http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/98a35007f084772fb9a8fa2026a9b857.PDF 74412b19456b5a3b8ac799acdf9fb099 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North AmerUu Vol. VIII. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 28, 1946 Move For AFL Who Said The War's Over? Ship Hits Mine Off Italy Maritime Group Makes Headway The war is over (it says here). Bui the SUP crew of the SS Nathan Hale had their doubts recently when a terrific ex­ plosion ripped a hole in her port side below the water line and sent debris through the No. 2 hatch, littering the deck from stem to stern—even landing on the bridge. Most of the crew was in the messhall drinking coffee when the ship hit the mine somewhere between Genoa and Leghorn, Italy, AB Albert A. Hawkins of Baltimore, told the Galveston News after 19 seamen from the Hale were repatriated through that port by another SUP ship, the Benjamin Booneville re­ cently. No one was hurt. But they had to turn to and work like hell to keep the pumps going to keep the water down while they beat into Leg­ horn. First they tried to get help, but no ships would come out in that weather to the mine field they had uncovered. ' It was no use trying to mem the lifeboats. They would have been smashed to junk against the sides of the ship. They had to keep her afloat until help came or they reached their destination. Everybody turned to, even the officers. There was no excitement, Hawkins said, "but we knew very well the chances were against us." The ship made it to. Leghorn Harbor. Tugs met her. Just inside the breakwater she sank, but everybody, was safe and uninjured. "The war isn't over for the men of the Merchant Marine," Hawkins said. No. 17 Isthmian Vote Going To SIU By 75 Per Cent, Crew Survey Shews The move for the formation of an industry-wide AFL mailtime federation, as proposed by the SIU Agents Conference, proceed­ ed full steam ahead with the an­ The crews of four more Isthmian ships cast their bal­ nouncement that William Green, lots last week, and three of the four apparently had joined AFL president, had been asked the long list of vessels which seem to be overwhelmingly to call a gathering of AFL mari­ on the SIU side of the fence. time unions by May 2. To date 46 ships' crews have voted, and of this num­ This action is in lino with a proposal made recently by SIU ber, the NMU can point to only one ship—the Sea Fiddler Agents at their conference in —which seems to be definitely NMU. New York, when attention was For the rest, indications are that 39 ships will be strong called to the "urgent need for a for the SIU, while five appear to be in the "doubtful" col­ closer cooperation among the af­ filiate unions connected with the umn, with crews sharply divided on which Union they maritime industry." want to represent them. Either SIU or NMU could win Comprising the AFL, in addi­ aboard these ships. There seems to be almostmo sentiment tion to the Seafarers Internation­ for "no union," the third choicet ' al Union and the Sailors Union of for the Isthmian men. From un- or three have voiced that .sentithe Pacific, would be the Inter­ official tabulations based on in- nient without casting ballots, re­ national Longshoremen's Assn., formation received from ships' fusing to vote at all. the Brotherhood of Teamsters organizers, less than 10 men have Three ships appear to be 100 and the Masters, Mates and Pi­ voted for "no union" so far. Two percent SIU. These are- the J. lots of America. Sterling Morton, the St. Augus­ The AFL maritime unions hold tine Victory and the William the dominant position on both Ogden. the East and West coasts. On the Into New Orleans this week West coast, where the Bridgescame the Jeremiah Black, whose CIO group makes the most noise, crew seems to have gone down the dominance of the AFL group the line almost solidly for the SIU. That's the way it appears is maintained through the strength of the Teamsters and The United Mine Workers-AFL Here 2.5 miners lost their lives in have fought for safety measures to have shaped up on the George the the SUP, both of which oc­ insistence on a health and wel­ an explosion which left their 113 that would not rob them of their Read, at Baltimore, according to unofficial estimates. In New cupy .strategic positions there. fare fund, and for better safety widows and children without any lives. York the Hawkins Fudske voted "Can these well fed pluto­ precautions and federal mine in­ financial support. FROM CONFERENCE and also was overwhelmingly Kentucky law leaves the mat­ crats," he went on, "with their Spearheading the drive for an spection, was dramatized by SIU. industry-wide maritime federa­ events which took place in Vir­ ter of unemployment compensa­ cushions of life insurance policies SHE'S DOUBTFUL tion to the discretion of the em­ argue that the twelve miners tion, the SIU Agents Conference ginia and Kentucky last week. On the doubtful list is the Sea As the strike went into its ployer, and the owner refused to who were .killed this weekend ... specifically recommended "that accepted the hazards that the op­ take out compensation. Scorpion, which voted in Boston fourth week, and as the negotiat­ the President of the AFL, the Ex­ erators deliberately left un­ this week. The balloting there is The operator, William E. Lew­ ing sessions broke up, the nation ecutive Committee, and the na­ tional officers and executive was shocked by an explosion at is, was anxious to reopen. "But touched after federal and state estimated at about 50-50, with had condemned some doubtful votes which could committees of the ILA, the the McCoy, Virginia, mine of the I can't do a thing until they get inspections them?" swing the ship either way. The them bodies out of there," he Teamsters and all other mari­ Great Valley Coal Corporation, said. Scorpion is one of