George E. Hale was under Bridges' permission. It is com­ the international before observ­ men's unions to contend with. The first thing you know, if we way for "Ports throughout the mon knowledge that Bridges him­ ing picket lines established by weren't organized, they would be having us in harness the same World." self follows the commie line, and other unions. as the slaves of Fuhrer Adolph and Comrade Stalin. If this were We, the men of the Hale, of­ this action places the rank and Thus Bridges makes constitu­ to go through—and let them try it!—it would mark the beginning ficers, Navy gun crew, and the file more thoroughly under the tionally legal his picket line of the end of freedom for the American worker. SIU and the SUP crew wish to thumb of the international labor crashing tactics and other finky measures. It would not be long before the cotton pickers, the factory work­ take this opportunity to thank fakers. Although dictatorships, such as Although newspaper reports in­ ers, the coal and steel workers would also be in uniform in the the citizens of Ocean Falls and Army reserve. Then let them try to improve their conditions! members of Local 360 for a pleas­ the Bridges set-up, is not exclu­ dicate that other CIO unions are Before they could say a word they would be called to "active" ant interlude. Add also our re­ sively a communist device, it is expected to follow Brdges' lead grets at being unable to remain nevertheless present in every in this, the facts are that except duty, and he who struck could be shot for mutiny. and enjoy the Labor Day program. unino controlled by the commies. for the communist run outfits, This proposal is Fascism (and there are fascists in America, too We can only hope that our visit No union unfortunate enough to no CIO union has any respect for ^Germany, Italy and Russia never had a monopoly on this brand left you people with memories as be influenced or taken over by comrade Bridges and would be of thinking) and the Seafarers will fight it with every means at pleasant as those we carried them can ever disagree with the against anything Bridges stood its disposal. away with us. policy sent down from party for, on general principle. Canadian Hospitality Makes Americans Feei At Heme Bridges Jumps On Rank And File .s 'I �•-• ••'j -;•••••.' ' Page Four THE Ask Changes In Bill To Safeguard Seamen SEAFARERS LOG PICKETS' Friday, October 26, 1945 SPIRITS VNDAMPENED We further recommend to the (Cantinued from Page I) of the six titles covered by the Committee that a clause be added bill: under Title I. which will insure Title I—Under Title I, Page 2, benefits of this bill to deep sea provision is made for the super­ fishermen. We feel that the deep vision and administration of the sea fishermen dm-ing this war bill by the Chairman of the United States Maritime Commis­ took the same risks as the men sion. We are opposed to leaving who sailed the vessels, and as a matter of fact, several fishing the control of this bill in the vessels were sunk or damaged hands of the Chairman of the directly due to war conditions. United States Maritime Commis­ We recommend that under sion, for the following reasons: Title I, Section 102. Subsection MC IS AN EMPLOYER (b). Page 4. be amended to in­ The United States Maritime clude all seamen who have ac­ Commission is, itself, a ship op­ tively sailed in American ships, erator, having under its jurisdic­ regardless of nationality or citiz­ tion thousands of ships belonging enship. We feel that these men to the United States Government. should be entitled to the same We do not feel that this bill can be administered fairly by an em­ consideration as men who areployer. We suggest, instead of citizens by birth or who have leaving the jurisdiction and ad­ lawfully obtained their citizen­ ministration of this bill in the ship, because non-citizens volun­ Tear gas, fire hoses, clubs and pistol butts were used against pickets of striking AFL movie hands of the United States Social teered their services to sail in unions in Burbank. Calif., when, tired of strikebreakers, they staged mass picket lines and shut Security Board, because not only American ships and were expos­ down Warner studio. Despite arrests and attacks by studio and city police, picket line continues have they ample facilities al­ ed to the same risks. Therefore, it to mobilize. (Federated Pictures) ready established on a nation is our opinion that the act should wide scale to handle such cases, be amended to afford benefits to but in our opinion they would be seamen who actively participated and 25) for hospitalization of war Service at its hospitals and re­ port of the children. We believe impartial in any decisions they in the sailing of American ships, servic..: seamen at the United lief stations. It also gives the these amounts should be raised might make and the seamen regardless of nationality or citi­ States Public Health Service hos­ dependents of disabled or de­ to prohibit the necessity of such pitals and stations. A war service ceased war service seamen, hos­ children becoming the wards of would feel the bill was being zenship. I Under Title 1, Section 102. Sub seaman will be furnished neces­ pitalization at hospitals of the sorrie charity institution. If any­ justly handled. Under Title I, we are further section (d). Page 6. we recom­ sary transportation and necessary Public Health Service, at special thing should be given to the opposed to the section on Page 2, mend that the following lines be expenses in order to get to such rates, which may be prescribed children of a deceased seaman, giving enrollees and students of deleted: Lines 21, 22, 23, 24, and a hospital or station. Provision from time to time by the Presi­ the amount should be sufficient any maritime school or institu­ 25. This recommendation is made is made for return transportation dent for the hospitalization of de­ to cover their cost of living, and and incidental expenses. Provi­ pendents of Naval and Marine should be decided on the merit tion the rights afforded regular for the -following reasons: seamen under the bill. We feel This particular sub-section de­ sions are also made for seeing- Corps personnel. In other words, of the case under the principle that the bill should only provide nies benefits to any seamen who eye dogs and electronic hearing dependents of the Merchant Sea­ that the children of a deceased benefits for seamen who have have had their certificate or li­ equipment. The Commission will men, who have been disabled or seaman, who lost his life for his actively participated and sailed cense revoked during the war. pay the costs for commitment of who have died as a result of war country, should be deserving of during" the war. We do not feel We know of thousands of seamen mentally incompetent war serv­ injuries, will get hospitalization a better future than that offered by a charitable institution. We at reduced rates. that men who did not sail, even who have had their seamen's cer­ ice seamen. though they were enrolled in a tificates suspended and revoked, While receiving treatment, the We urge the Committee to leave it to the judgement of the maritime school or institution, during the war, by the United seamen will be furnished free amend the proposed bill to in­ committee to raise the benefits should benefit by tljis bill, which States Coast Guard, for various barbering, free postage, free clude dependents of all merchant according to the prevailing con­ ostensibly was originated for the minor infractions and we do not smokes, etc., not to exceed $6.00 seamen, whether they were dis­ ditions of today. benefit of active merchant sea­ think it is justified to deny these per month. abled or not. We feel that there Part III also provides for burial men. men the benefits of the bill. We feel that the sum of $6.00 is a need for such an amendment benefits not to exceed $200.00. per month is not adequate to take ^ to the bill. Merchant Seamen, We suggest that this amount be care of expenses for a seaman have always come under the Uni­ amended to $300.00. while being treated. We suggest ted States Public Health Services, Title VI—^Administrative Pro­ that while a man is under treat­ and have been granted hospitali­ visions: As we have stated be­ Title II. dealing with education phase of the bill, ment that he receive at least zation and treatment under Fed­ fore, we are definitely opposed to and training: Title IV—Loans for the pur$30.00 per month for expenses to eral law, and we feel that it is the Chairman of the United States This section of the bill gives chase or construction of homes, take care of these items mention­ now time to also include the de­ Maritime Commission being Ad­ any seaman, who entered the farms and business property: ed in the bill. pendents of merchant seamen ministrator of this proposed bill, Maritime Service at the time he This section of the proposed under that law, such as the pro­ and we request that provision be was twenty-five years of age or bju provides for the right of war DEPENDENT MEMBERS younger, certain free education,' service seamen to apply to the Under Section 502 of Title V, vision now in effect covering de­ made in the bill for itp adminis­ plus maintenence while going to Administrator of the bill for a (on pages 26 and 27) the pro­ pendents of Coast Guard person­ tration by an impartial body. Under Section 601. of Title VI school. We are not opposed to the loan to purchase or repair homes, posed bill allows the dependent nel. idea of giving young men a year's farms and business property. It members of the family of a dis­ Part II. of Title V. amends the (pages 39 and 40) the Administra­ free schooling, paying their tui- 'gives the Administrator of the abled or deceased war-service sea­ Vocational Rehabilitation Act of tor is authorized to establish an tion fee and allowing them a cer-|biU the right to guarantee fifty man the right to get certain free June 2, 1940, to include disabled Appeal Board, as provided in tain amount to cover expenses, per cent of the loans. It author- medical advice and out-patient war service seamen. We approve Section 602. but we feel that all seamen, who izes the Administrator to pgy the treatment by the Public Health of this amendment. We believe that on such Boards war, interest in the first year on that