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DECEMBER 14. 1945 No. 50 Seafarers Cendemns Truman And Cengress For Anti-Union Stand M: Vigorous protests against the anti-labor proposal made'tions, the following telegram was by President Truman and the union-busting bills dispatched to President Truman: "The Seafarers International now before Congress were made by the Atlantic and Gulf VABo« Union of North America, Atlantic District of the Seafarers International Union in telegrams and Gulf District, affiliated with sent to the President and to the* the AFL, and representing more members of the House and Sen­ wholeheartedlly condemn its an­ than thirty-thousand seamen on ti-union provisions." the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, ate Labor and Military Affairs NOTIFICATION went on record as being unani­ Committees. An amendment, passed at the mously opposed to your proposedMeanwhile, Secretary-Treasurer same time, asked that the Union plan for the regulation and con­ John Hawk charged that the na­ "notify the President of the trol of Labor-Management dis­ tion's industrialists, directly aided United States, chairmen and putes through enabling legisla­ and comforted by the President members of the House and Sen­ tion, and strongly disapprove of and some of the national legisla­ ate Military Affairs Committees, such apparently anti-labor action. tors, had opened an offensive to and chairmen and members of the "We also went on record con­ negate existing collective-bar­ House and Senate Labor Com­ demning stringent labor laws now mittees of our position on this pending in both House and Sen­ gaining contracts. A motion passed on a coast­ vital issue." ate, and urge that you carefully In concurrence with the mo- consider the fact that under our wise basis at Port meetings stated "That we, members of the Sea­ democratic form of government, farers International Union of Labor's right to strike should Ndrth America (Atlantic and. Gulf not be restricted in any manner whatsoever." District), affiliated with the AFL, go on record as being unanimous­ (signed) John Hawk, ly opposed to the Truman pro­ Secretary-Treasurer posal on labor legislation, and Atlantic and Gulf New York Branch meetings . District, Seafarers are held every other Wednes­ International Union day evening. 7 P. M. at Web­ of North America." ster Hall, 119 East 11th Street, The telegram to the House and WASHINGTON — Organized to rush through a resolution board within five days after the between 3rd and 4th Avenues. Senate committees followed the labor split definitely with Presi- creating a Congressional commit- certification. The board would dent Truman last week following tee to consider the legislation. In have complete subpoena powers. To get there take the 3rd Ave» same note, and shduld, along with his message to Congress asking the House Rep. Mary Norton (D., (3) Within 20 days the board Elevated and get off at 9th Stu the protests that have come with­ legislation for the power to ap- N. J.) introduced a bill to author- must make its report unless both or the East Side IRT Subway out exception from all parts of the Labor movement, convince point fact-finding bodies in union ize the President to appoint the groups, with presidential okay and get off at Astor Place. Congress that Labor will not tole­ disputes. fact finding boards. obtain an extension. (4) Neither No cards will be stamped rate any abrogation whatsoever AFL and CIO leaders throughThe President's plan provides the union nor the company would of any of its hard-won rights. out the country denounced the (1) If a strike is threatened in a be legally bound to accept the after 7:30 P. M. SMASH LABOR idea and charged that it would major industry the Sec'y of Labor findings or abide by them. NEXT MEETING WILL BE Brother Hawk pointed out that play into the hands of union- would certify the dispute to the NO STRIKES ON DECEMBER 19th. the shipowners under contract busting employers. Truman's President. (2) The President No strike or lockout would be to the Seafarers had apparently suggestion c-\lls for a 30-day com­ would appoint a fact-finding (Continued on 'Page 9) joined the anti-union drive. Their pulsory cooling-off period, sup­ method, he said, was to violate posedly patterned after the Rail­ the existing contracts as written, way Labor Act. The cooling-off no matter how clear the pro­ idea was the basis of the Smithvisions are. Then, when the SIU Connally Act which proved so ousting the WSA medics from The failure of other maritime subservience to government bu­ disagrees with their interpreta­ futile that even the authors of the soft jobs which the latter tion, they ask for a Port Com­ reaus, the MFOW and the MCS, the bill have asked for its repeal, unions to follow up the Seafarers' were hoping to establish on a per­ mittee meeting, to which they have failed to cash in on the r AFL President William Green victory over the WSA Medical manent basis. go with a closed mind, making militant victory won by the SIU, declared that, "In my judgment, program and do something for and continue to allow their sea­ any sort of settlement impossible. the recommendation of the Pres­ Instead, hog-tied by their gov­ ident will be unacceptable to la­ their membership was clearly men to present themselves to this ernment - subservient leadership, These moves are maneuvers bor." CIO President Philip Mur­ demonstrated this week on the government fink agency before the members of these outfits were to give the operators reason to ray charged that the government Zachary Taylor when the SUP shipping. forced to continue participation say that, since the contracts are had given in with "abject cowar­ deck crew refused to appear before in the potential black-ball sys­ ambiguous, the dispute should go When the Seafarers went after dice" to industry. President R. a War Shipping Administration the time-wasting, money-consum­ tem of being examined by men to arbitration for "clarification" J. Thomas, of the United Auto doctor for pre-shipping examina­ ing WSA Medical Division, sea­ who are practically committed to —an obvious move to change ex­ Workers-CIO, said, "I am won­ tion. In sharp contrast to the men all over the country, regard­ a program of eliminating the old- isting conditions. dering what is happening to de­ SUP sailors' action, members of less of union affiliation, cheered time (and/or more militant) sea­ Thus far, says Brother Hawk, mocracy. The right to strike is the Marine Firemen, Oilers and the move as a fight for re-estab­ men from the maritime industry. they have gotten no place with a democratic principle." The Watertenders and the Marine lishing thejr liberty. If these unions really had a this strategy and, he adds, "they, N. Y. State Federation of Labor, Cooks and Stewards who have Later, when victory was rank and file movement which won't. They won't be able to representing 1,500,000 AFL mem­ contracts with this company (Pa­ achieved (See Log. Nov. 9) and could make itself heard, there is arbitrate themselves out of agree­ bers, blasted the proposal. cific and Atlantic SS Co.) in the SIU contracted ships sailed with no doubt that the SIU action ments already signed." RUSH BILL engine and stewards departments crews examined only by a com­ would have been followed by Whatever the outcome of the While Truman's proposal was respectively, submitted meekly pany doctor as per the agree­ them. However, manipulated as present situation is, SIU officials being denounced by . union lead? to the WSA medics for examina­ ments, these seamen had good they are by their own leader­ say, the trend is unmistakenable: ers and pro-labor Congressmen, tion. reason to expect their own organ­ ship, they can do nothing to It is an all-out attempt to smash Rep. Howard Smith. (D., Va.) tried By following the old line of izations to follow the program of change the policy. the trade unions of America. \T N.Y. Meetings In Webster Hall Labor Unites Against President They Still Support WSA Medical Program • ,U • •. 1i �Page Two THE SEAEAREHS lOG Friday, December 14,' 1945 SEAI'ARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 i a, % X HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - - - - - President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Ptecy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 2<7 Congress Acts The editorial cartoon you see on this page, like all art work in a weekly paper, was ordered a week in advance. At that time. Congress was turning its usual deaf ear to those who thought that the workingmen of this country —who have gone without so much during these war years >vhile the industrialists were working under the "profits as usual" basis—reserved and actually needed legislation to provide the essentials of decent living. And at that time Congress was on a lay-down strike, doing nothing but engaging in its favorite pastime of growling at Labor and contemplating the bills,, which'it will introduce at some near future date, that will give themselves a mere 100/( salary rise. Well, times have changed. Congress is no longer laying-down. Our sterling legislators have leaped to action, and both chambers are in a great dither trying to force through some "labor legislation,-" But this time it is not legislation brought up at the request of the lower income groups, but under the pressure of the industrialists; and it is not legislation calculated to aid the workingmen, but to oppress him. To be sure, the cartoon is still correct; those bills are istill being ignored. But the lay-down is over. The stand-up period and the stomping-of-labor time is beginning. In contrast to the delaying tactics used against the Labor-approved bills, Congress is falling all over itself to bring to the floor and swift passage the following bills, which, if passed, spell the doom of a free, independent trade unionism in America. 1. The Hobbs Bill, which would cripple the AFL TeamUnless something is done by are too impoverished to care for • sters in their efforts to establish conditions for their mem­ those countries which are for­ them. tunate enough to be able to go The Netherlands: The country bers in large cities. to the aid of them, the conquered has conie a long distance toward 2. The Norton Bill, which would make strikes illegal nations of Europe face a disas­ recovery since the last terrible when certified to the President by the Secretary of Labor trous winter. According tb the winter. Then the Germans had U. S. Department of Labor these flooded a considerable part of for consideration by fact-finding boards. are conditions to be found today the country and practically all 3. The Amendments to the Smith-Connally Act, which in the liberated countries: civilian transport was at a stand­ Poland: It is reported that a still as a result of a strike of rail­ would penalize unions for strikes by depriving them of their collective bargaining privileges for a year and mak­ million people are homeless, half way personnel undertaken at the of them in Warsaw. Some 300,000 request of the Allied High Com­ ing them liable to damage suits. peasants are facing a bitter win­ mand. Families last winter, it To be added to these moves, which are backed by the ter living in holes dug in the was reported, lived on a few po­ usual "get-Labor" gang, is the fact that President Truman, ground. Some are without shoes, tatoes with now and then a piece many are without clothing; food, of bread, but mostly on sugar who had been considered in some naive quarters as not of course, is scarce. unfriendly to Labor, is apparently heading the anti-union One in every 9 of Poland's 7,- beets. "The housing shortage is still acute and the country is still drive* 000,000 children under 14 years very short of food, and of cloth­ old has lost both parents. (In We had a say last week about the President's proposal the United States less than one ing, including shoes and other and shall, no doubt, have much more on this topic in the in 10 of those under 21 years old necessaries. Infant niortality is said to be nearly four times the inext few weeks. What we are trying to do now is to find is a full orphan.) Another mil­ normal figure. a lesson in all this—something about Congress being elect­ lion Polish children have only Belgium: One-sixth of the ed by the votes of the workingmen, an.d now do you see one parent living, and 300,000. are working population had been de­ children separated from their .whar. happens? parents who were placed in con­ ported to Germany or in some But search our mind as we would, we can find no centration camps or sent to Ger­ cases to occupied France, for iiioral, except perhaps to reflect on that fascinating char­ many as forced labor. Of the forced labor. Under-feeding, children with their parents, 2,-. forced labor, tuberculosis and acteristic of ihum^h nature—that, if you act as though 000,000 must be clothed and par­ other conditions associated with yop enjoy a beating, someone, sure as hell, will oblige you. tially fed because their parents war and occupation have had 1- serious effects on children and young persons. In this country, marked progress is being made in reconstruction. The Government taking young people them­ selves into consultation in plan­ ning for the future. Gfeece: The three occupations —Italian, German, and Bulgarian —created tremehdouS havoc. Out of 6,500 towns and villages, 1,339 have been destroyed, 879 of that number being wholly wiped out; an'd 1,200,000 people are home­ less. Power stations have been destroyed and from 70 to 100 per­ cent of railways, ships, and air­ craft are lost. Among the coun­ try's 7,500,000 inhabitants there are 400,000 cases of tuberculosis. One-third of the population is suffering from malaria. Hungary: Prospects for the winter are gloomy, especially as regards heating and food. Seven­ ty-five percent of the country's livestock has disappeared. Italy: Many towns, large and small, are practically ruined; 8,500,000 people are homeless. De­ struction of agricultural land in Ihe war and this summer's drought have resulted in a great shortage of wheat. There is said to be practically no fuel. Austria, Czechoslovakia, Jugo^'avia and Albania; the record would be similar to that of th6 aforementioned cOuhtriOs. �THE Friday. December 14, 1945 SEAFARERS LOG $50fi00 PAY RAISE "CLEARING THE DECK" "Clearing The Deck," by Paul HaU, which usually appears in the LOG each week, is absent this issue, since Brother Hall is touring SIU ports in connection with the Isthmian drive. As well as being New York Agent. Brother Hall is Director of Organizing, and as the Isthmian campaign swings into