the five doubt­ in which 12 miners were killed. The indifference of the mine time-connected unions, be imme­ ful ships previously listed. Even Lewis' fellow operators owners to the lives and safety of Bearing out many of the diately contacted with a view to­ are opposed to his further opera­ All of these figures are esti­ their employees is pointed up by charges made by the miners dur­ wards the establishment of an mated, of course. The conjec­ tion of the mine, .saying that the ing the past four weeks, this the i-efusal of the operators to AFL Maritime Council." mine was inspected last August catastrophe has given Kentucky agree to the UMW proposal that tures are based on what the men The Agents' report further rec­ the federal mine inspectors' rec­ who are voting tell the shipside and found dangerously unsafe. "a black eye." ommended "that each Port ommendations be made obliga­ organizers. Of course, there's the Nothing had been done since the The break-up of negotiations Agent" of the SIU "immediately inspection, and the explosion was between the operators and the tory on the owners rather than po.s.sibility that some members contact the local imions in his the result. miners took place on the day of advisory as they are now. (Continued on Page 4) port and sound them out and dis­ Climaxing the tragedy was the the Virginia mine explosion. The cuss the formation of this Coun­ disclosure that rescue squads, highlight of the break-up was a cil with them. which pulled 48 others out of the booklet distributed by the mine "In line with this program, it mine, were forced to wait more owners, stating their side in the is recommended that the SIU of­ than three hours for gas equip­ miners' battle for a health and ficially request a meeting to be ment from another town. welfare fund. held as soon as possible to ex­ Another tragedy was enacted CALLOUS DISREGARD plore and set up the mechanics at Pineville, Kentucky, where the Another hand has been put the House in the last days before into the money pocket of the al­ its Easter recess, murdered the for such a Council." The most remarlcable thing families of the miners trapped Administration's stabilizatioii pro­ The Bridges group's plan was four months ago gathered for the about the booklet was the callous ready "broke" consumer. In the face of rising prices, and gram. The present measure, conceived to embrace CIO, AFL opening of the mine entrance. attitude expressed by the oper­ ators in their statement that "The scarcity of commodities, the which expires June 30, 1946, was and independent unions but later men who go down to the sea in House of Representatives killed cut to pieces by the crippling was restricted to CIO members ships and the men who go down price control and destroyed the amendments and the Set was ex­ when AFL unions spurned the invitation, recognizing it as a A "guilty" verdict was return­ in the bowels of the earth to wage gains which labor has made tended to March 31, 1947, instead communist attempt to seize con­ ed against Nye and Nissen, San mine the nation's energy have through painful struggle, which of the year originally requested. The major amendments, any trol of the shipping industry. Francisco wholesale produce firm, from time immemorial accepted will add over $300.00 to the year­ ly cost of living of the average the extreme hazards of their oc­ one of which would kill a large The SIU-AFL maritime federa­ on charges of defrauding the family. cupations." share of the stabilization pro­ tion plan is a warning light to Government through sale of sub­ gram, would take the price ceil­ This was refuted by one UMW LID OFF CEILINGS the commies that their insidious standard and short-weight butter, ings entirely off half the items A series of'five amendments to official, who declared that for scheme for maritime control will cheese and eggs to the Xrmy, the Price Control Act, passed by decades the miners and seamen Navy and WSA. {Continued on Page 14) be run aground. 12 More Miners Killed In Blast As Owners Continue To Stall On Safety Demands Congress Wrecks CPA; Higher Prices Seen Negating Pay Rises Bad Eggs Scrambled �THE SEAFARERS Page Two LOG Irriday, April 26, 1946 SEAFARERS 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 % HARRY LUNDEBERG i X % ------ President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK Secy-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. •267 SIU Does It Again The glorious words "Complete Victory" can now be written across the face of the rider beef. The militant ac­ tion of the Seafarers who refused to crew ships under rider 64 led to the best foreign transportation rider ever to pro­ tect seamen. . Another in the long line of SIU victories has been rung up. A victory made possible by the militancy and unity of seamen fighting for a common goal. We can be justly proud, and we can modestly accept the thanks of seamen of other Unions. The SIU emerged victorious after taking on the WSA and the shipowners alone. Collusive action between the operators and the WSA has been proved, and to this can be . added the charge that the NMU officials were also a party to the proposed sell-out of seamen. When the WSA, in a last ditch attempt to put over the "finky" conditions of 64, asked the NMU to sail re­ allocated ships, the NMU was immediately contacted by SIU officials, and asked, "Will you sail these hot ships?" THimPOiS tr ACAHfl The NMU hemmed and hawed and refused to give an answer. They did not have to answer—their past record speaks only too plainly. Too long has the NMU rank and fiile been taken in by the "unity" pleas of their mis-leaders. Actually, the NMU top officials have a long record of scabbing, picket line violations, and general phony labor tactics. Their militant words do not jibe with their scabbing actions. There is the record. The tugboatmen in Philadelphia will not forget that the NMU broke through their picket lines in November, These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, 1945, when they were in the midst of a battle for Union as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging recognition and better wages and conditions. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ Men Now In The Marine Hospitals The phosphate miners in Florida will long remember ing to them. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL that the NMU officials ordered that picketed ships be sailed from Tampa in the face of NMU rank and file sentiment IVER IVERSEN E. J. DELLAMANO against such action. JAMES KELLY The NMU members on the Gulf cannot have forgot­ HARRY KESSLER ten that their own brothers scabbed on them in the tanker WILLIAM ROSS WILLIAM RUMBOL dispute in 1939. JAMES GRAHAM We in the SIU will never forgive them for sailing ejght NEWTON PAINE, Jr. ships on the West Coast which had been hung up on a MOSES MORRIS quarters' beef. HARRY MYERS The solid front of the Seafarers was never threatened JOSEPH TOUSSAINT EARL JORDAN by the unholy combination of WSA, shipowners, and DONALD WOODSIDE NMU. Now that the battle is over, the NMU will try to % ^ t, claim a share in the victory. They will have to, in order to bolster up their waning power, and in order to keep the STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL V. SHAVROFF NMU from cracking up on the rocks of inaction and po­ 0. HODGES litical maneuvering at the behest of a foreign government. C. MIDDLETON Many NMUers are asking themselves, "Why didn't my J. LITVAK union go to bat against the phony transportation rider? L. A. CORNWALL Why was my union willing to stab the SIU seamen in the L. A. FAULSTICK 1. LOWE back?" R. HANSON They will find that the answer will not be forthcoming H. TILLMAN R. G. MOSELLER from their oflScials. F. MATEO Yes, the NMU officials will take some credit in this C. W. GOODYN victory. But the SIU, and most of the members of the W. B. MUIR NM U, will not be fooled. The results have been announced W. G. H. BAUSE C. KUPLICKI •—the NMU also ran. W. B. COPELAND P. E. SMITH J. J. SWYKERT L. R. BORJA L. L. MOODY W. W. McCLURE J. L. WEEKS J. BRODDUS J. GUFFITT N. ROMANO 1 » » NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. E. DALE H. D. STERTZBACK O. PATIERSON S. WILUSZ„ CLARENCE CARTER WILBUR MANNING EDWARD CUSTER B. C. BEASELY AMOS BAUM W. H. OSBORNE JOHN ZEBROFF J. DENNIS J. H. BOWEN W. F. LEWIS R. M. NOLAN DONALD DAHL J. RICHARD QUINN M. KUHN ERIC ZIEMONS H. A. CRUSE Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m, (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m, (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) MARVIN HALL A. L. SCULLY C. HONOROWSKI E: M. EVANS E. A. NOONAN 4. 4. BRIGHTON HOSPITAL G. PHINVEY, JR. ED. JOHNSTON FRED HOHENBERGER ROBERT GUSHUE W. R. SHEA J. E. LEE E. P. BELKNER, SR. J. COXWELL * HANS I. HANSEN P. CASALINUOVS 4 4. BUFFALO HOSPITAL THOMAS DUFFY J. LA BONTE J. PEMBROKE ART JEPSON a. 4 4 SAN JUAN HOSPITAL R. GAUTIER P. PAGAN B. DEL VALLE P. PEDROSA T. C. LOCKWOOD J. VANDESSPPOOLL �THE Friday. April 26. 1946 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Isthmian Going SiU; Seafarers Must Take Shipbeard Leadership By EARL SHEPPARD By PAUL HALL The union "beef box" on the third floor is getting a big play, and the big majority of the beefs are pertinent. One of the crying issues of the day is shipping, and a good many of the written beefs are on this subject. Brother Blackie Rodriquez presents the following beef, and it is deserving of a frank answer; "Why is it that an S.U.P. book member does not get the same treatment in the New York S.I.U. hall as an S.I.U. book member is accorded on the West Coast? Down in the Gulf area and all other Atlantic ports the S.I.U. members and S.U.P. members are given equality as far is registration and shipping on contracted ships of both unions with one exception, which is New York, where there is an S.I.U. hall and an S.U.P. hall. "On the West Coast there is an agreement between the two unions that the S.I.U. members have equal parity with S.U.P. mem­ bers as far as the date on the shipping cards are concerned. In New York however, a full S.U.P. book member is shipped thr' ".ame as a trip card man regardless of the registration date on the ;;iupping card. For example: An S.I.U. member who wants to ship on a West Coast ship merely has the dispatcher stamp his registration card, "O.K. fur the S.U.P." and that man has his S.I.U, registration date "if honored" in the S.U.P. hall. But such in reverse is not the case. An S.U.P. man who registers in the S.U.P. hall and desires to ship S.I.U. does not have his S.U.P. registration date honored in the S.I.U. hall. He can only take a job providing no S.I.U. man wants it. As a result of this, an S.U.P. full book member is accorded the same treatment as a trip-carder. I would like to point out to the membership that the S.I.U. proposal to the S.U.P. about shipping through one another's halls was for the convenience of the S.I.U. membership on the West Coast. How about reciprocating the courtesy extended by the S.U.P. on the West Coast, to the S.U.P. brothers in the Port of New York." (Signed) Blackie Rodriguez Here's the Answer This is a good question, a damned good one especially since it is one that was raised many times in the past on both coasts. Until recently the SUP operated strictly as a craft union with the Pacific District of the SIU maintaining a separate apparatus. This has all been changed now, and the SUP operates as an in­ dustrial union covering all three departments in the same manner as the Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts. From the standpoint of efficiency alone it would be unfair to the membership for any member to be able to register