of Appeal there should be a rep­ ^ould be given this privilege, part of the loan which is guaranresentation of the seamen, in or­ There are lots of oldtimers who teed by the Chairman. It further der to protect the seamen's claims. went to sea prior to the war, sail- establishes that no security is ASK CONSIDERATION ed during the war and wUl con- needed for the part of the loan Part III. of Title V, deals with her death or remarriage; to the We urgently request the mem­ disability benefits and death ben­ tinue to go to sea, who, we think, guaranteed by the Chairman. widow, if there is a child, the bers of Congress give serious con­ efits for war service seamen (Sec­ should they see fit to take a year's' Loans guaranteed by the Chairmonthly benefit payable will be sideration to this proposed bill, tions 531 to 542 inclusive, on schooling to advance themselves man shall bear interest at the $15.00 per month for the child, and that consideration be given pages 28 to 39). in nautical and navigation knowl­ rate of 4% and shall be payable edge, should be given this bene­ in full in not more than 20 years. Under these sections of the pro­ and $13.00 per month for each to our proposed changes and com­ fit along with the younger men. The Chairman may use other fa­ posed bill, a disabled war serv­ additional child; to a parent de­ ments. We wish to emphasize We, therefore, suggest an amend­ cilities of the Federal Govern­ ice seaman may be paid monthly pending for his or her chief sup­ the necessity of establishing de­ ment to this section of the hill, ment to determine whether the benefits, depending upon the ex­ port on the seaman, and incap­ finite hospitalization for disabled providing for the inclusion of all guarantee of any loans should be tent of reduction in his earning able of self-support, a monthly war service seamen, the estab­ lishment of hospitalization bene­ active seamen. capacity. These benefits range benefit of $45.00. approved. It is our opinion that the bene­ fits for the dependents of sea­ NO OBJECTIONS from $11.50 per month for a We have no objection to this Title III — Employment rights phase of the bill. 10% to 20% reduction, to $115.00 fits payable to the dependents of men; and guaranteed benefits for ior war service seamen: per month for a 100% reduction. a deceased war service seaman the life time of a man who has MEDICAL CARE We have considered all of the It alsp provides for additional are entirely too low. If children been incapacitated during the Title V—Benefits for disabled benefits for certain serious phy­ of the deceased war service sea­ war. We cannot urge too strongly phases of this section, and find that it provides preference in seamen and death benefits for sical impairments. It provides, man are also left without a moth­ upon Congress the necessity of employment for seamen in the surviving dependents: also, for death benefits payable er, they will receive only $30.00 giving serious consideration to same manner as is now given to Under Part 1, dealing with hos­ to the widow and children of de­ for two children and $10.00 for these particular phases of the bill, veterans under provisions of the pitalization and medical treat- ceased war service seamen. The each additional child. That which, in our opinion^ are the Veterans Preference Act of 1944. ment of war service seamen, pro- proposed bill gives the widow a amount is ridiculously low and most important subjects covered We have no objections to this vision is made (on pages 23, 24 monthly benefit of $50.00 until couldn't possibly cover the sup­ by this proposed bill. Seamen Have Right To Education Disability Benefits Too Low ^11 �;-'^ T^Z^-.^T^.' rJ'^'Vr-'^ •f Friday, October 26, 1945 Dinkier Hotels Put On Unfair List LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Having exhausted every effort to settle a strike called against the Ken­ tucky Hotel, managed by the Dinkier Corporation, the Louis­ ville Hotel Employees Council, an AFL affiliate in this city, has found it necessary to place this hotel on the "Unfair and We Do Not Patronize List." The list of Dinkier managed hotels are as foUows: Atlanta, Ga.—The Ansley Hotel. Montgomery, Ala.—Hotel Jef­ ferson Davis. Birmingham, Ala.—Hotel Tut•wiler. Mobile, Ala.—The Battle House. New Orleans, La.—The St. Charles Hotel. Savannah, Ga.—The Savannah Hotel. Louisville, Ky.—The Kentucky Hotel. Nashville, Tenn.—^Hotel An­ drew Jackson. Greensboro, N. C.—O Henry Hotel. Other information regarding {he dispute can be obtained irom Central Labor Union-AFL Corres­ ponding Secretary A. J. Smith, at 310 S. Fifth St., Louisville, Ken­ tucky. TH E Fine! Fine! A donation of $38 was made to the Bcdtimore Branch by the crew of the SS George Dearn (Robin Line) to be dis­ tributed to SIU members in the hospital in that port. The money Was collected by imposing fines of 25 and 50 cents aboard ship for ac­ tions in violation of shipping rules, such as throwing butts in the messrooms. putting feet on chairs and settees, etc. The money was turned over to Brother John Taurin of the Baltimore hospital committee by Frank Holland, ship's delegate. SE At ARE Its LOC Page Five Canadian Seamen Push 12 Point Program VANCOUVER, B. C.—Seeking a seamen's "Bill of Rights" for Canadian merchant mariners, the Seafarers International Union of North America, British Columbia Branch, will submit to the Ottawa government a 12-point legisla­ tive program. Outstanding in the seamen's proposals is a demand designed to bring the Dominion's seamen's wage structure in line with that of the U. S. "Canadian seamen want wages and living conditions aboard Can­ adian ships equal to or better than those of any other merchant marine in the world." Hugh Mur­ phy, SIU British Columbia Agent, stated. The SlU's wage program seeks the inclusion of the present war risk bonus of $45 monthly as part of the seamen's basic wage, plus a $50 a month increase in all seamen's wages. This would mean a $95 total increase and the elimination of the war risk bonus. Significant in the proposals is the Canadian's efforts to get legis­ lation adopted that would prevent Canadian operators from under­ mining union wages and condi­ tions by sailing vessels under flags of other countries. This paralleled the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union's demands in the U. S. that surplus tonnage sold to foreign operators ( or U. S. operators using foreign flags) must carry with the sale a pro­ vision guaranteeing that the ships will only be operated under U. S. union wages and working stand­ ards. The problme of surplus tonnage being different to the U. S. and the practice of Canadian ships sailing under other British flags makes it necessary for the seamen here to insist on measures slightly different to those in the U. S. Company Losing Money, He Says, So He Plans Luxury World Cruise Predicting a favorable decade plus thus created exists not be­ for maritime commerce under the cause • too many gadgets were Stars and Stripes, the Chairman produced, but because most of of the Board of Westinghouse us cannot afford to pay for them. Test this fact for yourself. Do Jack (Aussie) Shrimpton, 2nd really surprised that she finaUy Electric, M. A. W. Robinson, nanaged to make a few contradic­ you want a new car, or a re­ Steward on the 88 Bienville, got got hers. tions in his speech before the frigerator? A sewing machine, or quite a jolt when he read in the WhUe he was aboard the Alli­ a television set? Do you want annual session of the American Log that the William B. Allison son, Shrimpton tried to get the a house of your own to live in? Merchant Marine Conference. history of the voyage in verse had gone to the long lay-up. Do you want betterliving condi­ He rode her last year back from (and did a pretty good job, we Speaking of the new passenger tions, and a better education for vessels planned for this country, Australia, and still had vivid think). When he read the story your children? he said "Personally, 1 am ready, memories of that trip. Even then of the torpedoing, he sent it to If you haven't got them be­ * she was always in trouble, and the Log for the benefit of old to book my passage for a leisurely cause you'd sooner put the money trip around the world on such could reaUy be called a jinx ship, shipmates who may be interested in the bank, then we'd say maybe an American ship, stopping in and Brother Shrimpton was not in recalling that voyage. Robertson is right. If you haven't comfort at foreign ports. 1 hope got them because you can't af­ to meet many of you gentlemen ford them, then we'd say it was (the meeting was at the swanky because your paycheck is too Waldorf) by the way." By JACK (AUSSIE) SHRIMPTON damned small in relation to Later his speech turned to the prices. Sixfy Yanks from all the States, back in port again. OPA's attempts to hold prices Rolling round the 'Frisco bars, drunk and raising cain. down. "The Westinghouse Com­ The American maritime indus­ "Come on guys, another drink; we just got in today; pany finds itself in a most un­ try will only be profitable to the We that brought the Willie B north from Milne Bay. pleasant squeeze. OPA is hold­ people who actually do the work, ing the price of Westinghouse if and when the people in shore We put out from 'Frisco, a year come next December; products down, and labor is in­ jobs are living well. Surpluses Took a beating all the trip—don't we all remember? sistent that its wages be substan­ exported because the people ai-e Thirty days and thirty nights, rolling all the way, tially increased. Expenses aris­ too poor to buy them will make Christmas came and Christmas went, south o' Gladstone Bay. ing out of the changes during the slaves of the producers, the hand­ lers and the transporters. Then they sent us way down south—sound in wind and kidney war leave no profit cushion be­ The future of the maritime tween the price and expense of Fourteen days we took it rough 'fore we sighted Sydney, industry isn't black. Indeed it's making the product." Ran into the dirty stuff off the Barrier Reef; extremely full of promise, but— By Holy Joe—'twas touch and go—we didn't come to griefl Robinson went on to say that and it's a big "but"—not because he hoped improved efficiency of of people with ideas like Mr. Just a smoke-stack and a mast lurching through the spray. labor