high gear with the voting commencing very shortly, it is necessary for him to coordinate activities in the various ports, so that all SIU efforts are concentrated on this important Isthmian election. Draft Will Mean Army Caste Page Three Chiseling Shipowners Discover Men Refuse To Sail Their Ships By J. P. SHULER r/ i WASHINGTON — Peacetime them . . . However, to expand conscription, especially as pro­ the functions of the military as Emil Schram, President of the posed in the May Bill, is un­ proposed by this bill would be New York Stock Exchange, has democratic and not in .keeping extending their control over the just had his salary raised from with the American tradition. civilian economy by reason of the $50,000 to an even $100,000 a year. These were the central points fact that the procurement and made by spokesmen for the AFL, production needs of the military as well as powerful international would continue during peace. We unions, before the House Mili­ have heard enough about the in­ tary Affairs Committee this week. flexible military mind and the Seafarers usually love a fight, In some of the most sharply waste of abilities and skill in the" and when it's a union fight in worded testimony presented by armed forces during the war just the common cause — then, they • labor spokesmen in recent ended, not to want to continue months, the Congressmen were military dominance over our come arunnin' — as witness the told off by AFL legislative rep­ civilian pursuits. We have also case of Brother Ralph Garret, resentative Lewis G. Hines. learned considerable from our re­ book number 7159, who is an SIU Harvey M. Brown, president of turning servicemen about the oldtimer in point of membership, the Intl. Assn. of Machinists, and caste system that prevails in and has taken part in many strug­ Martin H. Miller, natl. legisla­ both the Army and Navy; a sys­ gles during the birth and building tive representative of the Broth­ tem that is repugnant to all of of our Union. erhood of Railroad Trainmen the ideals of American fair play After hearing about the recent have also opposed the measure. and equality." trouble on the New York waterAll spokesmen insisted that peacetime conscription would in­ evitably lead to military inter­ ference in the civilian life of the nation. Quoting President Tru­ man's message urging the peace­ time draft. Brown said, "In our considered opinion this would SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 10 — 1886 aboard an Australian bai-k. mean nothing short of military Today, as it must to all men, In that same year he joined the .direction of labor, in addition to death came to Peter Blix Gill, 82-. old Coast Seamen's Union at Port control over the fighting forces, year-old veteran of the seas and Townsend. Such a plan is against the ideals for many years the "stormy of our democratic freedom, and PLENTY OF OPPOSITION petrel" of the waterfront. in the light of the splendid rec­ In March 1944 when the SUP Gill, who retired in 1939 after ord of American labor in the published its sixtieth anniversary past war, we sharply disagree serving for forty-five years as edition of the West Coast Sailors, that legislation should be enacted Business Agent for the Sailors Gill wrote an article in which he supporting such a program, which Union of the Pacific in this port, retraced the history of American would destroy the workers' op­ was second to none in knowledge seamen's unions. portunity to exercise their free­ of the seasmen's life and often He recalled that in those days, related stirring tales of the iron dom of occupational choice." as •today, they faced opposition The lAM head pointed out that men who sailed the wooden ships from not only the shipowners compulsory peacetime military of yesteryear. "but also at the hands of the As the man who championed training of young men of Italy, American Government." Germany and Japan in the past the rights of seamen over many Included among his many 20 years "and the defeated state years and who was credited with of those nations today, is a liv­ being the "father of overtime for friends and colleagues in those ing example" of the fallacy of the men who go down to the struggling days, was the man who thinking that such a program sea in ships," Gill, took an in­ became famous as the "Abraham terest in their affairs almost to Lincoln of the Sea," Andrew means military preparedness. "We urge," AFL representa­ his dying day. Following his re­ Furuseth. In the fight to better the wages tives Hines told the Congress­ tirement, he continued his visits and working conditions of the men, "that a decision on peace­ to the Union hall to "see how the seamen, they engaged in many time universal military training boys are doing." bitter struggles—"most of them should await results of final OVERTIME PRINCIPLE ending in defeats," wrote Gill. As treaties and international comThe story is told of how, back a result of these defeats the men 'mitments and the outcome of ef­ in 1889, as a member of the crew decided to work for changes in forts to insure world peace." aboard the four-masted schooner the Maritime laws. In the early "The adoption of a compulsory Carrier Dove, Gill advised his 1890s, they organized an Interna­ military training law in this coun­ shipmates that they were entitled tional Union of Seamen in order try," he said, "may have farto overtime pay of $3 each for to take in the U. S. and Canada. reaching effects of an undesir­ certain work. When the owners A legislative committee composed able nature. During the recent refused to pay the^men, he hired of Furuseth,"MacArthur, Jortall, war for the worthy purpose of a lawyer and took the case to Olander and Flynn was elected national defense, we saw nearly court where they obtained a rul­ to push for the legative reforms. our whole civilian economy ing favoring the seamen. brought under military control "DON'T MOURN" The total amount involved was which made civilian needs and It took twenty years of "ham­ welfare subordinate to the mili­ $18, and the elated men gave the money to their lawyer as a bonus. mering at the doors of Congress" tary instead of coordinate with Thus was established the prin­ before the Wilson-LaFollette Act ciple of overtime pay for seamen, was passed. Together with the the first case of its kind in the Jones amendment, this Act made We Win Again ! United States. the shipowners liable for injuries John Hawk, Secretary Born in Fredrikstad, Norway, sustained by seamen. Seafarers International Union on October 1, J863, he left school With the passing of Brother of-North America at 15 and became an apprentice in Brother Peter Blix Gill goes an­ 51 Beaver St., NYC the Norwegian Navy. Later he other of the long line of de­ Won the election of Florida became a merchant seamen at mocracy's solders. Brother Gill Power Corp. Tugboats 90 percent pay equalling $2.50 a month. might well approve that great |n favor SIU. After sailing to Quebec, Pensa- last statement of another union D. L. Parker. Agent cola, Portland and Australia, man: Gill arrived in Port Gamble in; "Don't mourn for me, organiie.' The Port of New York had a fair week with 31 ships paying off and 29 signing on. There were several ships still on articles that had beefs pending from the week before, and they paid off with all beefs settled to the satis­ faction of the crews. We have one beef pending in this port at this time on the SS John Davis, an Alcoa ship. But since this beef came up Alcoa company officials have had plenty of time to give it con­ sideration, as they are not being bothered with having to take care Shows That Old SiU Spirit front when the commies tried to muscle in on the longshoreman's strike. Brother Garret immediate­ ly hustled train fare from Bal­ timore to New York, so that he could join with his union broth­ ers in the common struggle to protect decent unions from the various raiding attempts of the comrats. Peter Blix Gill, Pioneer Union Seaman, Passes Away •r^-' *> What Ralph likes about the Seafarers is the fact that it is an aggressive outfit—not only be­ cause he has a militant spirit— but because he knows that the only way you can have a real or­ ganization is to fight for it. As this goes to press, Ralph is on the beach at Baltimore wait­ ing for an unorganized vessel to ship on, as he feels he can best serve his Union by helping or­ ganize the unorganized. of transportation and loading troubles etc., since none of their ships have been leaving port. Alcoa officials along with WSA authorities appealed to the Union yesterday to man their ships and take this beef to arbitration. It was pointed out to them that the dispatchers were making every effort to get the Alcoa ships crewed, but the membership just didn't seem interested in sailing for a company that would dispute legitimate overtime. The end of this week should find this beef settled to the satisfaction of the crew. FULL COMPLEMENT It seems that every time an MAY ship gets into port that you have to follow the same pro­ cedure in getting a complement in the stewards dept. These ships only carry 34 men and it gives the company a good argument that 7 men. should be able to per­ form the routine duties in the stewards dept. in a period, of 8 hours. But, the companies fail to take into consideration the fact that these ships give dumbwaiter service to the officers mess, be­ sides having as many alleyways and bulkheads to take care of as does a Liberty. The ships' minutes are coming in fast now, which shows that the membership is interested in the Union affairs and they are mak­ ing up lost time for the period when there were no meetings be­ ing held aboard ships. There are a lot of things ironed out in these meetings and taken care of aboard ship that used to be brought ashore. This makes it easier for a Patrolman who pays off a ship, and also gets the new membership interested in the Union's problems and solutions. SAIL ISTHMIAN There is still a shortage of sea­ men up and down the coast and especially in this port. There are 300 jobs on the board for rated men now, and it takes a shanghai artist to get a crew on a ship before she sails. However, the Isthmian organizers are doing a fair job of keeping men going to the Isthmian offices for jobs. The membership is also cooperating in this Isthmian drive and if this keeps up, it shouldn't be long be­ fore the Isthmian ships are sail­ ing under an SIU agreement. SIU Sends Condolences To SUP The following telegram was sent to the Sailors Union of the Pacific by the Atlantic and Gulf District , of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union offering its condolences upon the death of Brother Peter Blix Gill, militant trade unionist and one of the founders of the SUP. Harry Lundeberg, Sec. Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 86 Seneca St. Seattle, Wash. The Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers International Union joins with the rest of the Seafarers International Union in mourning the loss of Peter Blix Gill. Brother Gill was one of the men who, behind the leadership of Andrew Furuseth, helped raise the seaman out of the serfdom into which the profithungry operators had placed him and fought to keep him. Al­ though retired from active work by reasog of age. Brother Gill still maintained to the last an unflagging interest in the Union which he helped to build. Although Brother Gill has made his final voyage, he is still an inspiration and an active leader to the seamen who still continue their—and his—struggle. He is gone, but his work and teachings still remain as an inspiring mumorial. John Hawk, Secretary-Treasurer Atlantic 8E Gulf District ¥• �r •' "'•. >•"• ' Pago Four '• u[''' • ••"• THE ' •'' • SEAFARERS '••'•• '• '. ' " ".' LOG The Patrolmen Say— Friday.'December 14, 1945 Koloa Victory Gets Peacetime Passenger Trade—One By One By JACK E. SMITH The SS Koloa Victory left New York for Baltimore to obtain car­ go and passengers. Much to the surprise of her crew, passengers came traipsing in — one, two, three swaggering up the gang­ way; a female and her. two chil­ .QUESTION:—The Baltimore Hall has just dren. Sailing for Rio De Janiero, had several improvements made in order to bet­ loaded to the limit in early Octo­ ber, 1945 with a woman and two ter service the membership. What do you think children for passengers, was as of these improvements, and what else should be different as night from day, from done to make a better hall? the sailing most of us have been used to. If a crew of a merchant ship had ever reformed, this was ed, the Royal Committee was the one. Every sailor's vocabul­ elected, and the ceremony finally WALTER HAAS—Due to im ary was minus a dozen words or began. provements already made, we more. NEPTUNE HIMSELF should be able to receive much The weather was just about the Tops on the list were our three better representation, and the only thing that sympathized with passengers who quivered and shipping floor can now give bet­ us by being as calm as possible. shook as they approached King *, ter service. It was a good idea to We put in to Trinidad for a day Neptune (Micky Moran). He laybring the leather easy chairs for fuel and did a little fishing, as ed down the law, but, being adown from the third to the sec­ there was no shore leave. Days gentle seaman, did not have the ond deck, and it should have been went on and the question of what heart to send them through the done sooner. My idea concerning would happen to our old tradition torturous procedure we had so further changes is that a door­ of initiating pollywogs on cross­ cold-heartedly figged. As I said man should be employed to keep ing the Equator arose with great­ once before, we certainly were a out the geis-hounds and kids hunt­ er concern. When the day arriv- Teformed crew. ing papers; the clock should be The after part of the boat deck placed in a more visible spot; and was a ringside seat where the a part time dispatcher should be Captain and Mates gazed in^ placed to help on the job. amazement at how this blood­ thirsty initiation had been revo­ lutionized to suit the eyes and WOODROW LAWTON—I have By BUNKER ears of the opposite sex. been sailing from Baltimore for Rio was not far by now and all twelve years, and I think the hall hands slept on the thought of ly see, is unusual generosity for Among many of the older SIU is belter equipped to handle what would be in store for them a waterfront haybag. men who are now going back to membership beefs then ever bethere. On arrival we were very sea after making use of their 4 4 4 for. It is now much more use­ much at ease after seeing our Brother Louis