simultane­ ously on two shipping lists. An Atlantic and Gulf member registering on the Pacific Coast registers on the regular shipping list in the SUP hall. The Pacific Coast member paying off a ship on the East Coast is given the same opportunity. This is exactly the same system that is used on both coasts, and it permits members of either district to ship on any ship. The Seafarers has the best working agreements and reciprocal arrangements of any union in the maritime industry. During the war, hundreds of East Coast agreement ships have crewed up on the West Coast. These ships have sailed under their own agreements, and West Coast Patrolmen have paid them off and settled the beefs just as though they were West Coast agreement ships. Conditions Are Equal The same situation to a lesser degree has prevailed on the East Coast particularly on tankers. There has never been the slightest disagreement or any question of jurisdiction. In New York, which is the only Port with separate SUP and SIU Halls, a system of reciprocal shipping has been arranged. It isn't, and never has been, a que.stion of one group or the other get­ ting a better break. When shipping is slow at one hall or the other the jobs are shared on an equitable basis. The membership of the Seafarers International, and this in­ cludes the SUP, Atlantic and Gulf and Great Lakes Districts, are one, and the working set-up guarantees all members jobs. This is particularly important at this time as a look at the rela­ tive shipping in other maritime unions shows. Poor shipping is the rule of the day in the NMU with cards as old as seventy-five days being thrown in for jobs. In normal times, each section ships from their particular hall, but at all times this is so arranged that there is an equal opportunity of employment for all. The Seafarers has the finest system of shipping, and the best Brother Rodriguez raises a good question, a question that will be discussed more in detail from time to time. The shipping rules are made by the membership, and can be changed anytime the membership so desires. The West Coast, the East Coast and the Lakes are one, each enjoys the same privileges, and fights the same enemy. The prob­ lems are common problems and the solutions joint solutions. An injury to one is an injury to all. crews in every possible way. No beef can be ignored, a good agreement can be quickly won only by the Seafarers being alert, and fighting every issue out to the finish. Agreements are won, not. given to a union out of the goodness of the shipowner's heart. Half the Isthmian fleet has voted, and the Seafarers are out in front by a good margin. On twenty-nine of these ships the SIU has polled an overwhelming majority, and has ,won on all the others with few exceptions. The over-all percentage now stands at SIU, 75 percent; combined dis­ puted, NMU and no union, 25 percent. These figures are as factual as is possible, and are based on a man to man canvass of all ships that have voted. A glance at the results on just a few of the first ships that have voted gives a clear indication of the Sdhfarers strength in Isthmian. SIU SHIP Percentage Mobile City 85 William N. Byers 92 Marine Fox 83 Lynn Victory 56 Sea Flasher 88 Mary Livermore 71 John Mosby 96 Francis Drake 81 Cape Martin 63 This is an average based on the average type of ship. It is, of course, possible that the tabu­ lated results may add up slightly different in the long run, but as matters stand today the Sea Fid­ dler is the only ship that has been definitely lost. On approximately three other ships the issue is in doubt, but on the whole the SIU has run up a score to be proud of. NEGOTIATIONS NEXT There is an old saying about "many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip," but with the impressive majority already established the Seafarers has little to fear on that score. The task at hand is the consolidation of the position already established in the Isth­ mian fleet. Winning the elections does not THE TUGBOAT DRIVE EARL SHEPPARD Great progress is being made in the tugboat and inland water­ way drive. On the Texas coast the SIU has petitioned for a bar­ gaining election in the Houston Bay Towing Company, one of the largest operators in the field. Well over fifty percent of the em­ ployees have signified their de­ sire to be represented by the Sea­ farers. In the New Orleans area the Whiteman, Company has yielded, and signed an agreement. All up and' down the coast from Port­ land and Seaisport, Maine to the Rio Grande, tugboat crews are Today more than at anytime ^ requesting organizational mate­ during the organizational drive, rial and organizers. The SIU Is the Seafarers aboard Isthmian 'rapidly becoming the major orships must assume the leadership ' ganization in the tugboat field. in the fight for conditions. This is The Isthmian Line drive is important, because this is the showing results on the tankers. way agreements are written. In the past few weeks, a number necessarily mean the signing of a contract. Before the final agree­ ment and contract is signed, the company will have to feel the full weight of organized crews. Right now the crews of Isth­ mian ships must begin to func­ tion in the same manner as crews of organized ships—with regular ship meetings, departmental del­ egates and an organized handling of all beefs. of Esso seamen have come into the various Union Halls and ac­ tually taken out Union books. One of the most significant de­ velopments has been on some of the so-called organized ships. The Texas Company is ostensibly organized, and under union THE SIU WAY agreement, but actually these Beefs should be handled, not on the presumption that the men are getting no representa­ working rules of the Isthmian tion whatsoever.. line prevail, but on the basis of A Chief Steward on a Texas Seafarers' agreements. All Isth­ tanker came into the Hall the mian crews should immediately other day, and reported that in a forward their suggestions on solid year not a single delegate clauses in the proposed agree­ had visited the ship, and that re­ ment, and put teeth in their sug­ placements were shipped directly gestions by putting their sugges­ from the company offices. tions into action to as great a de­ Regardless of whether the Tex­ gree as possible aboard the ships. as Company is under agreement The shoreside organizers will to a so-called union or not, the have to double as union patrol­ fact remains that the crews are men during this period and assist not getting repi-esentation, and the Isthmian ships' delegates and can therefore only be classified as being unorganized. "Shall We Say Grace?" These crews want representa­ tion and are entitled to it. For the SIU to act in their behalf is neither "union raiding" nor "dual unionism." Many of these men are Seafarers members, and more are joining daily. These men are entitled to, and will get, Seafar­ ers representation. • ONE BIG UNION Reports from Port Arthur show that an increasing number of Sa­ bine crews are adopting the SIU. On both the Sun Oil and Atlantic, operating largely out of the Dela­ ware River area to the Gulf, a definite organizational improve­ ment is being shown. In the New York area, the Cities Service, Socony and Tide Water Associated crews are showing great interest in the Seafarers program and literature. Summing it all up, the SIU is on the march on all fronts. Win­ ning Isthmian is only the start. Tomorrow it will be tiie entire industry—One Big Union, the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL. Make Isthmian SIU! �i>iige Four THE SEAFARERS NMU Goes A'Gooning For Ex-Organizer Who Joined Seafarers NEW YORK — After former NMU ship's organizer Padgett turned in his book and joined the SIU, some stooge aboard the Isth­ mian Line ship, Nicaragua Vic­ tory, apparently notified the NMU powei's that be. As a re­ sult, two cars loaded with goons attempted to waylay Padgett Monday night, and do a dumping job. Padgett was returning to the Nicaragua Victory after shore leave, and as he was going through the gate heard someone calling his name. Turning around, he noticed two large sedans load­ ed with men who were slowly piling out. Padgett realized they were NMU goons, and were out to do a job on him. So, he ran aboarc yie ship, and told Bosun MurreL that the goons were waiting for him on the Brooklyn dock. Murrell quickly rounded up a group of Nicaragua Victory men to investigate, and see that Pad­ gett was no longer molested. By the time they reached the dock, the two cars had pulled away, and were no place in the immedi­ ate vicinity. NMU GOONS THREATENED HIM By R. E. GONZALES and J. HANNERS Egypt. Her itinerary includes stops at Bangkok, Siarii; Singa­ pore, S. S.; and Batavia, Java. VOTED SID Ship's organizers Murrell and Don Kennedy brought the Nica­ ragua Victory into Baltimore in good shape when she completed her last voyage, and are both re­ maining aboard for the current trip. When the votes we're cast, the SIU received approximately two-thirds of the total with the NMU and the company receiving the remainder. Crew members are attending SIU membership meetings, as she is solidly pro-SIU with the exception of two electricians who belong to another union. Every­ one is impressed with the SIU meetings where they've seen Seafarers rank and file democ­ racy in action, and they all in­ tend to make every Isthmian sea­ man they contact SIU, also. The Things Seamen Have To Take! These Iwo Isthmian seamen from the Nicaragua Victory are smiling over Padgett's (on left) escape from NMU goons who at­ tempted to "dump" the former NMU ships organizer for joining the SIU. Besides him is Bosun Murrell, who is one of the SIU ships' organizers aboard the Nicaragua, and who quickly gathered a mili­ tant bunch of Isthmian seamen too late to catch the goons. irS A HAPPY ISTHMIAN GROUP "Don't be a sucker, soldier. If j«ou must play cards or games, don't play with the Merchant Marine. They are crooks and will not give you a fair chance. Play with the men you cah trust —your buddies. Don't associate with the merchant crew in any way." This nulice was a lipolT on the type of cooperation which the Troop Commander, Lt. Roush, would give to the merchant sea­ men aboai-d the SS Williams Vic­ tory, and he lived up to every word of it. More than one crew member accused Lt. Roush of snooping in his quarters and searching through personal belongings. On one occasion he removed a chair from the Second Steward's room, and left an obscene note accusing the Steward of having stolen the chair from the Troop Quarters. This was later dis­ proved, but the chair was never returned. FAST RETREAT When we approached Lt. Roush, his first words were, "I will do any goddamn thing I RECOGNIZED GOONS want to on this ship as I am the While running up the gang­ Transport Commander. If I plank, Padgett had an opportuni­ catch any jnerchant seaman be­ ty to get a good look at the goons, low deck, I will throw him over­ and he recognized a couple of board." them as well as noting that there We invited the looey to start was a total of 15 or 16. It really throwing, but he immediately look a gang or big, brave goons backed down and said that he to take care of one, lone Isthmian was only kidding. seaman who had realized he be­ In addilinti to publishing liter­ longed in a real democratic ature designed to cause friction Union, and joined the Seafarers. between tlie soldiers and the Maybe they were afraid of retali­ merchant seamen, Lt. Roush or­ ation, and figured there was safe­ dered the Chief Steward to serve ty in numbers—16 to 1! three meals a day to the POWs The Nicaragua Victory will be who were being carried on board, leaving for the Far East some