and machines would be pro­ Robertson. So we tossed for two whole days just off Townsville Day. fitable; if not, prices would have Then we started losing way, heard the skipper roar, to be increased, "because no busi­ "Lads, the steering's gone to hell! Each man to his oar!" ness can operate long at a loss." Neither he nor the other starv­ Felt her hog and felt her buck, strained the very streak, ing shipowners present explained Hopes to Christ our luck was in, that she wouldn't break. how they were going to make the (Continued from Page 1) Empty as a kettle drum rolling down a ridge. leisurely trip around the world" were not real longshoremen, but Thus we brought the Wille B under Sydney Bridge. while they were on home relief. stooges of the Communists from Then they ordered us up North, loaded to the line; Exposing the hand of many in­ the NMU and other CIO unions Made a fast run into Lae—thought we'd done it fine; dustrialists and shipowners, he that had joined in supporting the Unloaded all the lumber from our floating tomb. then told his listeners that "There insurgent group. When some Army guy (I tell no lie) broke the goddam boom. is obviously more industrial ca­ pacity than this country can Communist leadership of Finally we got away—turned our bows for home. use . . ." and the better the mari­ course, denounced Warren and Rolled our way to 'Frisco Bay, (listen to us moan)|^ time industry we have the more Barone as "sellouts," and im­ Lived on murdered flap-jacks, each and every morn. we can export, and the better use mediately elected a committee to Wondered why the belly-robber ever had been born. we can make our surplus pro­ take their places—who, no doubt, are more politically reliable than Sitting on the after hatch, a-gazing at the seas. duction. Listening to the 'sea-pups' a-shooting off the bxeese; What Robertson forgot to say Warren and Barone. Cursing, moaning^ morn and night, each and every day— was that, while no one would Both Warren and Barone re­ Thus we brought the Willie B north from Milne Bay. disagree with the prospect of a nounced CIO aid to the group large and prosperous maritime in­ and the support of Attornies Witt Just a pack o' rusty plates, a-puttied up with tar. dustry in the U. S., the idea that and Crammer, both of whom In we came—and time enough—'cross the 'Frisco Bar: our industrial capacity is greater have been cited before Congress­ Underloaded, overmanned, let no man say me nay. than our needs is not born out ional committees as being mem­ Thus we brought the Willie B up from Milne Bay. bers of "front" outfits. Many of by the facts. When millions of Americans these fronts have been working Sixty Yanks from all the States, hack in port again. want to buy Westinghouse and inside American labor to sabo­ Rolling round the 'Frisco Bars, drunk and raising cain; other products and can't because tage wages and conditions gained "Buy the girls another drink: we just got in today. they haven't the money, the sur­ by the AFL unions. We that brought the Willie B north from Milne Bay." Besides the wage adjustment sought, demands in Canada are: (1) Three months' paid holiday yearly. (2) A four watch, 5V2 day week (33 hrs). (3) Abolition of seamen's manning pool, to permit, hiring through union halls. (4) Abolition of shipping fees (Cana­ dians pay the government for the "privilege" of manning the ships). (5) Abolition of continuous dis­ charge books, (g) Complete re­ vision of the Canada Shipping Act. (7) Slop chests on all Cana­ dian ships. (8) Extension of the Sick Mariners' Act to include deep water and coastwise seamen. (9) All Canadian ships to carry Canadian flags. (10) Canadian cargoes to be carried on Cana­ dian ships only. (11) Extension of Unemployment Insurance to cover all seamen, and (12) adop­ tion of a national insurance scheme to cover all seamen. Neat Number Writes Poem About The Allison The Ballad Of The Willie B. Starlet Audrey Young looks mighty nice in her bathing suit, which we're told is the latest model. Good to look at — on Audrey. (Federated Pictures) 'We Were Duped'Says Warren Prior to the announcement by Warren and Barone, the real longshoremen had gone back to work when negotiations began again between their officials and the shipowners. Only the small group of "hold-outs" remained outside the dock gates. When the strike was announced as over, the small group of rebels appealed to the real leaders of the ILA to take them back into the locals after they had dis­ rupted the Union's negotiations and held up bargaining for a number of days. The Union's locals promptly announced they would have to appear for trial on Nov. 11, on charges of sabotaging the dockmen's gains in pay and longsought working conditions which have been sorepoints during the war. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday/ October 26, 1945 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Engineers Raked Over Coals On Del Norte For Anti-Union Acts Beefs On Feed And Ship's Repairs On Francis J. O'Gara At a general meeting of the crew of the SS Francis J. O'Gara, beefs on the stewards department were taken up and the Chief Cook was instructed not to use snuff while in' the galley. Individual boxes of dry cereals were asked for the crew, and it was requested that some be left out for the night lunches. The meeting instructed the Steward to see that the Messmen fill the sugar bowls before leaving the messroom; that all chili sauce and catsup bottles be placed in the icebox, and that messroom tables be completely set before mealtime; and the re­ lieving watches be fed before the watches below. Further re­ quests asked for cups at night, and that all dishes, glasses and silverware be dried. A later meeting of the engine department affirmed these ac­ tions and also affirmed a repair list from the deckmen. The list follows: Shelves over bunks; electric toaster and percolator for the crew's mess; shower heads in the deck department showers, and that the pipes be bent down; a desk in the seamen's quarters; weather cloths around the com­ pass platform; matches to amount to one box per person each day; one bench in the 4-8 quarters; waste baskets and clothes hooks in the deck quar­ ters; an oilskin locker; and ad­ ditional fan in each of the quar­ ters, and that the crew's mess icebox latch be repaired. A general meeting of the Del Norte crew took up disputes in the engine department. Fred Schwab and Benjamin Sosinsky. Oilers, complained against First Ass't Engineer Nagle for disputing their overtime for work on the evaporator. Schwab had 77 hours and Sosinsky, 52 hours to the date of the meet­ ing, which the first hadn't okay­ ed. They also said that Nagle was very hard to get along with. The meeting also complained about the actions of chief en­ gineer McGuire, who is said to have sent a trip card Wiper, L. Miars, who came out of the New York union hall, to Broadway for endorsement as a FiremanSome of the troops aboard the SS Madawaska Victory on her Watertender and putting him to return voyage to the U. S. They all seem happy to be getting back work in that capacity without to the States, according to the photographer, who was one of the having him clear through the crew members. Union Hall again. He is said to have told Miars that it was not necessary, and the latter be­ lieved him. The meeting unanimously Education was the keynote of SAW THE LIGHT passed a motion instructing the the meeting as there were many The>chief is also charged with ship's delegate to write the San tripcard men aboard the SS going around telling all the men Pedro Agent, claiming $2.50 per Scots Bluff on her last voyage. that "he'll fix them every way day for 12 days' compensation The members held that the pri­ he can on overtime." mary purpose of the meeting because of the master's failure Two trip card Wipers were re­ was to instruct these men in the to provide bum-boat service ported to the meeting as not history and the present prob­ ashore in Panama, as provided booking their overtime which lems of the SIU. in the agreement. they were entitled to under the The engine delegate reported The chairman called on the agreement. They were instruct­ to the meeting that a condition Bos'n, a 34 year deep-sea sailor, ed that charges would result for existed in the fireroom which to tell about the conditions as their failure to act as good union made it unsafe for the firemen they existed prior to the exis­ men, and are said to have "seen on watch, and generally men­ tence of unions. He then called the light" in short order. on Roy Hawee, Fireman, to aced the safety of the ship. He The chief engineer is said to supplement the Bosun's re­ said he'd taken it to the chief have wanted to put Ray Sanders marks. engineer who had given him the ashore after he was ruptured The chairman then read an "old heave-ho" and even refus­ while working on a feed pump article appearing in the Log ed to go down and look at the and unable to do any more written by Louis Goffin, as well condition. heavy work. Delegate Thomp­ as excerpts from the SIU book­ After considerable discussion, son saw the captain and was let "Here's How, Brother." the delegate was instructed to guaranteed that Sanders would It was pointed out to the lake the matter to the captain make the passage home. younger men the importance of At the meeting the chairman maintaining their membership so that proper repairs could be expressed hope that the men durng the days ahead, and that made in Panama. And it was would have their books ready responsibility falls on each man said that if the crew got "a runaround from the WSA there," at payoff time and conduct to be competent in his job. the delegates were to report to themselves as good union mem­ E. Kaprell, a former NMUer the union officials with a view bers should in meeting their making the voyage on a trip to getting the company to bring committments. card, asked permission to add­ about safe-working conditions Alex Newman, Bill Thomp­ ress the meeting. He expressed on the vessel. son and Bill Beckwith were his delight at the enthusiasm delegates for the deck, engine and fraternal feeling existing at GOOD EATER and stewards departments, re­ The deck delegate brought up the meeting. It was said that spectively. he was plannihg to payoff in actions of the 2nd mate in post­ ing a lookout on the flying bridge during Saturdays and Sundays, while none were re­ quired during the week. The ing the iron in the laundry, and meeting reported that the "prin­ it was stated that the iron was cipal object is apparently to for the use and benefit of all. have a stand-by to get the mate It was also suggested that the coffee and an occasional sand­ laundry be kept clean; and that wich." suggestion boxes in the messAs this mate's only diversion rooms be painted white; that at sea "is to play cards in the messrooms be daily inspected messroom and eat up the crew^s and that a blackboard be placed night lunch," is was unanimous­ there. ly voted to keep him out of the At a previous meeting the messroom, and all crew mem­ Steward explained the differ­ Panama under mutual consent, bers were instructed not to play ence between legitimate over­ and a special meeting of full cards with him. time and bum beefs that are a book members was proposed to The meeting asked that the headache to the shoreside Pa­ take care of his case before chief engineer put more pres­ trolmen at payoff time. reaching that port. sure on the lines to the drinking The Vassar Victory report was A leter from Paul Hall was fountains. furnished by Joseph H. Uzonyi, read, -dealing with the neces­ (Reported by Wm. McDonald, Rec.