Goffin is always skills in shipyards during the war able and comfortable, and the passengers delivered to the happy full of questions about ships and Ed Ryan, Tampa Bosun, who boys will stay there while on the arms of the awaiting husband. things maritime, so we have a has been sailing blue water off beach. In addition to the fluores­ •We lay in Rio for 21 days, and couple here for him. We think and on for the past thirty years. cent lights, other changes for the a good time was had by all— you might be interested in the Since starting to sea in 1916, better would be to put a linoleum and how—without a single log. Ed has been on all kinds of ships, answers, too. or tiling on the floor, add an as­ The Koloa victory sailed once Do you know why they paint but the toughest of them all, he sistant dispatcher to the staff, more. She hit Santos, Bahia and ships grey? says, was the old America where and secure some recreation equip­ then Recife (Pernambuco) where Aside from blending well with he swung a banjo under hardment for the boys, such as pool our own ill-fated crew met up the horizon and the sky, grey boiled Paddy Brennan, famous tables, ping-pong tables, and with another female passenger, paint creates the illusion of a Fireman of theNorth Atlantic. more tables for writing and card who had her husband, an army ship being bigger than she ac­ playing. Ed picked a hard one for his tually is. Grain ships were once sergent, with her. first trip out after the war, sign­ New York bound once more, ing on as Bosun with a flock of painted grey in the belief that we neared an almost perfect trip the color would kep the cargoes newcomers on the little William LEONARD LAYTON—It looks Nott, a laker-type job out of the cooler. Grey paint was manda­ ekcept for the thought • of those ' . • tory for all Allied ships at the icy winds and snowstorms we as though the SIU in Baltimore McCloskey yards in Tampa. outbreak of the war, and many would soon be bucking. The is finally waking up. The hall not 4 4 4 shipowners believe the color thought of coming home for the,, only looks good, but it's giving Nick Grosius, an AB who has should be retained in peace time. first peacetime Christmas in a better service than it ever did be­ fore. The boys can now see where been shipping out of Gulf ports And that wouldn't offend the hell of a long time made us all the $10 building assessment is go­ since he left Baltic square-rig­ deck gang one bit. Think of the feel pretty cheerful about the whole thing after all. ing—and it's going for a good gers "quite a few years aga," is sujee-woojee you'd save! one of Parker's faithful in the cause. We must keep the gashounds out, and move the scuttle­ Tampa Hall, taking almost any butt to a more convenient loca­ of the rustbuckets that the first tion. If a well-designed neon tripper won't touch. Nick pre­ sign is placed in the window, out­ fers the rust buckets to the new • Crew members of the SS Josua In his opinion, the Seafarers side of the building or on the ships and has spent six months Leach of the Bull Line paid off should practice this policy of di­ front door, it would really show on the Brandywine, which is sup­ one of their "buddies" with a rect and forceful action at all up the hall so people can know posed to be a tough one to crew up, and fourteen months on the flock of Italian dough while in how proud of it we are. little Pan Orleans, grandpappy of Italy, and the Brother in ques­ the Waterman fleet. Says Nick: tion, Lloyd Short, was forced to "The trouble with the young fel­ leave the shores of sunny Italy lows is that they expect a ship to without being able to exchange it. LOUIS VAN EVERA — The Short paid off in Philly, and be spotless and all fixed up for changes already made are very went to his., home port of Bal­ their personal comfort. They good, and should have been made timore to try and change the un­ won't even look at a rustbucket." sooner. The new fluorescent usable lires into good old U. S. lights make it possible for the 4 4 4 currency. But, no dice—there members to see each other now, About a year ago we mentioned he found out that he must be a where formerly the hall was en­ Dynamite Nell and other water­ naval officer in uniform in order tirely too dark, and when the front characters well known to to exchange his mazuma. Short walls get their new coat of paint sailormen. Some lads on the Cape is really cussing the boys who —you'll hardly recognize the old Faro recently suggested that we pulled this quickie on him, and place then. I think a permanent add Rio de Janeiro's "Beach­ thinks the union should do some­ suggestion box should be in­ comber" to the list. The Beach­ thing to help him recover his stalled, so that members can pass comber, they say, hasn't had dough. on good ideas to the union for much in the way of good looks Seriously, though Brother future improvements, and where for many a year, but she knows delegates who are just in can more than any one else 'n Rio. Short, who ships from Baltimore place their beefs, "fhen, when She's a panhandler supreme, but all the time, has seen the SIU Isthmian goes SIU, we can show she puts the bum on one sailor growing by leaps and bounds in times. "That's the only way," our new brothers the best hall and gives the touch away to an­ that port, and develop a policy says Short, "that we continue ^o on any coast. other which, as any one can plain­ of hard hitting aggressiveness. progress as we have in the past." If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hall at once. A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore won't do you any good. 4. 4. It is up to the oldtimers to teach the newcomers the Union way—their rights, their priviliges . . . and their duties. Cooperation aboard ship is essential, but most cases of lack of cooperation stem from a lack of knowledge, and not from malice. A little coop­ eration will go a long way. 3^ 4 4" Ship delegates must not only cooperate with the boarding Pa­ trolman—which they have been doing—^but must also, since they know the crew best, help in lin­ ing up the trip carders for the Patrolmen. 4^4. WARNING: Men within draft age who have been overstaying their leaves are being reclassified into lA by the WSA. There are no Patrolmen in the Army. FORE 'N AFT Short Shorted By His Pals �saa l^riday. D.ecem^r 14, 194.$ THE S,E APARERS LOG Page Fivet SPEAKS URGES MEN TO COLLECT MONEY DUE PROMPTLY The Editor, Many members of the Union don't realize the Rouble they are causing the organization: by not looking over the Money Due notices and not claiming their dough after the Union has won it for them. Lots of guys would be as hap­ py as I was during this year when I discovered that I had $425 in overtime and transpor­ tation coming to me because of SIU winning beefs in Smith and Johnson, Mississippi and Water­ man lines. The other day one of the boys I know asked for a loan of a buckr I was willing to lend it to him but suggested first that ed away through the efforts of Martin, Doui? GofEin ^d ^9!^ Volpian. (Asst.-Sec.-Treas. Goffin uud N-Y. Engine Patrolman Volpiun)Martin has.my vote as dele­ gate in advance for the next trip we make as shipmates. Patrick John McCann HIS POP'S A UNION MAN FROM "WAY BACK" The Editor, Because I miss quite a few copies of the Log while on trips I would like you to mail a copy to my home. My father is a union man from way back and also enjoys reading about the activities of the Seafarers. James McClain COMMEND SHIP DELEGATE ON PARKERSBURG V we check the Money Due lists. To his surprise he found $100 of his own money collectable at one of the operator's offices. With notices printed in the Log and carried on several bul­ letin boards around the hall there's no reason for money to be left lying at company offices. Another thing, it makes the official who settled the beef look a little foolish when, after a tough battle for the dough, the members don't act as though they need it. So fellers, before you ask for the loan of a buck just check the lists and maybe you can lend someone some money yourself. George M. Thayer WANTS PARENTS TO KNOW GREAT WORK OF SIU Seafarers Log, I'm a member of the SIU and I would appreciate an additional copy of the Log mailed to my parents in Virginia. The Log will aquaint them with the things the SIU is doing for the seamen and just what the benefits are in belonging to a great Union such as ours. Thanks, in advance. Leroy McDowell ROBIN LOCKSLEY DELEGATE DID "GOOD UNION JOB^ F Seafarers Log: Merle G. "Pepper" Martin the stewards department dele­ gate on the SS Robin Locksley did a good Union job for the men in his department. When we hit New York we had a number of beefs in the dept. which were quickly squar­ if they said we were right^ we'd still have to job action the out­ fits because they wouldn't be bound by the committee's find­ ings. Montgomery-Ward is still blocking War Labor Board de­ cisions. The workers there had The Log: As a member of the SIU I want to inform the membership that we have a ship's delegate who is doing a grand job aboard the Parkersburg Victory. His name is Bill Thompson and he's done a lot for the crew. Just tonight (Nov. 29) I over­ heard the Chief Engineer say, "What am I going to do?" after a little session he had had with Bill. The Chief had never been on an organized ship before and now knows about Union rights. Things have been pretty swell and will continue to be with brothers like Thompson to steer us. We have 10 book members aboard and have weeded out the phonies. The members of the crew would like this published in the Log. T. J. Luoma to job action to back up the WLB. Even then they lost the beef because the government moved the army into the outfit and the workers didn't get any­ thing. We workers have only one way of fighting these anti-labor bosses. That's the right to strike and nobody ever heard of a general giving his enemies thirty days notice before he started "job action." We musn't fall for these softly worded anti-labor measures. A. Marco HOSPITALIZED BROTHERS AT FORT STANTON lawful for any union to use its only real weapon, the strike weapon. The bill doesn't state so openly but it has the same effect. It prevents the actual strike for approximately 30 days dur­ ing which a Truman appointed "fact" finding committee "lays the case before the public." La­ bor doesn't participate in the committee and has no voice in its deliberation. It can only sit back helplessly and take it on the chin. This bill should be fought tooth and nail. The SIU should join with aU of Labor in the most rigorous protests against Truman's slave labor attempts. This bill is only one of many that are now being pushed be­ fore Congress and if Labor doesn't fight back with all its power, other bills will be passed that are even more vicious. The executive committee of big business that rules the coun­ try in fact, should be shown in no uncertain manner that Labor intends to resist any and all at­ tempts to take away its only real weapon and its democratic right—the right to strike. B. Goodman Dear Brothers, Here is a list of the SIU broth­ ers who are at the U. S. Marine Hospital here at Fort Stanton, New Mexico. N. Gamanin (Bk No. 8), H. Tottle (Bk No. 86812), Archhibald McGoigan (Bk No. 22934), TIP THEIR HATS E. T. Hardeman (Bk No. 23852), TO SKIPPER OF and myself John R. Sartor (Bk WINFIELD SCOTT No. 36084). I have shown this letter to Seafarers Log: TRUMAN PLAN IS Brothers Gemanin and McGoi­ The crew of the Winfield Scott gan who ask me to have any tip their hats to one of the ANTI-LABOR benefits sent to me and for me to greatest skippers sailing. LEGISLATION pass it out to the brothers here. On our last trip in the MediIf you send it to me, please teranean, Captain Purnell show­ Dear Brothers, ed plenty of guts by dodging make out a paper with each At the New York meeting the mines that broke loose due to a brothers amount on so that he other night, the Seafarers went stei-m and again when one of can sign it when I give him the on record against the President's our engines broke down during money. idea that we should have antia storm when we were danger­ McGoigan tells me that he strike laws, and fact finding ously close to the beach where gets the Log okay. committees. We are all able to eat so far reefs were piled high. I don't think the motion and get around some but I guess On the return trip we again passed by the mepibership went we'll be here for some time yet. encountered a storm but the far enough in condemning this The doctor told me that I should Skipper brought the ship, the idea of putting working people stay a year but I'm trying to ci'ew and the troops aboard, in shackles by passing laws get well fast so that I can go back safely and well within which are undemocratic and back to sea in the next six schedule. sound like they come out of Take a tip from us fellers. It's months.. Naziland instead of America. In the meantime all of us not the ship that counts, it's the If they get such a law passed here would like to hear from man who runs it. it will mean that the smallest the brothers as often as possible. Bart Misuraco beef would never be settled be­ John R. Sartor cause the company wouldn't STEWARD BLAMED fear any kind of job action. FLAYS TRUMAN They'd have thirty days or more FOR BAD FEEDING to stall and by that time the SLAVE LABOR ON JULIUS OLSEN men would be shipped put be­ PROPOSALS Dear Editor, cause of the struggle to earn a The Log, living. We feel it should be brought It would only be a really ma­ This new attempt to put a to the attention of the member­ jor beef that affected the en­ straight jacket on labor, known ship that conditions aboard the tire maritime industry that as the Truman Labor Bill, is an SS Julius Olsen are far from would be worth fighting. By open declaration of war against satisfactory because of steward the time the fact-finding com­ the working people. department difficulties. mittee got through with us, even This bill would make it un­ Full blame cannot be placed entirely on the Steward, but he is generally responsible for the lack of efficiency on the part of his department. It may be true that there are several misfits in the dept. but the Steward has made no attempt to offset their ineptitude by making more bal­ anced menus. We believe that a perfect sample of his disregard for the crew's welfare is illustrated by the Thanksgiving dinner we had. It was served minus, a tablecloth, minus celery, fruit, pickles, salads, nuts or cran­ berry sauce. This, in spite of the fact that the ship received stores two days previously. Everytime he's called to ac­ count he shifts the blame to his