and told the Baker to serve them time this week end with her first with fresh bread. port of call being Alexandria, This was okay with the men involved, but when the payoff Crew members of the Nicaragua Victory smilingly posed for this shot alongside their ship docked came up, all this overtime was in at Brooklyn. From the left. Front Row: Lanier, Edwards, Bednavoski, McCune, Murrell (ships orga­ dispute. nizer), Anderson, Jacobson, and Paschal. Standing: Paul, Rettedal, Atkinson, Smarz, Thompson, Bean, HE APOLOGIZED Jones, Semashko, Boris, McCarthy, and Padgett. A couple of the boys moved, so names may not be in exact sequence. Regardless of his rank, Lt. Roush apologized to the crew (Continued from Page 1) this port and that, looking up members for the bad time he had have told the SIU organizers these Isthmian seamen and tell­ caused them during the voyage, they were voting SIU and told ing them what's good about the and asked them to forgive and the NMU they were voting on SIU. forget. that side, and then maybe voted TALK CONTRACTS When we have managed to re­ for the company. But even lop­ "Sure. That's what they listen turn all the men who were will­ ping off 10 percent to allow mar­ to. They want to hear about the ing to fight for freedom and jus­ gin for error, the SIU appears to contracts, and what's better tice, then and only then will we have polled at least 75 percent of about them. They want to hear be free of men like this who the votes so far. about repre.sentation and how the never heard the scream of shells, That isn't a bad showing, but Union goes to bat for them. They or the explosion of a ship after organizing director Bull Shepbeing torpedoed. The men of the pard viewed the estimated fig­ want to hear other seamen tell it as their own personal experience, Williams Victory called Lt. Roush ures with a critical eye. not the regular line of an or­ a "little tin god" and he did the OVERCONFIDENCE HIT ganizer. Armed Services no good by his "The only trouble with an esti­ "And," continued Bull, "that's domineering manner. mate like that during an elec­ what they've been getting from In conclusion, we would like to tion," he told the Log, "is the the SIU rank and file. That's the ex'press our gratitude for the co­ overconfidence your members reason the vote is going so heav­ operation we received from the get. They get that it's-in-the-bag ily in our favor. crew and the delegates. The de­ feeling arid they don't get around "But an election like this partments were well handled to talking up the Union and talk­ you've got to keep plugging. and, on arrival, all trip cards, ing up the contracts any more. Pretty often it's the last guy who books, and disputed overtime "How do you suppose we got a talked to a man that makes the were turned over to us at once. lead like that? impression on the way he votes. "By Seafarers talking about We ve got to keep the Seafarers The famished millions of Europe and Asia, jr.o:;e than any CRYING TOWEL, PLEASE! the Union every time they met in there getting to all of the ships convention of foreign ministers or diplomats, hold the key to American business spent $2,an Isthmian man," Bull answered as they hit port and talking it up whether the war that cost 1,0,000,000 lives in combat alone was only 386,000,000 for advertising during himself. "I don't mean just the* to these guys, real big. 1945, it v/as disclosed — an'in­ organizers and the organizing "We can't let the members get the prelude to another military hurricane. Organized labor in the committees, I mean the individu­ over-confident and stop trying." U. S. and -Canada by throwing its wholehearted support behind the crease of 5%. An awful lot of that two billion was spent on al Seafarers, the guys who've Thalt's right, we can't, Broth­ U. S. program to conaerve food, is helping eradicate the festering full-page ads telling us that the been beating their brains out in ers! causes of a new world war. (LPA) advertisers couldn't afford 18%c. Isthmian Vote For Seafarers THE BEGINNING OF WORLD WAR III �Friday. April 26, 1346^ ITHMTK THE SEAFARERS LOG Paga Five U. S. Ships Are Placed On Sale; Merchant Marine Fnture At Stake The future of U. S. merchant it, said L. A. Parks, Association and going after business them­ shipping hangs in the balance of Secretary, but right now none of selves, without being wet-nursed events of the next few weeks, as them knows how many. with Government money? shipowners begin jockeying for Are any of them planning for­ Weren't any of them doing that? position for the purchase of U. S.- eign trade expansion, the Log How about public relations pro­ grams in foreign countries boost­ QUESTION?—Da you think that the Cur- built ships under the Ship Sales asked? Act. The ships went on sale op Mr. Parks said he guessed ing the merits of U. S. shipping? ran-Bridges "One Big Union" will achieve Mari­ April 23, after several delays. some were, but he didn't really Mr. Parks said he didn't know. time Unity? Also at stake is the future of known. All of which presupposes that the Seafai-ers International Union How about the shipping busi­ the future doesn't look too bright and the members of every other ness that the Germans and the for the U. S. Merchant Marine. maritime union. Japanese used to have with U. S. commercial shipping's back­ KING SHERRER—AB For in the successful distribu­ South America? Wouldn't that bone lies in foreign trade—un­ Although I think the idea is a tion of ships to American oper­ be considerable and worth going subsidized foreign trade, based good one, I don't think it can be ators lies the hope of jobs for after, said tile Log. on the advantages that U. S. achieved if Curran and Bridges Seafarers and everyone else with Mr. Parks said he guessed it ships can offer: faster, cleaner, have anything to do with it. an interest in waterfront