-Secretary for the ship's trip. sity of holding meetings. Rec.-Secretary) Trippers Must Show Faith It was ruled at a meeting of the crew of the Vassar Victory that all trip card men must show good faith by paying up part of their union initiation fee when paying off at the end of the voyage. Brother Emory asked that all books and cards be examined by the department delegates and be held in readi­ ness for the Patrolmen when they boarded the ship. The meeting asked that the army personnel eat either be­ fore or after the crew members to avoid confusion. Comment was made on the fact that someone had been hid­ liiiiiiis: Education On Scotts Bluff John Merrick Crew Cites Mate's Misuse Of Safety Equipment The only dispute cited at a recent meeting of the SS John Merrick were with the chief mate on the issues of overtime and his uncouth conduct during the voyage, and it was agreed that he be brought up on charges. It was said that he was "under the weather" some of the time, and alleged that he misused safety equipment and fire apparatus, and charged that he disposed of a hawser and a great quantity of dunnage. As • well as this, he refused two men the right to go to the hospital. The only controversy in the engine department was about the junior engineer who, it was alleged, had not shipped through the Hall. Action was asked by the crew. The entire crew agreed that no one payoff until all the over­ time had been settled and the question of holidays, V-E and V-J Days. INSTRUCTED TO WRITE Brother Drucker was instruct­ ed by the meeting to write a tribute to the purser and Stew­ ard, for their good treatment of the crew during the voyage. His letter follows: "Sailing with Calmar, one of the toughest companies on the high seas, the recent Mediter­ ranean voyage aboard the SS John Merrick was greatly im­ proved through two fellows I should like to thank here. "They are Charles Engwall, purser, and Charles Morrison, a darn good Steward. Both these gentlemen really went to bat to make things content aboard here. "A recornmendation should also be given to the stewards department, who went out of their way to accommodate the boys. "Our delegates, who did everything in their power to clear up the countless beefs and disputes were Thomas Thomp­ son, deck; Robert Kale, engine, and Eddie Atkins of the stew­ ards department. "As a whole the crew were a grand pack of boys. Let's hope in the future that the boys that sail with these fellows have ah excellent trip, the same as we did." BEST YET Brother Drucker further re­ ported on the payoff and the Union Patrolmen, as follows: "At the present moment we have a hot and fighting case go­ ing on. Naturally the "capital­ ists of Calmar' are trying to hold back on that thing we common­ ly call 'rope yarn,' but with us we have three of the most fight­ ing patrolmen. "They are in my estimation about the best I have seen yet— Brothers Leon Johnson, Keith Alsop and Ray White—and are going to bat. "The fellows are really sticking by, no backing out on this ship." �. THE Friday, October 26, 1945 SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS GOES TO BAT FOR OVERTIME FOR THE BLACK GANG To the Log: , * It's about time that we im­ press upon all our new rated members of the black gang (oil­ ers iri particular) that when they work winches from midnight till 8 a. m. and then are com­ pelled to turn to until 5 p. m. they should also put in for 8 hours more overtime. I found these conditions on the SS John L. McCarley. I straightened the boys on this matter but the chief engineer at first refused to okay any such overtime so it took us two days extra before the ship paid off. Regarding all the unrated men we have in our hiring hall, such as Ordinaries, Wipers and Messmen; Why can't the dis­ patcher be given a waiver to ship any one of these men to any job called for on any of three categories. None of these jobs calls for any particular skill, so why not place them wherever needed? It's also' about time somebody went to bat on the question of Deck Engineer and Wipers' quarters on Liberty ships next to the messroom. It's next to impossible to sleep there. Now that most of the gun crew is off the ships, why not make dif­ ferent arrangements? A. Melendez BUCKLEY EXPOSES PILOT LIES ABOUT SIU MEMBER ^ the base of the spine, and would require immediate medical at­ tention; so I signed off the ship and was transported, through the WSA to a swell Army Hos­ pital there in Cairo, Egypt. A few days later I received $66.00 from the officers and crew of the SS Hewes. Since the ship left, the personnel had no way of knowing if I received said amount. So if you would please express my appreciation and thanks for their act of bene­ volence and heartfelt sincerety in the' Seafarers Log, I would be deeply grateful. Thanking you for your help in this matter. Nat Tombrow GET 500 HOURS OVERTIME FOR WORK CADET DID To the Editor: The following which occured during this voyage, is some­ thing which should be of in­ terest to the membership: We came into Panama outer Harbor October 5; 20 days and we got the Log and were glad to get them. This is the first union news we have had since we left Pedro. I have written but have not gotten any results as yet, as the mail is not on time. We of the Ft. Donelson want to thank you for sending us the Log. We think the SIU is doing a grand job. So keep up with the good work you are doing. We have over 500 hours for To the Editor: It gives me great pleasure to prove that the NMU Pilot is a damnable, lying, slander rag. On February of this year, these rats printed a story about Jerry Pietro, who spent over 2 years in a German concentra­ tion camp, calling him an asso­ ciate of Nazi soldiers. I spoke recently to a member of the Natonal Maritime Union who sailed as AB aboard the SS Carleton, who also spent time in this German camp. Olaf Olsen Fosse said that Jerry Pietro was a good Union brother, and at no time did he work that the cadet did that we associate with the German sol­ are putting in for. The chief diers, as stated by the Commy mate walks off the bridge and comes on deck and shows the rag, the NMU Pilot. boy how to work. He has a bad He says that to keep peace in habit, but he won't listen to me the camp, Jerry Pietro did beat or the bosun. hell out of two American sea­ Earl Fant. men who thought they were tough. Joseph Buckley ANSWERS MEMBER HOSPITALIZED, HE THANKS HEWES CREW FOR GIFT To the Editor: I am a member of the SIU and on August 18th I shipped out on the SS Joseph Hewes, a ^ Liberty reconverted to a troop . transport. We reached Port Said, Egypt, some 30 days later. After a few days in port, it was found that I had a cyst on ON SUGGESTION ON OVERTIME FINE To The Editor: This letter pertains to an ar­ ticle in the July 13, 1945, issue of the Seafarers Log, labeled "Lower the Boom on Paid Pas­ sengers," by Charles J. Hartman and John D. Lemore. These two guys think a mem­ ber should be fined for refusing overtime. If that's what they want they ought to go pretty Speaks His Piece letting his "shipping" boys take the punishment. But at all times his heavy company hand could be detected. In Germany, pris­ oners came aboard to perform SIU deck work at below SIU deck rates. Incidentally, Bremerhaven was the scene of a drunken, hellraising, pistol brawl featuring various assorted gold-braiders, including the old man and chief engineer, which, if conducted by the crew personnel, would most certainly have been brought to the attention of the vigilant Coast Guard. Exercising the democratic right of speaking his mind that all SIU members have, this rank and flier takes the floor at a membership meeting. well in hand with flat-head "Red Joe." In place of fining members for abuse of overtime, aU mem­ bers should teach the abusers the right and wrong. That is the only way to run a true sea­ man's union. Whenever a union makes a provision in the constitution that if a man refuses overtime he shall be fined, then it is time for the union to fly the Red Banner, "unquote." I would like very much to see this printed in the Log. Arthur E. Welch CALL FRANCIS MARION OFFICERS COMPANY STOOGES "Phonyism" ran riot on the SS Francis Marion with the old man, steward and purser on the last voyage. This triumvirate, in particular the Steward, who after all is rank and file rep­ resentative succeeded in messing up an otherwise congenial rou­ tine trip. The Steward whose "topsider" tendencies were at all times evident, was moreover pathetically incompetent and at times just downright stupid. It would seem that they should provide a man in his capacity who is at least reasonably liter­ ate, and can understand and conform to a Union contract. The purser, who fancied him­ self a combination of A1 Capone and Anthony Eden, ac­ tually could be labelled as near­ ly a stool pigion. He endeav­ ored to ingratiate himself with various brothers by petty brib­ ery and a honey-smooth line to the end of extracting informa­ tion. On one occasion he enter­ ed the forecastle of militant unioneer T. Lecisse with the in­ tention of intimidating the brother. In general this phony far ex­ ceeded his function as company clerk. At all times however, it was obvious that he served the retrogressive policies of the old man. The old man operated much more subtly than his stooges Incidentally the relations be­ tween the 700 odd troops and the crew on the return voyage from La Harve were excellent. More than one GI expressing satisfac­ tion with Uniop methods and the treatment accorded them by the crew. —C. Debusy, M. Sterne, P. Tomides. MEMBER BLASTS "OFFICIAL" PRICES FOR FRESH FRUIT To the Log: While aboard the Jessie H. Metcalf and unloading in Naples we ran short of fresh fruits. In fact, there was a real shortage of all, even when we left. It seems that we were loaded with about all the kick-off stuff they could get and put aboard. We sailed from New York on July 9, 1945, to load at Baltimore. On that long, long trip down there the real fresh eggs they •SUMMV ) UP.' J CITES MATE'S PHONY DEALS ON DONNER LAKE To The Editor: Here's one for the books. For several days, our phony, bald-headed 1st mate, F. W. Carlock, has been tying up two army YOs, 101 and 103, all by his lonesome self. Then all at once on Sept. 28, a hell of a cold and rainy morn­ ing, he gets the bright idea to call out three seamen to tie up on of the YOs, at 5:45 a. m. This one is only one of the many phony deals he's pulled. He doesn't go by the agreements or know why there is a union. Why don't they put this $150 a month shoe salesman on one of the NMU ships? We know these beefs will be taken care of when we get back to port. —Crew of SS Donner Lake WARNS MATES OF BAD BOOZE IN ITALIAN PORTS Dear Editor: We are laying here on the Louis Kossuth in Palermo, Sicily, waiting to get into drydock because v/e ran aground coming into Bari, Italy, and put a hole in the bottom of this rustbucket. It will be some time before we get into drydock, and we have been waiting in Bari and here over a month. Listen, brothers, if you come to this locality be sui-c and be cai-eful of what you driiili in these gin mills, for we have had one case of alcohol po'^-oning already. I know the urge to want to break the monotony of ship's routine work, etc., after getting into port, but be careful what booze you drink here. For you won't be helping yourself or shipmates by being laid up in hospital with a belly full of bad booze. —Black Gang Delegate put aboard turned bad, and they had to unload 41 cases and get others in their place. They also had to dump some of the meats overboard after we cleared from Baltimore. We only had marmalade; no jam or jelly was put aboard. There were cookies of only one kind and they tasted like they were left over from the last war. As I started to say before, think­ ing back to the day we sailfd from New York, while unload­ ing at Naples we kicked to the Steward about getting some fresh fruit aboard, so the gent went to the WSA to inquire about the same. The prices he came back with really would make any one sit back and bellow. So the crew got together and went around the market over there, looking over the list. This is in the socalled black market, the push­ cart and the farmers' market. The prices they found out themselves: Market Price WSA Price Watermelons 26 Lire each 70 Lire each Other Melons 13 Lire lb 23 Lire lb. Peaches 16 Lire lb 26 Lire lb. Grapes 9 Lire lb 18 Lire lb. The vegetables ran somewhat the same. After bringing the prices we got, the Old Man ask­ ed the WSA if we could buy iji the open markets. You know— the answer was "no," and on top of that they said therp was a charge of 50 percent for serv­ ing the ship. He made that re­ mark about the man with the lantern looking for someone who was really honest, but he would not be found in Naples. E. P. O'Brien •J J ^..tsi s.. , , • V- �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 26, 1945 Union-wise Crew Foiiows Ruies And Ship's Payoff Is Simplified By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Just completed an­ ment, and Robin didn't want to other busy week in this port, pay it the way the Patrolman with heavy shipping continuing. figured it should be paid. Other­ Not so many payoffs on the SIU wise, it was a very easy ship to ves£*3ls, which seem to be dis­ handle. charging most of the cargo here, Another example of a good, and retaining just enough to union-wide crew was that of the make the payoff "legit" in some Lincoln Victory, which also paid other port. On the SUP ships, off here. Everything was lined however, we are getting plenty up in apple-pie order by the Siisnce this week from the of payoffs, with at least six more ship's delegates, and the Patrol­ By ARTHUR THOMPSON Branch Agents of the follow­ scheduled for the first _of next man was able to sit down before ing ports: SAVANNAH — Last week was many replacements on her since week. the payoff and go over each in­ BALTIMORE the busiest we've had in a long the crew all seem to be satisfied "We're pretty cei'tain that dividual item with the paymas­ PHILADELPHIA time. We were called on to crew with the officers aboard. The Dwyer of the SUP will send ter, thus getting stuff on the paySAN JUAN up the SS Diamond Hitch, a new ship will be back in Savannah some one up here for these, at JACKSONVILLE AVI of the Alcoa Steamship Com­ again, so Savaimahans couldn't any rate, we hope he will be able pany and at the same time the want a better set up. to, because we've been notified SS John Mackay, a SUP ship was that there are three or four SIU LOTS OF SPUNK The SS Coastal Mariner, an­ ships scheduled to pay off at the paying off. After crewing up the In last weeks report I stated other AVI for the Bull Line, is same time. Diamond Hitch, with the Steward and Electrician coming' from the that Brother Call had been taken coming out of Brunswick, Geor­ EASY SHIP New York hall, I found my ship­ off the Miller with a bad hand. gia, in a week or two, and I ex­ Crewing up this stuff hasn't ping list nearly depleted. When I was misinformed, however, and pect to have a hard time crewing the caU came for a deck crew for just discovered that Cail made ler up. They already called for been too bad, inasmuch as we had the Mackay, I was stuck. On the trip because they couldn't an Electrician, and I happened only a couple that required en­ top of this, four SIU ships came get a replacement for him. He to have one on the list who will gine and stewards replacements. to Charleston and they asked for just got off, and is probably bound take the job. If any of you who The SS James Harland (Robin) a complete crew for the SS City for the hospital now. He did reads this wants to try an AVI paid off very clean, with a small of Alma and a few replacements show a lot of spunk though and come to Savannah, and you're stewards department. Since 32 on the other ships. I managed to a real union spirit in making the pretty sure of making this one. troops were carried on the re­ place most of the men called for trip with his hand in the condi­ It's scheduled for delivery about turn voyage, there was some roll for the payoff which ordinar­ overtime for the stewards depart­ ily would go on a supplementary. but I'm stiU short of a few men. tion it was. November 1st. I made two trips to Charleston WAY IT'S DONE and tried to get aboard ships pay­ This is the only way to get rid ing off, but the Army and the of beefs. 90% of them can be Navy both refused to let me handled this way, provided the aboard ships in the Embarkation between the two ports. Will you of the Union. Nothing was done individual overtime sheets are By E. E. HIGDON Dock or the Navy Yard Pier. I and since the slores were in­ kept in good order by each mem­ kindly be guided accordingly. saw some of the boys who had NEW ORLEANS — The Milton sufficient for the crew, they all ber, with the assistance of a good Yours very truly, a beef against the skipper of the H. Smith, Mississippi Shipping returned hungry! The ship was ship's delegate. That this sort of American Steamship SS John Hassler, but the beef Co., sailed in, and the company Agencies, Inc. cooperation is on the increase is will have to be taken up in New refused to pay overtime to the (Signed) Harold McCardell" attested by Louie Goffin in a re­ York since the Bull Line has no Deck Engineers for doing elec­ The requisition turned in at cent report, in which he says that offices down in this neighbor­ trical work which comes under Santos was cut to ribbons and the very little work is coming his hood. licensed personnel. We had sev­ food brought aboard ship wasn't way these days, that nearly all The skipper is a 23-year-old eral meetings with the company, enough to feed ten men well beefs are being settled in the punk who seems to be a first class but have been unable to get any enough to keep their pants up. payoff ports. louse; and I heard that he has satisfaction out of them. We are HUNGRY SHIP The docker's strike lasted but been in trouble before, refusing still working on this, however, They went to the American 24 hours in this port. The long­ to see one of the Patrolman in and will not give up until the Consul that afternoon and he told shoremen walked out, and had a New York. I didn't get to see boys get what is coming to them. them he would contact the cap­ mass meeting in Faneuil Hall to The Seatrain, New Orleans, tain. him since I couldn't go aboard, He assured them (in a give the matter a good airing be­ but I believe the ship is due in came in and there were quite a very sarcas.tic manner) that he fore the membreship. It was Savannah in a couple of weeks few beefs, but the beefs were and the captain would iron this pointed out that the New York settled and the crew was very all out to "their satisfaction." The and I'll see him then. and West Coast commies were well satisfied. Consul refused to let the ship's also alive with roaches, maggots, trying to disrupt the ILA and COPS GAS When SS Milton H. Smith, delegate sit in on the discussion, and worms and in very poor sanithat for the Boston outfit to stay ^ Charges are being preferred Mississippi, came in, we discov­ as he said this was no problem tary condition. out would not help the genuing^ against him by some of the crew ered that the crew had not re­ rank and file longshoreman, but*^ for taking gas out of the lifeboat ceived anything that had been would play right