department members or the WSA. His favorite answer is "That's all they gimmee." The saving soul served us purple turkey on Labor Day which had been put aboard on the previous trip in May or June. Another thing is that he came aboard as a cook last year and wiggled himself up to the Stew­ ard position. N. W. Regan (Dk Del) FINE HAND OF STALIN SEEN BEHIND CURRAN The Editor, It is obvious that the NI.IU cry to have our troops returned home as soon as possible is more than a grab for publicity. Any­ one who knows the workings of that outfit will see the "fine" hand of Joe Stalin giving orders dii'ect to his commissar "no-coffee-time" Joe Curran. The idea being to get Ameri­ can soldiers out of the countries over there so that the commun­ ists can have a" free hand in turning the entire continent in­ to a commie stronghold. To this end, Curran and com­ pany are using the rank and file members of the NMU as pawns in Stalin's international game. If the NMU rank and file would stop and realize that Cur­ ran and his gang are stopping them from acting as good Am­ ericans in the interest of Amei'ica, they would soon put a stop to their carrying out the work of the communist party of Moscow. This is not the first time they have grabbed a popular slogan in order to confuse the think­ ing of the NMU rank and file as well as^the American people. All of us want the boys home and the sooner the better but that's no reason for us to play right into the communists' hands. Completely discredited as the communists are, we can expect lots of militant words from them as they try to capture American workers who are inexperienced in the ways of the comrats. Pat Ryan �THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 14, 1945 SHIPS' MIMUTES AND NEWS NAZI DEATH CAR IT"® lliwiiiii iiiiiiiiP®' Aboard Ihe Winfield Scott (Bull Liberty) Bosun Antonio Gon­ zalez perches on whiit is belieyed to be the first gas chamber rail­ road car brought to this country for examination. As far as we know this is the first picture of the Nazi death machine to appear in any jpaper. Weighing 92 ions, the railroad car was brought to New York from Naples. BLUE ISLAND VICTORY MEN HOLD TWO SHIPS MEETINGS AT SEA, Nov. 18 —With 17 book members present, Chair­ man Williams called the meet­ ing to order aboard the Blue Isl­ and Victory. Brother Rosato was elected rec-secretary. Brother Chenevert brought up the question of passageways and insufficient ash trays in the messhalls. This beef was set­ tled immediately after the mem­ ber who was assigned to clean passageways , explained that he had been too ill but was doing his best and the Chief Electri­ cian agreed to turn out some ash trays on a lathe. Questioned about late meals, the Chef and Chief Steward said this was caused by the galley fuel tank running empty. Engine Delegate Rosato under­ took to get the matter straight­ ened cut with the 1st Engineer. The Steward agreed to provide more glasses and cups. Trip card men in the Stew­ ards department who failed to perform their assigned duties were warned to either "work or be made candidates for the NMU." The Chef asked for coopera­ tion on keeping the messrooms clean. He said there was an awful mess when the Messmen come on duty. He promised co­ operation in varying the menus. Other motions dealt with, , laundry being too small, deck .dept. head repairs, steam lines in deck bathrooms, heater in stewards focst'le and deck main­ tenance being given their ov/n focst'le. The meeting adjourned at 3:00 p.m. after a one hour ses­ sion. ) Second Meeting AT SEA, Dec. 2 — Brother Williams was again elected as chairman and Brother Thibeau was acting rec.-secretary. The deck delegates reported that the ash trays had been made and were in use. He also said that he had 8 fuU books in his dept., all in good standing. The black gang delegate report­ ed 7 full books all in good stand­ ing and that the galley fuel tank pump had been repaired by the 1st As^'t Engineer. The stewards department delegate said he had 7 full books, the rest of the men be­ ing trip cards and probationary books. The delegates' reports were accepted. Under New Business the Steward then declared that "stealing was being done" and implied that this might be the result of "Gls floating around quarters." A motion to stop this was amended by Brother Dimitriadis to "a search be made to find a stolen watch." The Steward then reported that he had five men turned to to clean the laundry but that it was filthy again. A motion ma­ king the three department dele­ gates responsible for the laun­ dry cleanliness was carried. Other motions at this meeting included pipe repairs, poor quality of eggs, cheap meats, soap, preparation of a repairs lijft, .slop chest prices and messroom cleanliness. The meeting also adopted a motion to refuse the payoff until all beefs are settled. The meet­ ing then adjourned. SS Alcoa Pointer Crew Shows Real Union Spirit NOVEMBER 10. — The mem­ bership aboard the SS Alcoa Pointer met today under the pro-tern chairmanship of Mar­ vin A. Hauf (Ut-Mess) who was later nominated as permanent chairman and elected by accla­ mation. Nominations for re­ cording-secretary were opened and Oiler W. W. Bain was un­ animously chosen for the post. Reported absent from the meeting were Edward H. Going (Oiler) and John A. W. Orman (FWT), both on watch and James C. Mitchell (AB) who, the deck delegate reported, was unwilling to attend. The stew­ ards department was fully rep­ resented. Under New Business the meeting then took up beefs con­ cerning towels, messhalls and outgoing mail. Also decided at the New Business session was the question of playing pingpong in the messhalls. A mo­ tion was passed demanding either fresh fruit or fruit juices be served each morning for breakfast. At this point the chairman re­ ceived word that Oiler Going and FWT Orman would like to be relieved in order to attend the balance of the meeting. A vote of thanks was extended by the meeting to Oiler Grim and FWT Barber who volunteered as reliefs. Under Good and Welfare the membership adopted a motion calling , upon OS Charles Robert Shatzer to apply for a proba­ tionary book or be placed on the "no shipping" list. Another mo­ tion concerning charges made by Shatzer against Pete DeCatte, the SUP Agent in Baltimore^ called upon the OS to sign a statement substantiating his aUegations. A Motion was adopted in­ structing Wiper Gilbert P. Hampton and Utility Messman Darrel J. Sundquist to contact Union officials upon arrival in port and get their union affilia­ tion status clarifed. The issue involved SlU or SUP member­ ship. The question of AB James Mitchell's absence from the meeting was then taken up and a motion was carried that he be reported to shoreside officials for further action. The meeting adjourned after adopting a motion that no mem­ ber accept the payoff until all .beefs are squared away and the question of transportation money straightened out by the Patrolmen. STRICKEN FROM RECORD NOVEMBER 17. — Chairman Hauf called the meeting to or­ der at 2.00 p. m. and opened the floor for nominations. He was again elected by acclamation after William Barber was nominated and declined. Bain was re-elected to the recordingsecretary post aqd the minutes of the previous meeting were read. A motion was introduced to strike the reference to James Mitchell's absence from the Nov. 10 meeting from the record. It was explained that he had been ill at the time. The motion car­ ried and the minutes were adopted after the amendment was made. Department delegates report­ ed entire deck and stewards de­ partments present. Edward Go­ ing and John Orman of the black gang were on watch and so recorded. A motion was adopted de­ claring that Messman Charles Barrett not be allowed to ship again in the stewards depart­ ment but that he ship in deck or engine departments if he gets the proper endorsemnts. Under new business the meet­ ing adopted motions on life sav­ ing equipment, third cook, and claims against the shipowner for injuries sustained by two deck crew members due to the company negligence. A motion of protest against the chief mate for charging Wiper James P. Feeley eight dollars and fifty cents because . life preserver strap had been broken. A general discussion of the mess followed under Good and Welfare. Iced drinks and chang­ ing of menus demands were taken up with the Steward who appeared for the purpose of hearing the beef. He explained that his department was shorthanded but was striving to have the mess as good as possible. Asked about poor cooking of potatoes, the second cook stated that he just doesn't have time to do the baking and the cook­ ing of vegetables efficiently and that on baking days the vege­ tables suffer and visa versa. He assured the crew that he was even working 12 to 15 hours some days in order that the crew is decently fed. No further dis­ cussion of the subject followed his remarks. At this point the chair called for volunteers to relieve Oiler Going and FWT Orman so that they might attend the rest of the meeting. Clarence Grim and FWT Beri Howard volunteered and received a vote of thanks. The disclosure that some members were going top-side to beef and that Wipers were taking orders from personnel other than the 1st assistant en­ gineer brought instructions from the chair that Wipers take or­ ders only from the 1st assistant and warned all members, in­ cluding delegates against going top-side on their own initiative. His position was supported. On a motion from the floor, the chair appoint a committee for the purpose of listing neces­ sary repairs. Ihe list to be in triplicate with one copy going to the Patrolman, one to the master and one to any member of the crew who elected to re­ main aboard for the next trip. Committee consists of James Mitchell (deck), William Bar- ON SMITH VICTORY Alfzed J. Rascik, AB. just com­ pleted a trip on the SS Smith Victory—New York to Le Havre and return to Boston. 1,500 Gls plus two stowaways, about whom the Log carried two stories, were aboard. He's now waiting to ship out. ber (engine) . and Gus Kline (stewards). The engine department dele­ gate then read excerpts from his report to the boarding Pati-olman reli.tive to the general con­ ditions aboard ship and the .meeting adjourned following one minutes silence in memory of departed brothers. Demand Fresh Fruit Abeard SS W. D. Ferris OCT. 28 — Blaming any fail­ ure to provide fresh fruits and vegetables aboard the SS Woodbridge N. Ferris when she ar, rived in Australia upon the WSA, the Steward told the meeting of SlU men on Oct. 28 that all he could do "is give his requisition for food and they send whatever they think is necessary." After some discus­ sion it was decided that after provisions were sent aboard the Steward was to notify the dele­ gates if his requisition was not filled and the delegates would "find out why." ' Chairman of the meeting was P. Truehart and the rec.-secre­ tary, H. Stirzel. Delegates were: James H. Selway (deck), Ernest Chlssen (engine) and Seldon Clark (stewards). Chief Cook Lovett proposed that the crew should vote on action if the provision requisi­ tion was not filled and with one exception the crew agreed that they would refuse to sail the ship if the delegates reported back unfavorably. The exception was Brother Olson who stated that he thought the action too drastic inasmuch as the ship would be in a foreign port. Brother S. Scott asked the • chair to ascertain whether the Purser was going to get some clothes in the slop chest. He was told "no" but that they could be purchased in Australia. �• ,U Friday, Dsceniber 14. 1945 DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SlU SHIP MEETINGS SS John Milledge THE SEAFARERS TUFTS SAILOR LOG Page Seven Joliet Crew Keeps Smiling Despite Their Cap'n Bligh ed by the meeting was the ques­ In spite of the Cap'n Bligh tactics of Skipper Evans, the crew October 26—Meeting called to tion of secui'ity watches in LeHavre, overtime for "All Saints of the SS Louis Joliet (Robin Liberty) were highly commended by ord^r with Melvin Hall in the. Day," painting focs'les and chair and H. H. Krenz as rec.18 GIs who were passengers on their return from the Phillippines. sec. First order of business, the messrooms, checking of food At least five members of the crew were in need of medical at­ election of department dele­ stores and installation of new tention by the time the ship hit Colon, Panama but they were gates. J. Mendel, H. Krenz and lockers in the focs'les. denied ueaiment lor treatment for six days. The meeting adjourned after M. Sterne were elected for deck They had about 2000 hours of these men who sail the seven adopting a motion not to payoff engine and stewards depart­ until all beefs were prgperly disputed overtime in the deck seas. ments respectively. "Our conversations, actions settled and that the Purser is­ It was moved, seconded and and engine department alone. and war experiences changed sue vouchers before that time. carried that a recommendation Cigarettes sold for 60 cents as the routine of the crew. Like­ S. to invite the skipper and chief far as Panama ,and then the wise we listened intently to life engineer to attend the meeting Seatrain New Orleans price went up to 88 cents. aboard a merchant ship. Our be held in abeyance until larger AT SEA, Nov. 4—^The meet­ pleasant evening hours with quarters could be found for ship ing, chaired by W. E. Boyd who This ship was so cheap that them over a cup of steaming meetings. Another motion ex­ was elected by acclaim, took up they had the place looking like coffee will long live in our cused two first trippers from at­ the matter of the crew's demand a safe deposit vault with locks memories. tending the meeting on account for time off until noon the fol­ on everything. Rags were ra­ "This has been a long, long Heme Sarra, AB, sailed of seasickness. lowing day if the ship landed in voyage for a little group of ser­ The crew adopted a motion port after 11 a.m. The motion aboard Ihe SS Tuffs Viclory tioned out two at a time. vice men who have dreamed of instructing all hands that crew's was made by Brother Kutsche. which jusl completed a round In spite of the poor conditions home and loved ones, but now messhalls, showers, etc., are for who pointed out that this pracNew York fo Le Havre, resulting from Skipper Evans' it's almost at an end. the crew's use and no other per­ tice had been followed in the and returned with a load of actions the crew apparently "It's been a v/onderful trip, 2,000 GIs, Trip's highlight was turned smiling faces towards sons use them except at the ex­ past aboard this ship. thanks to the crew. press invitation of the crew The crew then went on record the birth of nine pups to a GI the Pacific veterans as is testi­ "Why? Because the smiling dog aboard ship. members. opposing sailing the ship on ar­ fied to in the following state­ faces of the crew kept us smil­ Opinion was divided as to rival at New Orleans unless this ment: ing and cheerful too. It's a fine whether painting messhalls and was agreed to in writing. It also formerly used by the gun crew "When we came aboai-d the showers was deck gang work or instructed Brother Spires to and used by the stewards dept. SS Louis Juliet on the afternoon crew. Our very best to each of stewards. It was pointed out wire Eddie Higdon the New Or­ on the last trip. The matter was of October 13^ we were met by its members." The statement carries the sig­ that this work presented, in leans Agent so that Union rep­ settled with the black gang get­ the smiling faces of most of the natures of 18 GIs. most cases, an opportunity for resentation was available upon ting the use of the head. crew. Not until several days la­ Deck delegate was J. Kirby overtime for stewards dept. arrival there. A wait of ten days at Antwerp ter did any of us realize what and Engine delegate, Monroe members which some held they (Recording-Secretary Adolph for cigarettes and the fact that our coming aboard meant to Lessans. were entitled to. The opposition Capofe notes that "As a result no ice cream was served during brought out that many of the of this action the New Orleans the entire trip was ordered re­ stewards dept. men are inexperi­ Agent met the ship at Belle ported to the boarding Patrol­ GOOD TRIP — GOOD CREW enced in this work but all hands Chase at 11 a.m. and won the men together with a list of were unanimous in referring the crew's demands." They got the needed repairs and improve­ question to shoreside officials time off plus a new electric ice­ ments aboard the vessel. for a decision which would box and promise of a repair job Deck delegate was Frank Hos­ avoid recurrence of this issue when the ship hit drydock at kins, William Wildridge for the aboard ships. the end of the month.) black gang and Norman DeAnother discussion concerned 4. 