econ­ would be, but all that depended mure efficient service, as op­ Neither one of those guys can omy. on the economic condition of posed to the cheaper rates made Equitable distribution of the those countries. The WSA might be trusted. The motive behind possible by slave labor on some the move is to help them stay ships will mean more competi­ put out some additional lines, he of the foreign lines. in power, and that means that tion for trade; more competition said. But the shipowners don't seem the smaller unions will be swal­ for trade will mean better repre­ COMPANY APATHY to be going after it, nor after the lowed up. That may be unity, sentation of the U. S. maritime Yes, said the Log, but how ships that will make it possible, but it is the kind of unity that is flag on the sea lanes of the world, about unsubsidized trips? How even when they can get them at also achieved when a lion eats a and the more ships that ai-e oper­ about the companies getting cut bargain rates. cow, I'm in favor of Maritime ated in foreign commerce the Unity, but only when all the more jobs there will be for sea­ small unions will have a break. men. CONGRESS' VIEWS That probably is an oversimpli­ fication, but it is the essence of the^'entire maritime program as envisioned by Congress when it NEW YORK—With the words Two department delegates set up the Ship Sales Act. "You've got me where you want plowed straight to the Skipper. CARL I. KOPPER—Steward Congress also was interested in me," the Skipper of the Calmar Which order, they wanted to I think that Curran and Bridges seeing that the American public ship Marie M. Melonie yielded to know, was to be followed? are out for themselves and they was not sold short. It sought to the SIU and conceded defeat by don't give a damn about Mari­ GET OFF! establish prices which would not writing "cancelled" across the time Unity unless they can run The Captain squalled. As far be a burden for the shipowners, logs which were holding up the things to suit their own purposes. as he was concerned, he bellow­ but would turn back to the U. S. crew payoff. In ths long run, they will fight ed, "You can all pack your gedr Treasury—and the taxpayer—a The company's chief demand and get the hell off the ship!" among themselves, and the whole fair proportion of the cost of for a thorough investigation of thing will fall flat on its face. The crew promptly obeyed building the ships. The price for­ the crew's actions boomeranged their Captain's order! The. smaller unions will find mula was delayed by months of when the SIU Patrolmen readily themselves taking orders from hearings, at which shipowners' They went back to the com^ agreed, stating that they would the ILWU and the NMU. and lobbyists pressed and partially pany office, where they were "go whole hog" on an investiga­ that means thai they will be fol­ gained their point for bargain told the payoff would begin with, tion. lowing, the communist party line. prices. the Captain's arrival. But by 5 If they want to do that. okay,, but Their assertion that the Cap­ P.M., the company reversed itselfr SOME BARGAINS tain's position was a vulnerable in order to protect the Skipper that's not real imity for common The final base prices for the one, and that they would prove purposes. ships are to be an adjusted 50 that he was derelict in the dis­ who was nowhere in sight. When Calmar charged that the percent of the cost of the vessel charge of his duties clinched the crew had abandoned the ship, the as estimated at January 1, 1941. argument for the Union. SIU countered that the men. The adjustments are to be scaled The Marie M. Melonie returned down, in accordance with age to New York on Mondaj', April obeyed the Captain's orders. The JOSEPH ORNOWSKI = Wiper company wanted the crew to be and conditions of the vessels, to If anybody but Joe Curran was a floor price of 35 percent of the 15 after discharging a cargo in a logged 30 days' pay. The Cap­ foreign port. at the head of this deal, I would 1941" estimated cost. tain after ordering the men off In response to the crew's de­ think that it had a chance. But the ship had logged the entire In addition, purchasers of the how can he work for unity in the U. S. ships can receive an allow­ mand for a draw, the Skipper deck department, several men whole maritime field when he ance for trading in old vessels. went, ashore for money. By from the Steward's and Engine can't even get his own bunch to Ostensibly this move is designed Thursday he had failed to reap­ five days' pay. work together. I think the idea is to retire obsolete craft, but actu­ pear so the crew went to the SIU men who wei-e sent to swell, but not with a guy who ally it affords the shipowners a Union Hall with their story. The handle the beef pounced on the had his men sail ships that were chance to drag down some thick Union was informed that the fact that the log was in poor picketed. 1 don't know too much gravy for old ships and to obtain Captain had returned to the ship shape and that vital entries had about Bridges, but you can bet real bargains in new ships. (See with $1000 for the draw, that the not been made. They asserted that the two of them are up to the March 22 Log editorial for crew should go aboard for the that the Captain had failed to shifting of the vessel to a loading no good. Sooner or later, we details.) berth 6 A.M. Friday, following note that several men had re­ are going to have maritime unity, Let us bypass that phase for which there would be a payoff. ported sick. but not the Bridges-Curran-com­ the nonce, however. The ques­ At the appointed time the crew HAND-HOLDER mie kind. tion is how effectively the WSA was aboard, but by 11 A.M. the To this the Skipper replied is handling the sale begun this Melonie hadn't shifted. The crew that he had felt the pulses of the week. So far