into the hands promised them. of the commies. There were a PROMISE MADE few hecklers at the meeting, By JAMES L. TUCKER Before they left Pensacola, Fla. identified as NMU bums, who got going South, they ran out of all MOBILE — Shipping continues C-l-Bs in next week that is on themselves in wrong for their fresh vegetables, potatoes, etc. the Bauxite run, expecting her trouble. They had been promised here in to be good with all kinds of jobs to take pretty near a full crew. We New Orleans, before they ship­ on board and no takers. NO FOLLOWING We should also have an old Hog ped out, that they could and crewed up the Frostburg Vic­ It's a funny thing about Boston, Island type in the Alcoa Pilot. It would get all these provisions tory, a trooper, this week and is funny, but you have less trouble but the commies cannot make whenever they wanted them. are still looking for cooks. What crewing up one of these old rust- any headway whatsoever — es­ Upon arriving at Rio de Janeiro, happened to some of our cooks, buckets than the ne'w ones. On pecially in the labor movement. fhey received a very, very small did they start up hash-joints the last Hog Island to go out of About the only place one might amount of stores—not sufficient ashore somewhere? here we only had to put about discern the propaganda tactics, for the personnel aboard ship. We had the Pan-Orleans in to three trip card men on her. etc., is among the idle rich and Captain Carpenter assiured the payoff after her third nine-day their coterie of intelligensia, or MIGHT GET IT to run his motorcycle. The com- crew that when they arrived at trip. Things is getting along medium-grade morons. For one We should have another C-2 cissioner in Charleston says this Santos they would be given the okay in the deck department now of these to try to move into Bos­ is a serious charge and, if proved, necessary stores, as they wanted and not a sailor got off her this out of the yard here for Water­ ton's waterfront with their as­ man about the 10th of Novem­ will go hard on the skipper. The to buy them there because they trip which is remarkable as we sorted collection of followers ber—the Kyska. This is the third gas he took from the lifeboat were cheaper. However, when have been using her as a train­ time that we have had a date would be like trying to check in­ could be the difference between they arrived there the following ing ship. of delivery on it, so we may get to the Waldorf-Astoria in dun­ life and death, if the crew had to letter was received. SHIPS IN TRANSIT it this time. They are also build­ garees and sea-boots. To sum up, abandon ships for any reason; "Dear Sir. We are getting q.uite a few ing another Madin Creek, this then, aU the "longies" in this ^ and a skipper who has no more We have received a cable from ships in transit from the Pacific win be the third of that name, port are in full support of the consideration for his crew than the Mississippi Shipping" Com­ coast in for orders, and some lay two of which was sunk with the real longs'toreman brothers in he apparently has is not fit to pany, Inc.. New Orleans, to the around for two or three weeks New York, 'md have consequent­ have a license. The case will effect that the purchases of Stew­ and then go over to Pensacola and loss of many of our brothers. ly gone back to work after the We are still getting our share of probably come up soon and you'll ards Department Stores continue load coal. We have one of Water­ the T-2 tankers in here viith brief sto'^-^age to discuss the no doubt hear more of it later. to be excessive at Rio de Janeiro man's Q-l-As in that is on the two so far destined for the bone- issues. The SS James Miller which left and Santos, and that vessels roust Puerto Rico run, but no turnover In regard to the Isthmian drive here two weeks ago just sailed by. not purchase anything except I in the crew as most of the fel- yard. Also the tankers are now She's back with a load of sugar fresh vegetables and fruit,, and lows just joined her in New Or- on the circle; one that crewed Boston is 'oing its share and .is up out of here is back and an­ making f-od progress for the arid is due to make another simi­ that the maximum purchases leans. other is due shortly to be back Seafarers mong the Isthmian lar trip. I don't think I'll need must not exceed $500 per steamer I We win have one of Alcoa's in the Gulf somewhere. seamen. Skipper Brought Up On Charges For Endangering Crew's Safety NO NEWS?? Mississippi Cuts Food Supply On Milton H. Smith Mobile Continues Good Shipping �THE Friday, October 26, 1945 SEAFARERS Page Nine LOG LABOR RELATIONS - 1945 Tampa Extends Port Facilities By D. L. PARKER TAMPA — It seems that the fair minded citizens of this coun­ ty and city, especially the busi­ ness people, have realized the reasons why this port has been a port of No-Call to the ships that are flying the American flag. This port has been dominated by a few political grafters and there was no incentive for the shippers and steamship operators to make any bids on exporting or import­ ing trades. Another thing, the channel from the bar to the docks was not deep enough to accommodate the larger ships, and the docks here are in such a condition that even walking upon them is dan­ gerous. Now thi^ past week the "iieopie voted as to whether there "would be'ca Port Authority set , up, so as to take care of the above matter and it was voted eight to one to set up this ma­ chine. As soon as this committee has been selected and approved, things here will begin to hum. and this will be a port second to none in the Gulf area. The Bull line will begin to op- erate as before the war. They are now getting one and two ships in here every ten or twelve days, and Moran tugs are com­ ing in here once in a while. The only trouble is that we do not have enough rated men here to fill the jobs, and it is useless to call other ports as they are short, too. AIN'T IT TOUGH The finky RMO is folding up here on 31st of this month, and we are being bothered with the ATS boys. Seems as if they are not getting the cumshaw from Uncle Sam, when they are on the beach. It gives me great pleasure to listen to their woes and wants, and then to give them the old one-two about deserting the Union when we needed them so badly during the War; and then to top it off tell them to go back to the Silvered Tongue Orators, and maybe Admiral Land and his clique will take care of them. Or they can sing that old song "No body loves me." KEEPING IN TOUCH Brother Dudy. Carpenter has put in port here for dry docking and general repairs, such as a dry tongue and some hand-made meat choppers: Just wondering how come he looses his meat choppers. Johnny Williams is doing a Charleston on the MV Race Point, heading for Brother Ray White's Port. Five Lancaster, Pa., police keep "law and order" in a strike against Conestoga Transportation Co.—by surrounding and assaulting a striking member of Local 1241, Amalgamated Assn. of Street & Electric Railway Employes (AFL). The strike, which saw scabbing and police violence, was won by the union after 27 days. (Federated Pictures) NMU Born Of CP Marine Workers Union By LOUIS GOFFIN Although we promised to harp on the subject of fink halls "again and again," and although we feel that we can't overdo it, this week we take time out to acquaint some of the newer members with the communists and their fellowtravellers and their role in the maritime industry. We realize that there will be a number of articles about these rats, but not many will be writ­ ten explaining how their tactics in the past few weeks tie into their activities of years ago, and what is obviously thtdr goal in the future. Under the name of "Marine Workers Industrial Union," which was the American Branch of the Moscow operated "International Seamen and Harbor Workers," NO DOUBT ABOUT THIS Sturdy Hog lslani|o Are On Their Way Out Of the 114 Hog Island merchant ships available iqr service at the outbreak of World War II, only 56 remain at the climax of a long < and brilliant sea record which included sailing in the most haz<^''ferdous waters during the heaviest enemy attacks. The sturdy Hog Islanders, de­ signed for World War I but com­ pleted too late to serve, were an important part of the American merchant marine at the outbreak of the war. They became battlescarred veterans of the Mur­ mansk, Red Sea, England and Pa­ cific runs during the five years that followed. Many of them tangled with the enemy long be­ fore Pearl Harbor. Everybody knew where he stood on this question. Above is a section of the October 10th meeting of the New York branch, showing the overwhelming vote against WSA Order 53, which Fifty-eight ships paid the full calls for "competence" tests for all stewards department raiiugs above second cook and baker. price, four in '40; nine in '41; 32 in '42; six in '43; six in '44 and J one in '45. Four of them were sunk deliberately, with other ves­ sels, to form a breakwater on the Normandy beachhead. Worn out Here is one Union wife who tainly put the labor baiters in ple who have seen those condi­ by 25 years of sea duty, these vets knows the score. We are most their place. tions appreciate a labor union. ended their careers by saving of us so accustomed to seeing the "BELIEVER IN UNIONISM" If the capitalists of this coun­ men's lives. try had to live on the working daily press against us that we "To The News: Three of them are still serving just shrug our shoulders and let "After reading a letter in "Pens people's wage they would soon as hospital ships, the balance car­ the lies go without saying any­ of the People" berating unionism, be striking, too. rying troops home and servicing thing. But Mrs. Louisa Molina, I must say I'm seeing red. I just "The - working class of people the armies of occupation. Some .wife of an SIU member, couldn't wonder if that person ever work­ do not want to break the poor V. have already headed for the bone- allow an attack in the letter ed for a living. dear capitalist, but want a rate of column of the Galveston News "My husband is in the merchant pay to jibe with the high cost of yards, others will follow. Before long the Hog Islander go by without answering that marine, and were it not for the living. If that is asking too much J will be only a name, but a name finky letter. union he would be