4. 4, Laurie for the stewards. the location of the crew's radio. Seatrain New Orleans 4 4 4 Excessive and loud playing of (Second Meeting) SS John Stevens the radio, it was said, interferBoyd and Capote were again AT SEA, Oct. 21 — Meeting red with the Firemen's rest in­ elected chairman and rec.-sec., asmuch as the speaker which is respectively and the delegates opened with Warren Wyman in in the crew's mess is close to the proceeded to make their reports. the chair and Frank Hoskins as rec.-sec., both of whom were Firemen's focs'le. A motion was Deck delegate Hanson stated re-elected. Minutes of previous adopted to have it relocated andthat the chief mate had cleaned meeting were accepted and un­ that all card playing take place out the rose box and that this der "New Business" the crew in the mess located furthest was overtime for Brothers Hart away from the Firemen's focs'le. and Britten who were on watch adopted a motion for the deck and engine departments to use It was moved, seconded and at the time. heads and showers on the star­ carried that all hands take their Brother Muzio, the engine beefs to their respective depart­ delegate, reported his depart­ board side of the ship. A motion was adopted to ment delegates and the latter be ment o.k. with no beefs. have the Purser cease the sale authorize ' to call ship meetings Capote reported no beefs for whenever they judge them to be the stewards dept. and that the of cigarettes to the army on the way home because of rationing of benefit to the crew. The dele­ ship was short of a messman. to the crew. Another motion gates were instructed to con­ A motion was adopted de­ tact army officers and request manding overtime for all hands called upon the Steward to ex­ "A good Irip and a good crew" say ABs Bob High and Norman use of No. 3 hold for further for late sailings. It was pointed plain the shortage of plates, cups Provan of the SS Oils E. Hall which paid off in Charleston. and glasses in the messroom. ship meetings. out that the company was aware Meeting adjourned at 3:30 t X that the ship couldn't sail on after a 1^2 hour session. time because of a bad boiler. SS John Milledge 4 4 4 A list of suggested agi'eement November 12—Meeting call­ SS Reinhold Richter ed to order at 1.30 p.m. with M. changes was read by Brother AT SEA, Nov. 4—Members of Hall in the chair and J. Werner Kufsche and the crew approved as rec.-sec. The purpose of the them being turned over to the SIU aboard the SS Reinhold Because "the New Orleans cepted. No beefs and every­ meeting was announced as "ship shoreside officials for consider­ Richter today voted that any crew member who relieves the Patrolman gave us very good thing in good shape. The crew sanitation and welfare." Broth­ ation in future negotiations. In a special message from the watch late shall be fined one cooperation" in getting every­ then discussed the question of ers McKenzie and Nelson were crew, submitted by the rec.-sec., dollar which will be turned over thing squared away before they cigarettes which, reported the made "Master at Arms." sailed, the meeting aboard the chairman, had been taken up The deck delegate declared the men stated that changes are as a Log donation. Other motions adopted by the Francis M. Smith on Dec. 2 was in New Orleans with the Cap­ that no beefs existed in his de­ needed in shipboard working partment except overtime dis­ rules inasmuch as seamen now crew penalized members who short and to the point. tain who had guaranteed 2 car­ putes. He stated that this will work far more hours than work­ fail to put their cups and dishes Several of the old timers took tons a week for the voyage. be left to the boarding Patrol­ ers in other industries and "now away after eating and to give the floor to give a talk on Union Main also reported that the is the time for each member to the Steward a vote of thanks for activities especially for the new­ man at the payoff. Skipper had agreed to change Engine delegate reported he start action leading towards a his cooperation during the .trip. er men and the cTew went on the quarters as soon as the pas­ expected a clean payoff with no 40 hour week for seamen." The latter motion was opposed record extending best wisiie.; for sengers had disembarked at beefs but complained about the by one member. 4. 4. 4 the holiday season to "all the Trinidad. messroom untidiness. Members of the crew wanted brothers on the beach and at SS John Stevens The delegate for the stewards AT SEA, Oct. 14 — Meeting to know if comoensation would sea." Blackie Gardner made a mo­ told the meeting that his depart­ aboard the SS John Stevens be paid because of the lack of Chairman Mack Main opened tion that the crew give a vote ment was in good shape except with Warren Wyman elected bedspreads but it was proposed the meeting with a talk on co­ of thanks to New York Agent for green and inexperienced first chairman and Frank Hoskins that this be left to the Boarding operation between the thiee de­ Paul Hall for the "hard work trippers. elected rec.-sec., both by ac­ Patrolman for settlement. partments and stressed the need he is doing in the Isthmian or­ An open discussion was then clamation. Delegates aboard the Richter for keeping the ship and quar­ ganizing drive." The motion car­ held for the crew in general and Under "New Business" the are John Rothery (E n gi n e ), ters clean both during the trip ried unanimously, the new men in particular. membership discussed the ques­ Charles Wobeser (Deck) and and for the payoff. Neal Smith was the record­ Among other matters discuss­ tion of who was to use the head Curtis J. Band (Stewards). Delegates reports were ac­ ing-secretary. mammmMmrnm ALL BEEFS SETTLED BEFORE SAILING ON FRANCIS SMITH 111 If !i •u . f I �Page Eight THE SE4tl4E^R& laG Friday. Dj^qemb^r 14« 1945 Mobile, Too, Wants A New Hall By JAMES L. TUCKER MOBILE — Shipping has slow­ ed down, but we expect it to pick up this coming week with four ships due in for the Alcoa Com­ pany and two for Waterman. We particularly need ABs at the pres­ ent time and Cooks. We will have three more C-2s out here— the Median Creek on or about Dec. 21st; the Fairport around Jan. 10th, and the J^hn B. Water­ man around the 1st of Feb. Voting has been fair here with about four times as many voting this year as did last year. It shows an increasing interest is being taken in the Union by some of the younger Union mem­ bers. The Hall was broken into last week, and so far all that we find missing is the radio, which was still in working condition even if it was six years old. We are still looking for a new Hall, and we hope that we do not have to look as long as the Port of Norfolk did. They had to look for two years, and if we have to look that long the one we are in will fall down before that time. (Edi­ tor's note: But take a gander at the Norfolk story.) SHORT RUN Quite a few of the Tankers are beginning to run coastwise out of here, so any one wanting a short a-un come on down, as the weather iis just starting to turn cool. For the past week we did not have a • ship to payoff, but had eight to sign on with plenty of beefs about signing on. All of these ships signed on with no WSA Rider No. 64. They signed on to payoff in the Gulf area, and we hope in the future to be having them to sign on to payoff in the Port in which they sign on. • We are having a good many ships in transit from the Pacific 'Coast with every one wanting to pile off—^when the ships leave the coast they expect to go in the iboneyard, and some of them are coming in with just enough food for one more meal and a skimpy one at that. Some of our members must The Patrolmen SayCarry your gear with you when •you report to your ship. You might want to change your shirt ,when you met those senoritas or those mademoiselles. Each member should con­ sider himself a one-man organiz­ ing squad. Always carry some of the Union organizing material with you, and give to the unor­ ganized seamen you meet. Re­ member: Isthmian, too, must be SIU. i . Not only good Unionism, but ordinary courtesy and regard for your friends: Clean your quar­ ters thoroughly before signing off. have read the old ad^e that two can live as cheaply as one, for several have just tied the knot, one of them being James (Hambone) Watler. The Andrew Jack­ son bunch hit town and only lasted a few days, most of them having already shipped. Jughead Chandler has deserted the Pan-Orleans and is making a trip across. Brother (Von Steigle) Horn is back after mak­ ing a nine day trip on our train­ ing ship, the Pan-Orle«uis. Quite a lot of the oldtimers are sitting around waiting for a standby job to last over the Holidays. We understand that Brother Bob Matthews is expected in town for a few days, we hope he doesn't have to stand up aU the way from Frisco. i] NO NEWS?? SIU Takes Over WSA-Literally By LEON JOHNSON NORFOLK — Brothers, if you the doors are open and you are want to. see a nice hall, of which always welcome. With business like it is you the membership is proud, just breeze down to Norfolk, the Port won't only get a chance to view R|R1J^>ELPHIA our fair city but, also to get a that always needs a seaman. For TAMPA job. This Wednesday, December a long time the membership has 5th, we planned our first meeting GALVESTON JACKSONVIU'E been in need of a larger build­ in the new building, but due to ing; and now that they have it. the fact that this is an extremely busy port, and SIU men can't linger long, we had to get along without our hall warming affair. This building was bought out pecially in the matter of food work until the Army comes from under the War Shipping shipments for Europe. It 4;akes aboard on the other side. considerable time to take care of Administration, showing you that PAID GUESTS things up there; yet we've got Reading the riot act doesn't the SIU is on the ball. We now to have representation there for seem to have much weight, for have a building in which SIU our ships, particularly since there when the ship pays off the over­ is an NMU hall operating in Port­ time can be terrifically high for members can be proud to meet land. The situation in Providence a department carrying the regu­ in, and to acknowledge as their may prove to be similar in the lar complement cl Messmen. Most Norfolk Branch. very near future, as the commies of the time the Steward says they THE SIU WAY have a spot there ^so. didn't even earn their regular wages, much less the overtime. As in the past, we will see to BAKED BEEFS All beefs in this port have been Well, one cheerful thought is that it, personally, that any beef or squared away in the usual Boston the troops will all be home some­ differences can be settled in the style. A Port Committee meet­ day, soon. good old SIU way. If a Brother We've still got a major gripe up ing here with Eastern SS officials who has ever been in the port of finally resulted in an agreement here, in which every member regarding the ever-recurring lin­ that comes into the Boston hall Norfolk remembers 25 Commer­ en beef that should settle it for concurs—the same old one about cial Place, it will be with a feel­ all time. Eastern has agreed the Hall. It's getting worse all ing of indignation at the old to pay $2.00 per week linen the time, with not even enough crummy place. The new SIU money. Members of the SS Galen room for desk space for the Pa­ Hall here is reaUy something. It Stone, who started this thing trolmen and Dispatcher. In order is located in the heart of Norfolk. rolling, can collect their money to get into the office, someone It offers plenty of room for the has got to run interference for membership to conduct its meet­ by writing Eastern. . But there is one sort of beef you; and there is nothing that ings, instead of rentl T an extra that we have plenty of trouble can be done to remedy the crowd­ building as in the past. It has with: namely, the type of Mess- ing, because there is no way to ample space for a recreation men we are getting for the stew­ change the present set-up. So room, which we hope to have ard department of the troopships. here's hoping the returns on the ready soon as plans, now under These kids don't seem to know referendum will give us the go- way, are completed where the they are supposed to do 8 hours' ah'^ad sign. membership can lounge around Still plenty of jobs in this port and take it easy. work like anyone else. Some of them will tell the Steward that for any of those boys who want "OUR HALL" they've signed on as Army Util­ to duck out on the girl friend ity, and that they don't have to for Christmas. The membership in Norfolk is very cooperative. They ship for a living. They are proud to drive past 127 Bank Street and say to their families, "This is our new building. It belongs to us." By BOB HIGH In a few days, the painters will BALTIMORE—Shipping in the waste in answering questions have a sign ready to hang in Oriole City continues to be the which are very clearly answered front of the building. You won't best in its history and, from all in the . shipping rules, we could indications, it will continue this crew thousands of ships. So, what IF IT HMS way. The need for qualified men do you say? The next time you're is acute, and -we can ship any on the beach, get yourselves I'P BUST/ qualified man on damn near any copies of the shipping rules, and look them over—and then you type of job he wants. Because of this shortage we are can aU be as smart as any piecard. The Baltimore Hall has just suffering from, we have been forced to call the Port of New had some changes made in its York frequently during the past layout, which the members should week, and tapping them for men. find to their best interests. We have an idea that New York Thanks to those members on the is having its own troubles (How beach, who put in a lot of hard about it, Paul Gonsorchik and work on it, we have completely Red Truesdale?), and we hope changed the shipping set-up here. that in the future we will be able You'll find it har(i to recognize be able to miss it even if you v/hen you see it the next time. to handle our own local jobs. wanted to. Come down and make Monkey wrench corner here is It would be a good thing—to yourself known. Baltimore, just change the subject gracefully— still the same—no changes made you be careful, for though we are if the membership, in its spare there except in money, as the old a small town port we're booming. time, would study up on their established firms do business at In signing off, I now say. Bro­ shipping rules. If they did, it the same old stands. For a quick job, for a quick ther Seamen, we settle beef, set­ would sure save shipping dis­ patchers in general (and me in trip, or for a quick good time tle hash, settle stew and settle particular) a hell of a lot of when you come back in, come cash. Give us a try and you will trouble. During the. time we down here to Baltimore—quickly. be satisfied. BUonea this WMk from lha Hxaocfa Agents of tb» follow- Ships In Transit Should Settle Beefs At Payoff By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON — This is the first op­ portunity I've had for some time to get around to writing a few paragraphs for the Log. It has been exceptionally busy up this way—all kinds of ships in port, including three troopships at one time, paying off and signing on. Crew replacements have been hard to find, but it is gratifying to say that no SIU vessel was delayed. However, a payoff is getting to be a soft touch. It is these in transit and loading ships that cause the real headaches The crews on these have all kinds of beefs, necessitating more run­ ning around than do the average overtime disputes, etc. Then, too, the stuff in transit, due to payoff in some other port, stops here to discharge cargo, and we have the delegates up trying to settle their beefs here. TWICE OVER This, of course, is wrong, becuse in some other port the Pa­ trolman will have to go over the same ground. Moreover, it will be his decision that will decide the issue, not ours. And there is always the possibility that some dispute will arise in which the boarding Patrolman will be told by some guy short on brains and memory that "the guy up in Boston said such-and-such." We don't want this sort of thing to happen; consequently, we try to explain to the man that their disputes rightfully should be handled by the patrol­ men in the payoff port. REMOTE PICKETING The NMU pulled its phony 24hour work stoppage in Boston. The whole thing had about as much effect on waterfront acti­ vities up here as the cat usually has on the marble floor. Tlie longshoremen worked every ship in the port, and business was carried on as usual in all depart­ ments. In fact, I don't know where the pickets did their pick­ eting, but 1 understand they de­ serted the waterfront and repair­ ed to the Boston Common to listen to the commie harangues from Parkman Bandstand. It really is farcical the way those guys can mess up their own pub­ licity angles. Still getting ships up in Port­ land, so it looks as though this port wiU make a comeback, es­ Urges Study Of Shipping Rules �m Friday, December 14, 1945 THE Old Times Return To Puerto Rico SEAFARERS LOG INNOVATOR able to see and remember. But I think it would be a good idea to have service flags made up, each branch to have one for par­ ades and occasions — with a gold star and the number of men of our organization who paid the su­ preme sacrifice. Well, this is about all for this time; but if you really are out to enjoy some fine fishing—for fish weighing from 10 pounds and up—and you like to catch Baltimore old timer, in mem­ lobsters of the same weight, and bership—not years—Sam D. Wat­ you Love The Lovely Senoritas son, FWT, stands for the Sea­ and the best Rum and the finest farers progressive action, and climate in the world—^then we introduced at Baltimore a motion Replacements have been slow will be seing you soon. The calling for a new SIU program on on these ship, but there have been papers state that the weather is education, publicity, and business a good number of the old Carioca on the chilly side up North. coordination. Boys on them. They looked the 'situation over, so we expect some of them to pile off the next time they come down and enjoy the tropical weather we always have By LOUIS COFFIN here in the Enchanted Isle. We note, with considerable like us, who have struggled for It is getting easier to tell what satisfaction, that more and more years to raise our pay and who Company is operating the ships, members are registering their re­ eVen now have to fight daily now that they are all getting the sentment against existing slop against chiseling operators, chest conditions by proposing should let these conditions re­ stack markings on. that this vital part of shipboard duce our earnings through over­ life come under the Union's con­ charging and inferior products. HAVE YOU VOTED? CAN BE DONE Voting has been slow in this trol. With overcharging the general There is no reason in the world port. So far we have voted only habit, and the quality of sup­ why seamen can't operate their 28 men and those that don't vote plies growing steadily worse, SIU own slop chest through their will be on the ones who beef men are demanding that the Union. We have numerous able about the men who get elected. Union undertake the handling of and reliable Stewards who have Fellows, you have a democratic slop chests aboad all contracted plenty of experience in purchas­ union, and the membership con­ ships. ing and distribution. These men trols all business that is doing. So Apparantly working under the are closer to the crew and under­ as Union men who belong to the theory that "seamen are a bunch stand their needs much better only democratic union on the of dopes who don't know the dif­ than " the present people who waterfront, it is your duty to ference anyway" many ship handle the slop chests. vote. Let us get together and chandlers are selling the Pursers, They could buy supplies with make this a banner year at the some of them inexperienced, all Union funds and sell them to the ballot box. their obsolete, outmoded and sur­ seamen either at cost or at regu­ The idea of a Memorial Plaque plus stocks at prices considerably lar, legitimate prices and leave for each branch is a fine thing higher than a reasonaWe profit the profits for division among to have in the Hall, and every demands. SIU members in the same manner It seems ridiculous that men one who enters the hall will be as the cooperatives do. (The co­ ops pay dividends to their mem­ bers after charging regular prices to everyone who buys. This plan would give every member of the SIU a share in the slop chest By ROBERT MATTHEWS Time To End Slop Chest Racket Frisco Presses Isthmian Drive SAN FRANCISCO — Business , in this Port is just about at standstill, due mostly to the ma­ chinists' strike. The operators are not . bringing the ships in here for fear of having them be­ come strikebound. However, the Port of Wilmington is booming. Most of the ships are being di­ verted to Wilmington, Portland and Seattle. At this writing, there are eight Isthmian ships in the San Fran­ cisco Bay Area. Most of these ships are 100% SIU. The Beaver Victory, which just came around from the East Coast, is very good shape. If the members continue sailing these ships as they are now, this election is in the bag— on this Coast the whole machin­ ery is in this campaign whole­ heartedly. Red Simmons and Matt Short have been covering the Isthmian Ships here every day, and they report very definite progress. They have come in contact lately With one of the top drawer or. ganizers for the NMU. This guy's hame is Terry Garabedian, and Simmons concludes that this guy would be a pretty good salesman if he had any product worthy of selling. The Isthmian men have repeat­ edly asked Garabedian for copies of the NMU contracts, but Gara­ bedian so far has failed to pro­ duce them. The Isthmian men can't understand this attitude, in­ asmuch as the SIU contracts have been put on every Isthmian ship for the men to read. Can it be that the NMU is ashamed of their contracts? I asked Red if he thought Gar­ abedian was a commie, and he said he didn't think Garabedian had enough sense to be a com­ mie — "He is probably just a commie stooge"—but he has de­ finitely been through the commie "leadership school." If You Want To Ship In A HurryBy ARTHUR THOMPSON By BUD HAY SAN JUAN — In the last two weeks shipping has been coming in like old times. With the shickshinny and the Cape Pillar in for South Atlantic, one to Bull and the Cape Pillar for A. H. direct from the West Coast; Cape Faro and Cape Flacon for Waterman, Geo. Washington from New York and the Alcoa Pegasus direct from the West Coast for McCormack. Cape Texas, Cape Nome Coastal Mariner and Jean for Bull. Page Nina SAVANNAH—Last week start­ ed off with a payoff on the SS Wm. Bevan in Charleston. There were no beefs and the payoff was made in record time. The old man is an old SUP man, and so is the mate. The first assistant engineer is a retired member of the SIU. Captain Bromberg and the crew threw a party aboard last Wednesday and from all re­ ports a good time was had by all. During the payoff, which start­ ed while the ship was in dry dock, we moved to the oil dock and I couldn't get ashore until about 5:30. Then I had to taxi across town to get to my car. After checking with the company agents to see what replacements were needed, I started back to Savannah. After about 50 miles the car went dead. I pulled off the road and checked and dis­ covered my oil pump was adrift. It, took me hours to get a lift, and then I v/as taken to a town which was quite a bit out of the way, but the only place near by where I might be able to get some help. I had to wait until morning before I could get towed in and get fixed up again. It only cost four bucks towing and labor which was quite a break. I man­ aged to get back to Savannah a bit later for breakfast. CANADIAN VISITORS We managed to get the Loring out but about 10 days late. Now we need replacements for the Point Vicente, the Wm. Bevan, the Del Ouro and the Follansbee, all in Charleston. A Gulf Tanker, the Chisholm Trail called for some replacements and I man­ aged tc get a Wiper for her, but she was late and sailed shorthanded. The Warren T. Marks, an SUP ship, has a few men on who want replacements so they can get off, but I don't know of anyone who'll take over. We have a Canadian ship in port, the Griffco, with a crew of BCSU men aboard. Some of them came over for the meeting last Wednesday, but we couldn't get a quorum and they were disap­ pointed. They have been hitting the meetings in every port they touched, and only missed out this one time. Dick Deely is aboard her, and any of you who may have been to Vancouver might know him. We have two Isth­ mian ships in, and one has a crew composed almost entirely of SIU men. Those who don't belong already have signed pledge cards. Most of these boys were shipped from Galveston and would like to get off for the holidays, but the articles call for a trip to a load­ ing port, which should be Bal­ timore. The other Isthmian ship I mentioned last week. We have one man in the hospi­ tal in Savannah and quite a few are laid up with colds. The weather down here hasn't been too good lately. Shipping is still very good and promises to keep up for some time. If you want to ship out in a hurry come to Savannah. Labor Unites Against Reaction (Continued from Page 1) permissible during the 30 days; the first five days would be the president's margin for appoint­ ment of the fact-finding board; the 20 days for investigation; the next five days for publication. In a fighting speech, AFL Pres­ ident William Green denounced this and the other union-busting bills being pushed before Con­ gress. These bills, he said, had done one good thing—"they have served to cement and unite or­ ganized labor." "There is no di­ vision among us on this vicious legislation," he said. "The performance of workers during the war has been widely hailed as a miracle," he declared. "And now, after we have made that contribution, ai'e we as a reward to be reduced to slavery and servitude?" AS IN RUSSIA? "Sponsors of these bills extol the virtues of free enterprise. But how can we maintain the free enterprise system if workers are deprived of their rights and lib­ erties?" he asked. Green bluntly warned that if Congressmen continue to push anti-union legislation and to shackle workers, labor will be "driven to desperation" and "move to the left, just as did the workers of Britain." Lashing at the hysteria that has been stirred up over strikes. Green added: "There are no strikes in totalitarian Russia. Do we want that kind of strikeless nation?" the goods.) It's high time we put a. stop to all those peddlers and chiselers who have been making a good living out of the sweat of the sea­ men. Reducing the cost of goods is the same as increasing our wages. We should be for it. GOOD BYE, SOON We are waiting patiently for the Coast Guard to announce their retirement from the mer­ chant marine scene. Although various sources have told us that they are to get out at the end of 1945, we'll believe it when we see it. So far we've had no of­ ficial announcement, but we are awaiting the opportunity of send­ ing condolences to all those un­ iformed lawyers who will have to leave their gold braid and re­ turn to civilian clothes. We will then express our deep sympathy in past statements, that bringing for their enforced return to work. the servicemen back to America We wonder how the GIs, who is first on the agenda of the LORRIMER TUCKER are waiting patiently to get home, Seafarers International Union, Book No. 26556 enjoy their new, self-proclaimed and we don't find it necessary to Died in Boston August 8th. friends in the commie unions who pull phony stoppages to get that pulled the recent phony work Joined sfu in July 1943. stoppage. While the commies job done or to convince the pub­ were using their usual Moscow lic of our aims. L. W. CULLISON propaganda, we were busily en­ We've got to get our boys back Book No. 974 gaged bringing the boys home, for their benefit and not for the Died in New York August 24th. which is what the GIs really political motives of the com­ want. munist party and their Moscow Joined SIU in December 1938. We hat^e made it very plain. commissars. Fina I Dispatch i ; i- JJ I �:f^!r';.