sailing ships of the capitalist, then they cer­ that will long live in the memory Read it and see if you don't for the grand pay of $46 per tainly should Mayflower to an­ of the men who sailed them in agree that Mrs. Molina is well month, with roaches, rats and other land, but not one of free­ war years and in peace. educated in Unionism, and cer­ bed bugs thrown in to boot. Peo­ dom. "Mrs. Louise Molina." Union Wife Knows, And Gives, The Score the commies tried to take over the waterfront in 1934. The strike of 1934, and the re­ organization of the old ISU, gave them their first real opportunity of infiltrating the ranks of the honest trade unionists in the mar­ itime workers' movement. By late 1936, during a rank and file strike, they succeeded in splitting the seamen into two factions. One becoming the NMU and the other the Seafarers International Union. Under the new name of NMU, the old communist Marine Work­ ers Industrial Union continued its operations. The same com­ munists who had led the MWIU became officials in the NMU, and carried on the work of the com­ munist party within the new or­ ganization. FAILED OBJECTIVE Even though they duped thou­ sands of honest seamen into fol­ lowing their lead, they failed in their ultimate objective of cap­ turing the maritime industry. The only reason for their fail­ ure, and guarantee of their fail­ ure in the future, is the Sailors' Union of the Pacific and the SIU. Standing against the commie sell­ out of the maritime workers, these veterans of the labor move­ ment have out-thought them and out-fought them. That was the past. As for the present, little need be said. The events of the last couple of weeks have shown clear­ ly how the commies operate and what they hope to gain. A few days ago the united action of the SIU and SUP pushed these com­ mie rats back into their holes, when they tried to infiltrate the International L o n g s h oremen's Association. The tactics here were exactly the same as they'd used in split­ ting the old ISU. They lined up honest members of a union who had some disagreements and used them against one another. They made commie dupes out of them. We have one main advantage over them if we look for it. By watching the Moscow foreign policy we can know in advance what the communists are going to do in cooperation with their comrades over there. For warned is forearmed! �THE Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 26. 1945 THE WEEK'S MEWS IM REViEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, CURRENT EVENTS.. SPORTS... SPOR TLIGHT \ By GHANTLAND RICE AT HOME A leading expert on brain and and 26 found the Georgia Peach AFL delegates to the Washington Labor-management con­ muscular action has announced at the top of a great career. ference are committed to oppose any no-strike pledges or compul­ that man's mental and physical 3. Babe Ruth was 33 years old sory arbitration moves ... The admission of Mine Worker Presidenli prime or peak is around 33 years when he blasted his 60 home John L. Lewis into the AFL next January is regaiwd as pure —that most of his good work is runs. This was in 1927. But speculation . . . The results of the General Motors workers poll in­ done before he is 40 and little of the Babe fired 55 four base blows gives you man's athletic prime dicate that an overwhelming majority are demanding a work it after 50. in 1921 when he was only 27. But around 26 or 27. I mean the top stoppage unless GM grants the 30% wage increase . . . The United The expert admits that there it should be recalled that the States Steel Corp. has declared the $2 a day increase demand "im­ ones. I could name other ex­ are certain exceptions, but he is Babe was a pitcher until he reach­ possible" without raising ceiling prices . . . The Musicians' President taking the general average. He ed the age of 25. He was around amples. Walter Hagen was 21 James Petrillo, is demandng protecton for his members connected fixes the physical peak around 24 when he came to his pitching when he bagged his first U. S. with FM (Frequency Modulation) broadcasts. 33 years in the matter of age. prime. open crown in 1914 and he was The expected "invasion" of New York flopped as the U. S. The mental peak around 40. He JONES A CHAMP AT 21 26 when he won Jjis last one at Navy failed to "take the town over" during its visit. Reason for the may be entirely correct in sizing 4. Bobby Jones found his best Brae Burn in 1919. But after that lack of enthusiasm is not clear. New York hotels, which had been up the mental side of the argu­ year in 1930 when he ran into his British campaign was just as asked to keep rooms available for Navy personnel, began seeking ment. So many golden autumns his Grand Slam. He was then 28 customers . . . The NMU assistance to Bridges (ILWU-CIO) in his have slipped by since we were years old. A "Boy Wonder" at brilliant. ILA raid was exposed as a communist political grab rather than 33 that most of the details are The war cut into any Joe Louis a rank and file or Jurisdictional fight. One newspaper stated that the age of 14, he was 21 before he a bit hazy. But the expert uses won his first championship in rating but you could name his legitimate demands of rank and file members were defeated be­ up too many years in calling the 1923. While Jones was only 28 27th year and not be far wrong. cause of communist interference. By Wednesday, however, the athletic peak. when he retired from active com­ And there's the case of Mel NMU announced defeat, so did the Daily Worker. Here are just a few leading ex­ petition, he still had known 15 Hein, the Giant center now fac­ President Truman told Congress that one year of military amples— seasons of hard, tournament golf. ing his 19th or 20th football sea­ training for all males (17 to 20) was the only way to safeguard the. 1. Jack Dempsey was just 24 son, adding in his college years nation and keep the peace. Sounds like we will keep the peace the day he manicured Jess Wil- 5. Big Bill Tilden was 26 before at Washington State. Hein's peak even if we have to go to war to do it . . . Admiral King and Seche won his first major crown. lard and in this Massacre of was in the vicinity of his 27th retary of the Navy Forrestal opposed Army-Navy-Air combine pro­ His top years ran from 26 to 31, Maumee Bay, Dempsey was at his posals. Forrestal said that Hitler had all forces under one com­ and 28th year.although he remained a star peak. He was better that hot July mand and look what happened to him . . . The Navy is trying to ar­ VALUE OF EXPERIENCE afternoon than he ever was later through another decade. But you range tests of the atomic bomb tO' determine its effect of fleet for­ on. He earned a one-round knock­ could name his peak at 28 or 29 The eminent expert in sizing mations . . . Peace, its wonderful! out in that Toledo assault, bell or and not miss the mark by many up the mental and physical side Key proposal in the National Association of Manufacturers weeks; no bell. overlooked one important detail 'new" plan for avoiding a depression is the reduction of corpora­ 2. Ty Cobb was 25 when he 6. Jim Thorpe, greatest all- —it is the physical side that col­ tion taxes "to encourage initiative," their spokesman declared full turned in his greatest season. around athlete, came to his best lapses or takes the first dip. employment legislation is "defeatist." This was in 1911, when Ty de­ year in 1912 when he was in the Many veterans still hang on, A candidate for Yonkers (N, Y.) City Council, a coal dealer by livered 248 base hits, 147 runs, 83 general neighborhood of 25 years. veterans with fading legs and profession, accused of using statements made by Lincoln as his stolen bases and a batting aver­ That was the year Old Jim won and fading arms through greater own, said, "I am pleased and proud to have the opposition put me age of .420. He was almost as the Olympic all-around champion- experience and the smartness th»t alongside of such a great man as Lincoln . . . Lincoln split logs, good a year later with a .410 aver-1 only the years can bring. These I split coal and my political opponents are splitting hairs." age, but not quite up to his 1911 football and baseball. men have to offer their brains collection. The two ages of 25 You'll find this cross section against younger legs and younger INTERNATIONAL > arms. struggle for influence in Europe raged between the U. S. and Jack Quinn was a winning USSR as the Bulgarians boycotted the polls, charging the com­ pitcher well beyond 40, after 26 munists were throttling free elections . . . Yugoslavia's Tito was years Of pitching. When some warned that recognition would be withdrawn unless he allows one asked Jack how he could democracy in that country . . . Washington protested the. Soviethang around so long his answer Hungarian trade treaty which gives Russia 50% of Hungarian in­ was quite simple—"A wife and dustry and trade . . . Poles were said to be asking "When is the American Army coming to liberate us from the Russians?" . . . By six children," Wednesday, however, signs of improved relations between the U. S. But the golden age of sport is and Soviets began to appear. Russia's Ambassador Gromko made still youth—those years that run a hurried turnaround trip to Washington and back reportedly to fronj 23 to 27. At the ages of carry a personal letter from Stalin to Truman. Confusion existed 26 and 27 we have the winning regarding the purpose of his visit. combination of physical youth In Britain the Labor Government was running into trouble as and experience. Possibly the ages the wildcat longshore strike threatened to create a general strike. 