-T7?;r--;^'-M'"i=''?r#--7>:;o»-;,%'*fr:7:/>'v/?'- Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG •, Filda^t December 14, 1B45 THE WEEK'S NEWS IN BEVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports. CURRENT EVENTS.. SPOBTS. REDSKINS BLANK GIANTS In the season closer at Wash*ington, the Giants took it on the chin from Washington—Redskins 17, Giants 0. This win places Washington in undisputed pos­ session of the Eastern crown, and they will now battle it out with Cleveland's Rams for the Na­ tional Football League champion­ ship on December 16. Bothered with line trouble all season, Coach Steve Owen was minus the services of vet linemen Mel Hein and Jim Poole for most of the game due to twisted legs, and Frank Cope for the entire game on account of illness. Poor Steve just sat on the bench, holding his head in anguish, as the 'Skins scored their two markers in the second half. for Sunday games or as a coach. The battle over night games highlighted the Chicago confer­ ence of the major league ball teams. Baseball Czar Happy Chandler is also coming in for some strong criticism as part of the annual game of "shooting the commissioner" . . . Villanova is really looking for trouble during the next three years. Why? Oh, merely because the boys sche­ duled openers with the Army football juggernaut for three sea­ sons . . . Ice and snow facilities for skiing, skating, bobsledding. AT HOME and all winter sports are being readied for a record winter sea­ son at popular Bear Mountain, N. Y. . . . The National AAU has awarded the national boxing championship tourney to Boston after considerable bitter debate. GM STRIKERS WARM UP ALL-TIME GRID GREATS Search of the All-Time records reveals that only one player was ever chosen by all selectors—Heffelfinger, guard, of Yale. Stories of his prowess while at Yale and in later life show that he was a fast thinker on the field who knew how to seize upon situa­ tions and take immediate ad­ vantage of them. The power­ ful Pudge was equally adept at tearing holes in the opponent's line, diagnosing their plays, and breaking up mass plays and wedges. Many players have been men­ tioned as potential All-Time standouts or stars, but only this grid immortal stands alone on his pinnacle as the expert's choice as the game's greatest player. When­ ever football oldtimers, bugs, coaches, or what have you, gather to talk over the grid immortals, Plckeiing in December is cold work, so these General Motors the name of Heffelfirger crops strikers in Detroit are quick to take advantage of their mobile coffee up as the greatest of the great. kitchen. While officials of United Auto Workers (CIO), resume ne­ gotiations with GM (Dec. 6), they continue their fight for UAW's HOT STOVE LEAGUE 30% wage demand on the picketline. (Federated Pictures) Madison Square Garden cele­ brates it's 20th birthday on Sat­ urday, Dec. 15th — 20 years of AFL LENDS A HAND colorful, panoramic existence for the house that Tex Rickard built ... New York's baseball Giants hired Tom Sheehan to help Man­ ager Mel Ott on the coaching staff . . . Detroit Tigers rejected trade proposed by the N. Y. Yank­ ees — George Stirnweiss for Homer Hank Greenberg . . . 'Tis rumored that veteran football Giant Ken Strong is retiring from the grid wars. Steve Van Buren, flashy back of the Philly Eagles, established a new season's high-point score with a total of 110 points for the '45 season . . . Ailing Henry Picard, who came to Florida "to help my neuritis," breezed home in front of the field in the Miami ' Open Golf tournament, and cop­ ped $2,250 in prize money . . . Right hander Ted Lyons of the Chi White Sox has been released from the marines, and the 45Labor moved to lessen juvenile delinquency in Biridgeport, Conn., year-old hurler wants his old job when it gave $35,494 to wipe out a Boys Club deficit. Here, AFLer back. Sox " manager Jimmy Joseph Cleary enjoys a checker game with a Boys Club member Dykes said he would use Lyons while his union brothers crowd around to kibits. The annual wage demands of many parts of organized labor looked more hopeful this week as Ford intimated that a guarantee may be offered by the company . . . January 14 is the date set for the general steel strike unless the $2 daily wage increase is granted, or a compromise is reached . . . Union leaders in the electrical in­ dustry demanded an immediate investigation, charging that re­ frigerators, radios and other appliances are being withheld from the public "until the excess profits tax goes off at the end of this month and OPA grants price increases." This is not the first charge that industry is engaged in a sit-down strike against the American people in an attempt to grab additional profits or else. Secretary of State Byrnes declared that the welfare of the liberated countries comes before that of Germany. On Wednesday he left by plane for Moscow and the meeting of Foreign Minister^. Among discussions there, atom bomb control will have top priority . . . The Senate Foreign Relations Committee dropped the matter of ex-Ambassador Hurley's charges that "career diplomats had wrecked America's policy in Iran and China" . . . The Congressional Committee investigating Pearl Harbor was told that, four days before the attack, the Navy had intercepted a Tokyo message in­ forming Jap diplomats that war was about to break out against Britain, the U. S. and the Netherlands . . . The House narrowly defeated a proposal for immediate consideration of repeal of the Smith-Connally act. The anti-strike law was not working out for %9i| the labor haters and new controls on labor and more stringent measures are being proposed instead. 4 General Motors announced the cancellation of collective bargain­ ing agreement with the United Automobile Workers, demandinjg "provisions requiring union responsibility and assurance of unin­ terrupted production" in any new agreement . . . Some 20,000 pickets were in front of the company's headquarters on the twentieth day of the strike . . . Meanwhile the UAW, in the person of Ford Director Dick Leonard, offered Ford an agreement which would give the company the right to fire "leaders of unauthorized walk­ outs." Militant UAW rank and filers immediately declared that Leonard "would be back in the shop" as soon as they could arrange matters at the coming UAW convention where he will have to stand for re-election. Labor Secretary Schwellenbach attributed industrial unrest to a "fear complex worse than that after Pearl Harbor" and urged that industry and labor get together "before disastrous results set in" . . , Joint tests of atomic bombs against naval vessels was an­ nounced by the Army and Navy. This was seen as an Army assuf- * ance that the Navy would not be able to minimize the effects of the bombs on surface craft in an attempt to safeguard their traditional importance to national defense. INTERNATIONAL Iran looked, toward the Moscow meeting of Foreign Ministers for a satisfactory solution to its internal problems. The Red Army has been accused of hampering the government's attempts to defeat the revolutionaries in Azerbaijan Province, and that whole area appeared to be in the hands of the autonomous forces . . . The Chinese National Government, assured of Russian assistance for its forces, moved to take over control of Manchuria . . . Indepen­ dence leaders in Java threatened to use poison as well as guris and expressed themselves ready to fight American, Russian and Chinese troops if they were brought in to aid the British and Dutch. Cartel Agreements with American industries provided the Nazis with vital war materials and I. G. Farbenindustrie was enabled to produce the "deadliest poison gas in the world" which they tested on human beings, according to evidence now available . . . General "Blood and Guts" Patton was in critical condition at the Heidelberg Hospital following an automobile accident. His wife was flown to his side . . . The all-party Palestine Arab Council rejected the right of the Anglo-American committee to inquire into the Holy Land situation. General De Gaule, President of France, declared that his country stood as a balancing factor between Russia and the U. S. and for the sake of peace, must retain the friendship of both . . . Mus­ solini's son-in-law; Count Ciano, kept a diary which was introduced at the Nuremberg trials to show how the Nazis tried to speed the , Japs into the war ... In China 120,000 communist troops were re- " ported attacking the town of Lincheng in southern Shantung .... Venezuela opposes outright intervention, but favors "hemispheric repudiation" of all non-democratic American governments, not only that of Argentina. �I TBE SEAFARERS Friday, Dec6mber 14, 1945 SS THOMAS HYDE C. J. Collins $ .77 William F. Ketcher 2.69 M. Renvaro 2.69 Frank Silva 16.12 Frank Woznik 19.47 L. E. Oliver 67 John M. Ferguson F. Kenner 22.63 John Pabarcus C. Jackowski 23.38 R. J. Winter A. Fletcher 14.73 E. Cocking J. Egan 17.33 J. Dufort P. Clendeming 8.01 J. Billings N. Cline 6.57 F. Hill H. Morris 10.84 W. Kozane W. L. McCarthy 20.63 E. DeCelles •F. D. Crowell 23.38 F. DeSantis A> Rousseau 28.06 C. White Brienze 11.26 C. Vanderhoff John Kenny 4.89 J. Albright George Jones 4.32 William Stosek '. Robert Willets ' 29.73 James Reeves James Reeves W. R. Garrett 7.61 John J. Hayden 8.03 George M. Gibson Orlando Gpngoldes 7.19 George M. Gibson j. M. Thomas 4.89 Elvin J. Morrison Charles E. Denvers 7.19 John A. McCloud Gus A. Opolus 2.69 Max J. Baer John F. Ferguson 18.08 James Reeves R. R. Ederquist 1.00 Ira G. Pearson Cornelius Collins 1.22 Wilfred T. Luce J. A. Kirby 22r37 Maynard Blosser G. S. Lucas 40.86 Michael Hanley Milton Nelson 7.76 Augustine Gallegos W. A. Shiller 5.69 Anthony Moshak , A. Tanimiston 7.58 Paul E. Grinim LOG Phge Eleven —Unclaimed Wages— Calmar Steamship Company 1.00 2.88 1.42 .67 •'1.34 .67 .67 .67 1.34 .67 1.34 3.36 1.34 6.80 8.22 7.70 8.22 9.07 3.15 5.89 3.37 15.99 3.14 2.11 7.57 2.11 5.77 4.82 3.37 Volley R. Collins Georgos Kosmas Hugh T. Martin James T. Whitehouse Holger Hansen Anthony Moshak Jose DeJesus James R. Brenizer Richard W. Adamczyk Joseph Binowski Robert A. Snieder Bertram Agol Teodor Skrypel Josef S. Czaplak Charles W. Miller Juan Santos Torres George Jonah Denis C. Metaxes Robert Moore Harry L. Rogers Richard J. Creel 16.83 84 1.68 1.68 84 84 28.41 19.96 10.97 2.52 5.70 3.79 12.45 3.37 20.54 7.87 59.22 37.81 20.46 89 44.89 J. T. Gallenstine I. Rosyold Edward Bostwick G. Prudencio A. E. Jelken .R. B. Hughes David Schwartz Milton Raible John Rentalow Harry Wilke Jr Jack R. Shaver Joseph Sussman Richard Prickney Teime Loakkenow Arthur A. Volors John Gajdirewicz Robert R. Lonzon Frank Seriano Harold W. Simmonds Edward A. Hampson Leslie H. Johnson Frank Seriano Augustin J. Disano 11.41 4.70 4.70 13.09 4.70 .92 40.42 3.46 8.06 8.06 6.81 75 2.52 2.52 2.52 5.05 10.10 3.37 3.37 3.37 9.90 4.05 21.08 SS FREDERICK L. DAU Sam Green $ 12.03 William J. Ackerman 1.47 SS WILLIAM PEPPERELL Aubrey Thorp 12.53 D. Marchant $ 2.11 R. H. McLaurin 6.71 L. Langelier 84 James Starr 21.12 W. Troy 18.51 T. Mullarkey 4.12 B. Osmond 5.94 D. W. Purvis 4.12 W. Wardznski 10.94 W. Hasty W. E. Goodwin B. Hund R. Johnson James Sanders Clement Tennant Joseph Wallace David Kendrick James Wallace David Kendrick Benjamin Richardson Robert Johnson H. Kolter H. A. Stofel G. Troser John R. Hutchinson George B. Gabriel Ronald B. Barnes Bernard Kliminsky George B. Gabriel James H, Brandon David Gibson Michael Greco John Moko Richard Vance Joseph R. Masek Carl T. Trontmann Augastino Dorazio Edward B. Nichols Ronald B. Barnes Martin J. McDonnell Albert J. Wedlake Robert A. Baer Nickalas Koralchuck Joseph Caldwell Joseph Kirrec Armand R. Thibodeau 10.94 6.32 25.24 1.68 4.15 4.15 4.15 4.15 8.39 ^ 14.38 80 1.59 16.78 6.39 8.09 97.06 2.52 2.52 2.52 20.29 9.15 2.58 3.22 4.46 3.22 3.52 4.61 3.47 3.57 84 1.68 1.68 1.68 1.68 1.68 7.89 3.37 MONEY DUE ALCOA MASTER SS OREMAR Will the black gang members (Paid off in Philadelphia) of the SS Alcoa Master who had Turk, 15 hrs.; Mazert, 18 hrs.; overtime disputes on voyage and Gunnerson, 17 hrs. Collect which paid off in Mobile early in at Calmar, 44 Whitehall St., NewOctober, see Louis Goffin, Asst. York City. Secretary-Treasurer, for further 4' 4" 4information on these beefs. JACK ALLEN Notice! SS ROBERT LOCKSLEY (Paid off in New York) E. C. Kochanowski, $1.00 Henry Detje, $5.00; E. G. Stock­ ton, $3.00; J. Wents, $2.00; L. P Diliac, $2.00; J. Sharp, $2.00; P. J. McCann, $2.00; A. Pirigeji, $1.00; N. Zeveicis, $2.00; G. Cos­ mos, $2.00; I. F. Walsh, Jr., $2.00; 6. L. Lanque, $2.00; S. Meadow, $2.00; M. G. Martin, $2.00; W. J. Trux, $1.00; G. S. Wilson, $2.00; J. F..Byrne, $2.00; E. A. Johnston, $1.00; A. L. Nese, $2.00; R. John­ ston, $1.00; F. A. Ulanoski, $2.00; R. F. Leamy, $2.00; J. Jarvie, $2.00; R. E. McNally, $2.00. Total —$47.00. SS BELL RINGER (Paid off in iTew York) D. Albright, $2.00; L. F. John­ son, $2.00. Total—$4.00. SS THOMAS McDONAUGH • (Paid off iti New York) F. E. Davis, $3.00; B. M. Maye, $3.00; G. H. Ellebracht, $2.00; ..B. H. Richarson, $2.00; H. N. Jackson, $3.00; C. L. Capps, $2.00; O. G. Brown, $2.00; C. P. Neugeht, If $9.00; J. Prestridge, $3.00; M. C. Cooper, $3.00; L. E. Dees, $2.00; W. M. Ward, $2.00; E. Wilkes, $2.00; L. W. White, $2.00; J. W. Wade, $3.00; O. D. Ryals, $3.00. Total—$40.00. SS RODMAN (Paid off in New York) R. M. Granthan, $2.00; S. Pines, $2.00; A. K. Torp, $2.00; J. R. Trawick, $2.00; C. Dowling, $2.00. Total—$10.00. SS HOMPTON SIDNEY VICTORY (Paid off in New York) George R. Kaski, $1.00; Mike Caruso, $2.00; G. K. Grimes, $2.00; T. .Tackson, $2.00; V. E. Joyce, $2.00. Total—$9.00. SS FRANCIS WALKER (Paid off in New York) H. Noohari, $2.00; A. H. Rauseo, $1.00; R. M. Heavey, $1.00; R. L. Geiger, $2.00; Z. M. Touhlasakis, $3.00; D. McNelly, $2.00; C. May, $2.00; C. Codoluto, $3.00; L. DeSouse, $2.00; J. H. Pinkard, $2.00; L. Smith, $2.00; E. M. Cullinan, $1.00; L. iDehnis, $1.00; Ji D. Powell, $1.00; S. Greehdridgte, $1.00. Total—$26^00^ Li>...Jiii'iifM". •j--2 Your 16 hours overtime pay from Sept. 24/27 aboard the MS GEORGE M. MEDLICOTT Cape Pillar is waiting at the All assessments and dues are South Atlantic office in New paid according to the record. Your York. Book (No. 37157) is mailed to SS FRELINGHAUSEN your St. Paul address. Seaman's (Paid off in New York) passport must be picked up by R. E. Williams, $2.00; C. L. you personally. Your name has Wickers, $2.00; J. D. Dolan, $2.00; NEW YORK 51 Beaver St been placed on Log mailing list. HAnover 2-2784 Wm. A. Wilson, $2.00. Total— 330 Atlantic Ave. All this message from A. J. "Ski" BOSTON 8.0Q. Liberty 40S7 Janowski. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. SS J. B. BRADY Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA S North 6th St (Paid off in New York) Lombard 76S1 L. IVazier, $1.00; W. Paris, NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 $2.00; H. D. McWilliams, $1.00; NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. K. W. Miur, $2.00; C. B. Garig, Canal 3336 AAGE JENSEN SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St $1.0O; O. Lehman, $2.00; R. Schaf3-1728 ' Contact Joe Algina, New York fius, $2.00; N. Larsen, $2.00; B. MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. Jones, $1.00; R. B. Hughes, $1.00; Deck Patrolman, for $40 (Forty 2-1754 45 Ponce de Lec.n G. Hayes, Jr., $2.00; E. Thorpe, dollars) left here for you by Bob SAN JUAN, P. R San Juan 1885 $2.00; C. Clark, $2.00; C. G. Rich, Roales following the SS John Da­ GALVESTON 305>4 22nd St 2-8043 $2.00; S. E. Tillman, $2.00; N. M. vis payoff. RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. Bjorgum, $2.00; R. G. Vance, i SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St $2.00; Lexie 'fati, $2.00; G. W. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St SVEN REGNAR PORTLAND Ill W. Bumside St Moreland, $2.00. Total—$33.00. 440 Avalon Blvd. Contact Joe Algina, New York WILMINGTON SS WACOSTA HONOLULU 16 Merchant St Deck Patrolman, for $35 (thirty- BUFFALO 10 Exchange St (Paid off in New York) five dollars) left here for you by CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. P. J. Boone, $1.00; N. Drazin, 1014 E. St. Clair St Bob Roales following the SS John CLEVELAND $1.00; A. E. Coleman, $2.00; J. B. DETROIT 1038 Third St Davis payoff. Kenpoe, $2.00; H. Fisler, $1.00; DULUtH 531 W. Michigan St is, is, VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughtoa St R. Welch, $1.00; F. D. Schneider, VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St B. A.WESTEN $1.00; B. Tisko, $2.00; H. Chase, TAMPA 842 Zack St Please contact Joe Goggin at $2.00; F. Brewton, $2.00. Total— M.1323 020 Main St the Boston Branch, who has $3 JACKSONVILLE $15.00. B-1231 that belongs to you. TOTAL—$192.00. SlU HALLS PERSONALS •; �Page Twelre TBE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 14, 1945 1 ( <1 They Know Why SlU Is Best Isthmian seamen are going to vote heavily for the SIU in the coming election (now stalled by NMU commissars) because they have analyzed the Seafarers' con­ tracts, and compared their pro­ visions to existing conditions aboard Isthmian ships. In addi­ tion, SIU members have shown them time and again how their lot will be improved under an SIU contract. The Seafarers has the best con­ tracts in the maritime industry, bar none, and can back this up with factual proof. As a result, Isthmian crews are strong for the many premiums and improve­ ments which they will enjoy after the election, when Isthmian will be signed to an SIU contract. BEST WAGES Wages on SIU ships are the highest in the industry today and shov/ the way to the other unions. When men go aboard Isthmian scows, they are nat paid for any time until they turn-to. On Sea­ farers" vessels men are paid from -the time they report, whether they turn to or not, and are paid for a full day when they report before 5:00 p. m. OVERTIME PROVISIONS There are many occasions on Isthmian ships when licensed per­ sonnel do work which should be paid for in overtime. Seamen are also forced to do certain jobs as regular work which pay overtime rates on Seafarers' vessels. As a result, these overtime adjust­ ments (under SIU contract pro­ visions) alone would pay for the nominal cost of union dues many times over. BUCKO OFFICERS Officers aboar.d Seafarer rustbuckets treat the men as human beings, and know that they will be held answerable by the union for any occasion when they-forget this. On the other hand. Isth­ mian officers are fairly notorious for the autocratic and heavyhanded manner in which they treat their men, although there are exceptions to this. When­ ever an officer on an SIU ship steps out of line, charges are pre­ ferred against him at the port of payoff, and in the majority of cases, reprimand or suspension follows. SHIPBOARD CONDITIONS Living conditions aboard SIU ships are the best possible under any contract. Eats are not ra­ tioned in quantity, and are con­ sistently better as to variety and Quality than aboard Isthmian ves­ sels. Seafarers' quarters are kept up better, and ample supplies for repair and upkeep are main­ tained as the ship delegates check the supplies before the ship sails. JOB SECURITY Members of the SIU are assured of jobs under the rotary shipping system in existence at ail Seafarers' halls. They may be certain that thei-e is no black­ balling by the shipowners on ac­ count of militancy, and because of the numerous contracts which the union has with many shipown­ ers, an SIU seaman can choose, not only his job, but his company. REPRESENTATION On a Seafarers' ship, the mem­ bers are represented on shipboard by their own elected delegates from the steward, engine and deck departments. Delegates take up beefs and disputes while the vessel is at sea; and, if they are riot settled, turn them over to the Union Patrolman who comes aboard at the payoff. Beefs are practically always settled at the payoff, and when not, are turned over to the port agent or other union officials who get fast action. Captains and shipowners alike respect the SIU reputation for fair settlement of all beefs, and are well aware of the militant policy which pre­ vails on unsettled disputes. FOLLOW THE LEADER In militancy, union representa­ tion, good contracts, and demo- Isthmian Men, Anxious For Vote To Begin, Favor SIU Consensus among the many SIU volunteer organizers and Isthmian men is that the Seafar­ ers is the only union which can win the election, and if voting started tomorrow the SIU would be the overwhelming choice of all Isthmian unlicensed person­ nel. The longer the NMU leaders stall, the more consolidated the Seafarers become aboard Isth­ mian scows. Remember that there is a Seafarers Hall in all the ma­ During the past few weeks jor ports in North America. more than twenty-five Isthmian That hall and all its facilities Line vessels on the East Coast are waiting to serve you. have been contacted by SIU or­ Bring your beefs to us—we ganizers with very satisfactory know, how to take care of results. Seafarers were on board them. all these ships when they left port, and their reports are that the Isthmian crews are deeply cratic policies, the SIU leads the interested in SIU contracts—es­ maritime field. That's why Isth­ pecially regarding wages, over­ mian men will vote SIU: They time, and living conditions. •* want the best Union and the best Isthmian lads also strongly fa­ conditions available — not some vor the Seafarers' policy through­ poor imitation — and that's the out the "war period, and especial­ reason why, "Isthmian, too, goes ly the present slogan, "No com­ SIU!" munism or any other foreign isms in this Union and this country." They don't want any part of the foreign-dominated policy of other so-called "unions" such as the home but are beiiig kept in many rapidly deteriorating NMU. countries in Europe and Asia. SIU'S RECORD TELL IT TO JOE The SIU record of fair and Said one "It's all right to tell square* representation on aU legi­ Uncle Sam and Johnny Bull to timate beefs, and the speedy ef­ pull his troops out of Indonesia, ficient manner in which union China, Japan and other places representatives settle them, is an­ but why don't they start a holler other strong point in favor of the to get Soviet troops out of Iran, Seafarers which the Isthmian Manchuria, Bulgaria, Rumania and all the other countries that boys really go for in a big way. They've been putting up long the communists intend to take enough with non-union condi­ over." tions whereby they lose out on Observers here consider it re­ overtime pay and other premiums v motely possible that counter which SIU members enjoy under demonstrations demanding that "Red Army troops be returned tfieir contracts. Now, Isthmian home to their loved ones," would crews are demanding that these be organized. However, they same excellent conditions prevail pointed out, most unions are too on Isthmian scows, and they busy handling legitimate prob­ know there's only one sure way lems of the rank and file and to insure it—that is, with an SIU RUFUS M. PETERS JR. haven't time to get into interna­ contract covering Isthmian men. When they see how quickly was strange that they aren't try­ tional political questions such as ing to tie up ships because the which imperialist nation is best and proudly the Seafarers pro­ Red Army troops are not-going fitted to rule some other nation. duce their contract books show­ ing the many premiums which SlU-contracted men alone poss­ ess. Isthmian seamen wisely note how NMU phonies don't show their much inferior contracts. By BENJAMIN TAFLEWITZ Our slogan and that of the Isth­ Our tub just pulled in to Nor­ mian lads is, "Isthmian, too; goes .. "With the balance of the signed pledge cards now in, the SS Sea folk with some 2,000 GIs from SIU ! ! " Fiddler is pretty strong for the Casablanca aboard. Whew! What Seafarers. SIU literature dis­ a trip, with all those men cram­ tributed all over the ship, and the med aboard this C-3! When we Isthmian boys ate it up, con­ saw the Patrolman at Norfolk, he If you haven't voted as yet stantly asking questions regard­ gave us some Seafarers litera­ in the annual SIU elections, ing the SIU—about wages, condi­ ture, and a bundle of Logs to take back to the gang on the Fiddler. do so at once. Polls will con­ tions, overtime, etc. tinue open until December With the election just ai-ound We had plenty of talks with 31st, and each member of the them, and answered all of their the corner, we are shipping again Seafarers in good standing questions. Except for a few men on this scow, and expect to be on should exercise his ' demo­ in the engine and stewards depts., her when the big day rolls around cratic right and privilege to the overwhelming majority of the crew is for the Union—^the SIU, —the day when over 90% of the' vote. Isthmian men vote for SIU!. of course! Isthmian men who are clamor­ ing for the start of voting on a collective bargaining agent, are being hamstrung by the NMU re­ fusal to sign a consent election agreement. At the meeting where SIU, NMU, Isthmian, and NLRB representatives were present, everyone there agreed on proce­ dure. Since that time, the commie misleaders of NMU, realizing that Isthmian is strongly SlU-minded, have been stalling for time on one pretext or another with the vain hope that.their phony prop­ aganda will succeed by hook or crook—mostly crook ! ! ORGANIZERS CONFIDENT Our brothers aboard the Isth­ mian ships are not going to be denied the SIU representation which they demand and right­ fully deserve, and only laugh loudly and longly at the desper­ ate comrat's futile efforts to sell their particular brands of lies, slanders, and vilification. NMU Saves 'Everyone But Seamen' BALTIMORE — Tired of be­ longing to an outfit "that's out to save everyone but the seamen they are paid to represent," Rufus M. Peters Jr. applied here for help from the SIU, and turned over his NMU book as "something I nor anyone else has any real use for." The straw that broke the camel's back, as far as Peters is con­ cerned, was the NMU refusal to give him an ear on a beef be­ cause, as he put it, "the commies \vere busy saving the GIs, and didn't have time to discuss a union question or a beef." FIRST OF MANY Corning into the Hall about an hour after the communist demon­ stration on the GI issue, Peters was the vanguard of about twen-. ty other completely disillusioned NMU men who declared them­ selves disgusted with that out­ fit's way of "shoving their rnember around in order to save every­ one from Jesus to the Indone­ sians." There seems to be a wholesale abandonment of the commie ship of state in this port, with the rank and file of the NMU denouncing their misleadership and demand­ ing that they lead the union on legitimate seamen's beefs, instead of using the members in every shady political deal dreamed up by the commissars at home and abroad. Peters made it clear, as did the others who protected the NMU political strike, that the commies were using a good beef to fur­ ther the ends of the Soviet Union and not to help the servicemen themselves. 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MEETINGS IN WEBSTER HALL LABOR UNITES AGAINST PRESIDENT THEY STILL SUPPORT WSA MEDICAL PROGRAM CONGRESS ACTS DRAFT WILL MEAN ARMY CASTE CHISELING SHIPOWNERS DISCOVER MEN REFUSE TO SAIL THEIR SHIPS SHOWS THAT OLD SIU SPIRIT PETER BLIX GILL, PIONEER UNION SEAMAN, PASSES AWAY THE PATROLMEN SAY- KOLOA VICTORY GETS PEACETIME PASSENGER TRADE-ONE BY ONE SHORT SHORTED BY HIS PALS DIGEST OF MINUTES FROM VARIOUS SIU MEETINGS JOLIET CREW KEEPS SMILING DESPITE THEIR CAP'N BLIGH ALL BEEFS SETTLED BEFORE SAILING ON FRANCIS SMITH TIME TO END SLOP CHEST RACKET THEY KNOW WHY SIU IS BEST ISTHMIAN MEN, ANXIOUS FOR VOTE TO BEGIN, FAVOR SIU NMU SAVES 'EVERYONE BUT SEAMEN SS SEA FIDDLER STRONG FOR SIU Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12-14-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log