22 or 23 would be the big years This was predicted by strike spokesmen who are called communist physically, but they ladk the ex­ influenced or communist. perience which later years bring. Twenty-four Nazi leaders were indicted for their part in the war. Knute Rockne never liked This indictment sets a precedent which might establish the prin­ sophomores and John McGraw ciple that warmakers can be tried and punished as criminals. Only, of course, the losers . . . Three Germans were sentenced to death never cared for rookies. and four other to prison in the first American trials for mass mur­ After all, there is no substitute der . . . General Eisenhower declared that Berlin voters would oust for experience, eight times out of the communists from domination of the area's government if given ten. In this diagnosis we must a chance of a free election . . . Sweden's Premier advised the stick with the general average— Riksdag (parliament) to abandon neutrality and join the UNO not with the exceptions. In sport (United Nations Organization), but to avoid being forced into any the best physical years would be bloc . . . The Allied Control Commission decreed equal justice around 23—the top mental years for Germans regardless of race, religion or pplitics. around 28. Vidkun Quisling died as a traitor. His crimes ranged from "As a matter of fact," several causing the death of thousands of Norwegians to stealing King ' well known trainers tell me, "the Haakon's spoons. In a manner reminicent of StalimHitler voting methods, the , ideal physical age, minus exper­ ience, is around 21 or 22. It is Soviet-influenced Outer Mongolians are reported by Moscow to experience and the know-how have cast nearly 500,000 votes for severance from China. The that make 26 or 27 the better plebiscite, according to Russia, showed that not a single negative vote had been cast. years." �Friday, October 26. 1945 THE SS STEPHEN LEACOCK John Felix 1.48 Alfred Lord 69 Alex Hitas 69 SS THOMAS WOLFE E. L. Ford Geo..W. Salter Robt. Bewley W. G. Willison ! Adelbert Whitehead H. C. Cloduis 4.22 20.28 10.32 2.75 1.37 11.02 SS VIRGINIA DARE A. Rugaber A. Rugaber Williard Mulling Williard .Mulling ; 8.74 .83 8.74 86 SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG —Unclaimed Wages— South Atlantic Steamship Line Chas. R. Sergent John A. Grissop D. H. Schwartz D. H. Schwartz C. D. Johnson Harry D. Weir Leo E. Morall J. D. England John Trieste S. L. Beach , Donald R. Elan Theo. Pagacez J. P. Kalafactor F. R. LaCascio 1.42 1.42 8.53 98.75 98.75 3.24 30 2.13 2.13 2.13 6.71 11.38 3.55 2.84 SS WILLIAM DUNBAR 13.59 E. Okey J. E. Bristow 6.77 P. M. Kisiwi 4.07 R. H. Clement 107.70 Adam Karpowich 1.52 Chas. Copeland 43.75 A. E. Gibson 179.41 Michall Rossi 2.84 Warren Williamson 1.42 William Tarver 210.30 R. W. Porades George Geisel Wm. R. Bruner Morris Flores Maurice Ferratier William Berry D. Larsen Wm. H. Jackson John W. Gadburg George Walters Orson R. Micham R. R. Sexton SS WILLIAM J. PALMER W. Simonds H. H. Greenwald 6.75 Edward Collins R. K. Stine 6.75! Harry L. Toal 6.75 6.75 20.52 2.00 15.75 24.17 16.00 1.78 2.67 4.49 1.78 1.00 39.61 5.15 13.36 Paul Berthiaume 5.51 Jacob Goggins 7.23 Jessie Pickle 23.40 SS WILLIAM PROUSE Joseph Pistolesi 6.94 Glenn Arthur Kennedy 7.80 Wm. L. Miller 10.66 Arthur C. Townsend 12.02 Jerry Francis Barron 02 Wm. C. Riley 10.55 Orville E. Dehnert 69 Leonard Y. Craig 5.96 T. R. J. Winton 1.37 Andrew J. Smith 1.37 Manuel V. Homen 6.65 Matthew P. Zaleck 69 J. L. McClellan 1.37 Thos. E. Beckner 4.82 Raymond W. Long 2.75 R. F. Henderson 3.43 Wm. A. Bryan 4.13 Louis E. Hopkins 1.72 SS VIRGINIA DARE J. Monte Verde 3.62 L. Lang 10.53 SS WILLIAM K. KAMAKA J. Ryder 10.53 Steve Simmons 30.29 E. DePietro 3.80 Johnnie Rhoades 5.51 Joseph Paulier 1.90 Philip DePaz 75.12 SS WILLIAM G. LEE John Lukachyk 75.00 Robert H. Robbins 2.64 Wilmot F. Howard 10.80 SS WILLIAM R. DAVIE Jacob Dogart 42.38 Fred Shaia 1.42 Fred W. Eweder 14.00 Joseph Tardiff 10.00 Peter Perroti 6.00 Fred Shaid 3.56 Edw. J. Duggan 9.28 R. Burrows 10.42 E. S. Votey 13.79 Wm. Hoyt 98.75 EDWARD R. FRY C. W. Colgan 84 Your clothes, union book and Arne Mathreson ,.... 3.16 seaman's papers are being held J. M. Kafka 10.99 for you at the Tampa hall. A. J. Rasik 3.81 3, «. Sam G. Graham 3.81 LOUIS CIRIGNANO Michael Kamanswski 3.81 Receipt of LE.12.700 (twelve A. J. Forde 2.53 C. C. Bowden 1.69 pounds and seventy piasters— SS Aiken Victory SS Alcoa Pointer SS Hyde J. S. Gayan 3.38 Egyptian) plus $14.00 (fourteen (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in Baltimore) (Paid off in New York) L. C. Wilson 84 dollars—American) from you for $ 1.00 L. S. Bruno $ 2.00 G. C. Maxwell 6.77 transmission to Ignacio Tamburo, V. Rivera $ 2.00 L. Hayworth L. Otter 1.00 E. B. Preston 2.00 O. R. Stick 1.69 SS Joseph Hewes Messman, at 2.00 jT. F. Farnham 1.00 H. T. Gordon . 2.00 S. W. Lesley 12.09 the 56th Station Hospital in Cairo, J. Peason 2.00 L. Leitch J. Gallela 2.00 Wm. Castro 2.00 Chas. M. Raulsome 12.09 has been acknowledged. 2.00 'c. R. Wagner Jose Rosaro 1.00 2.00 Nicola Scendra 18.49 B. Boyle 2.00 A. Breaux E. Cavila 2.00 M. J. Merrigan E. J. Berthelot 2.00 Alexander Sarg 2.84 2.00 P. Donilo 1.00 G. T. Schiavone 2.00 E. T. Ogren 1.42 2.00 R. G. Schoenberg N. Shubon 1.00 Frank Roth jG. Rabsilber 1.00 2.00 j J. Silyer 1.00 J. Thompson • 1.00 2.00 j T. Jackson SS COLABEE N. Meyer 1.00 R. Vogel H. Hanes . 2.00 2.00 (Voyage No. 14 paid off in Mobile) R. Olsen 3.00 J. E. Christian 2.00 2.00 R. G. Wyatt The following members of the J. W. Curlew 2.00 M. R. Chastain 'j. LeBlanc 2.00 2.00 Deck Department have money R. CHARBANNEAU J. Bolten 1.00 G. E. McNamara R. Yantz ; 1.00 2.00 due: Your trip card receipt A 15279 J. Bull 2.00 H. Rogers 2.00 Parker, $14.75; Dairs, $13.10; is being held for you in New I. Madigar 1.00 F. L. Becker 1.00 Total $26.00 York. See Patrolman W. Hamil­ Averitt, $15.30; Berrian,. $13.65; J. Rayusa 1.00 R. Loocastec 2.00 Weems, $9.00; Singletary, $13.10; ton. J. Gonsolez 1.00 G. P. kosmos 1.00 SS Fitzhugh Lee Carlisle, $14.75; Burke, $16.40; Robert L. Aston 1.00 (Paid off in New York) R. Rymarquis 1.00 Kelly, $13.10. Collect at Ameri­ S. Reufavath 1.00 C. Morash 1.00 E. Adler 2.00 can Hawaiian, 8 Broad St., New V. Rachley 1.00 F. Mrozinski 4.00 D. C. Mitchins 1.00 York City. D. Korpie 1.00 H. Wheeler 5.00 C. F. Rdyak 1.00 J. Albert 1.00 W. E. Myers 1.00 B. Malloy 1.00 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. SS COLABEE O. Guennse'y 1.00 J. E. L. LeBlanc 2.00 G. Sanour 1.00 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave. (Unclaimed wages) 5.00 C. H. Kleist E. Smith 1.00 A. J. Clement BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. 2.00 Telephone Calvert 4539 T. M. Kyser, $4.25; J. Deakle, J. Jankewitz 1.00 W. J. Feher 2.00 L. Skibinski 2.00 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. $8.50; J. Ramsey, $44.06. Collect C. McDonough 2.00 R. A. Usko 1.00 L. Golembiewski 2.00 NORFOLK ..J 25 Commercial PL J; R. Pagan 1.00 Leo Brodeleau 2.00 W. A. Stout NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. at American Hawaiian. 2.00 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. P. Merx ; 1.00 G. Kitchen :. 1.00 J. F. Warr 2.00 X % X MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. J. MacNalley 1.00 P. C. Adrian 2.00 R. J. Nebe 9.00 SS JOSIAH BARTLETT SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon M. Stein 1.00 G. A. Lueth 1.00 1.00 P. Clark GALVESTON 305'/4 22nd St. Paid off in Boston RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. K. B. Sonday 1.00 E. Zellman 1.00 $56.00 Total S. B. Marshall, $36.90; S. Peter­ SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. A. Contegina 1.00 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. son, $25.20; G. Dresser, $28.80; SS Robin Sherwood Total $29.00 Charles Rex 1.00 A. Francis Baker, 30 hrs.; W. PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St. (Paid off in New York) A. Fuzzolino 1.00 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Sellow, 30 hrs.; H. Lewis, 32 hrs.; J. Kari $ 5.00 SS Hewes HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. M. Hillett 1.00 G. Brown, 20 hrs. Collect at BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. (Paid off in New York) J. W. Aubuckon 1.00 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Eastern Steamship in Boston. M. Holm $1.00 G. Meltzer 50 Total $41.00 SO. CHICAGO . . 9137 So. Houston Ave. X t it U. J. Benedith 1.00 A. M. Lemke 1.00 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. SS HONDURAS VICTORY J. G. Palmer 2.00 C. J. Kenefick 1.00 SS Del Norte DETROIT 1038 Third St. Voyage No. 3 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. U. R. Valentino 1.00 C. E. Delancy (Paid off in New York) 1.00 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. Harry Honsen — You have H. M. Miller 5.00 Chas. Achoy $ 2.00 A. Mullen 5.00 VANCOUVER, B. C., 144 W. Hastings St. $157.75 due. Write to Calmar, 44 F. H. Shumb 1.00 E. Scott 2.00 Total $14.50 TAMPA 842 Zack St. JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Whitehall St., New York City and give your correct address. Total $ 3.00 Total $12.00 TOTAL $181.50 PERSONALS MONEY DUE Notice! SlU HALLS �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 26, 1945 How The SlU Broke The Commie Dock Raid: Left: Joe Stack, NMU Agent, on the steps of City Hall with a group of NMU "longshoremen," demanding police protection from Mayor LaGuardia. (Daily News photo) The NMU communist leadership sees a chance to take over the AFL longshoremen, who went put on a contract beef, and try to muscle in. Above is a squad sent out by the leadership to try to intimidate the longshoremen. (Daily News photo) Above: A handful of Commie beef marches bravely before the * SIU hall, and tells the Seafarers to be good. They felt safe. The Mayor gave them the cops they had asked for. (PM photo by Albert) >2^ Above: The commie putsch is defeated. Heartened by the SIU^SUP support, the longshoremen go back to work. Waterfront solidarity was too much for the comnue rats who thrive on workers' disunity. (Daily News photo) Above: They didn't. The Seafarers break through the police Unt5 and the commies call it a day# * when they se^ l : pro 3::tion gone. Paul Hall. New York SIU Agent, takes Warren's place on the lamp-post and tells New Yorkers that the SIU is opposed to the unscrupulous raid on the AFL union by the CI9 commits led by Stack and Harry Bridges. (PM photo by Adbert) :> •dM � 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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O'GARA ENGINEERS RANKED OVER COALS ON DEL NORTE FOR ANTI-UNION ACTS JOHN MERRICK CREW CITES MATE'S MISUSE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT EDUCATION ON SCOTTS BLUFF TRIPPERS MUST SHOW FAITH NMU BORN OF CP MARINE WORKERS UNION STURDY HOG ISLANDS ARE ON THEIR WAY OUT UNION WIFE KNOWS, AND GIVES, THE SCORE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10-26, 1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log