the shipowners was baffled by two sets of orders men and that, to him, they looked have entered few applications for —one calling for the shifting of healthy. He couldn't be bothered the ships for sale. They are the vessel, another, posted in the entering the name of every man studying the conditions of sale messroom, ordering the men to who said he was ill, he added. for each ship, and are warily be at the company offices at 44 The Union pointed out that the FRANK PASCHANG—AB casting an eye at the foreign bids Whitehall Street. U. S. Public Health Service de­ No, they will never achieve for the ships and charter. cided that several of the men what they want. They might be SHIPMEN WARY were ill, and here the shipping able to consolidate themselves in The window dressing* of the commissioner, who had been power, but they won't strengthen sale looks good, but they're afraid called in, stated that the Skipper the seamen and shoreside work­ the WSA may have some shoddy was guilty of neglect. The Seafarers Log is your ers. The big unions will have the merchandise inside. The SIU Patrolmen said they Union paper. Every member balance of power and the smaller The Atlantic and Gulf Ship were willing to have a thorough has the right to have it mailed unions will be gobbled up. Well, Operators Association, which is investigation but it would be to his house, where he and that's unity of a sort, but not the spokesman for most of the com­ "whole hog," with the Captain his family can read it at their kind I go for. Joe Curran and panies with which the SIU has coming in for his share of it. leisure. Harry Bridges never did any­ contracts, did not have much in­ It was here that the Captain If you haven't already done thing for the workingman and I formation to contribute when the reversed his engines and uttered so, send your name and home don't think that they are starting Log called on the day the sale his admission of defeat. address to the Log office, 51 now. They are strictly out for opened. Patrolmen handling the beef Beaver Street, New York themselves. A FEW DOUBTS were Joe Volpian, Joe Algina, City, and have yourself added All of the companies in the As­ Whitey Lykke, "Tex" Suit and to the mailing list. Claude Fisher. sociation plan to buy ships under Investigation Demand Backfires; Ship Pays Off With Logs Lifted GET THE LOG �Friday. April 2S, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Isthmian Crew Wins Stewards Dept. Beef Militant Isthmian s e a m e nt aboard the Sea Phoenix, led by SIU delegates, won an overtime beef aboard that ship while at sea, according to a report sub­ mitted by ships delegate B. Mur­ phy, and signed by deck delegate Dows, steward delegate Kauffman, and engine delegate Van Der Ende. The beef involved overtime payment for weekend in purl wlien the Gca Phoenix was moved from the pier to fuel Boneyard Bound The IWW In 1921 the second strongest seamen's union numerically was Industrial Union 510 (Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union) of the IWW. In 1921, however, the majority of the lU 510 were also members of the ISU and in certain areas, par­ ticularly Philadelphia, San Pedro, California and the Northwest ports of Taroma, Everett, and Seattle, played a leading role in the internal affairs of the ISU. Advocating job action (the forerunner of the later effective sitdown strikes) the IWW led a series of semi-successful moves between 1921 and 1923, and in this period increased their mem­ bership to several times the 1921 size. A large portion of this mem­ bership came from dis-illusioned old timers of the ISU, but at the same time two other factors en- ship. While at sea on April 7th, the Sea Phoenix held a regular ship­ board meeting, in typical SIU style, and took care of their ac­ cumulated beefs in one, two or­ der. Jerry Mathais, AB, was Four of the last crew members elected as chairman, and minutes aboard the Isthmian scow, J. of the previous meeting were not Sterling Morton, before she read as they were not available. heads for the boneyard. Front (left to right); Porter, Saliba and NEW BUSINESS Taylor. Hear: Upchurch. Dutch van der Ende, Engine delegate, brought up the subject of watch relieving which had arisen while the ship was in port I wenl up lo New York, and the weather was fine at Tandjoeng Priok, Java. Full And there I got a job. on the Isthmian Line. discussion followed, and the mat­ ter was finally thrashed out when And since I was broke, I felt lucky at first. a motion was passed reprimand­ But I'll tell you, boys, I have never seen worse. ing one brother for going to the I went to the office. Mister McCullough was there Chief Engineer with his beef in­ And he said, sure enough, shipping was fair. stead of contacting the Engine "I will sign you on, bucko, for a dollar a day; delegate, For the first thirty days, you work without pay. A former NMU man. Chief Cook Le Bratta, who at present "The trip will be short, with weather so fine belongs to no union, evinced a With plenty time off, and all that overtime. strong interest in the Seafarers. The lines are so light, and the gear is so new He also commented favorably on You will lay in the sun, with just nothing to do." the way that the meeting was Oh, the Mate was a devil, and the Bosun, his son; conducted, and stated that never They both would be angels, if I had a gun. in all his time in the NMU did The Mate was a whip, so we bore on our backs they conduct a meeting in such All the ship's gear till we dropped in our tracks. shipshape manner. We've been gone six months, with no overtime— Deck department delegate Jack You missed fifteen minutes, the log you would sign. Dows stated there were no beefs in his department with every­ I broke both of my legs, so 1 laid in my sack— thing running smoothly. In an­ "Oh, but when you're well, you'll work that time back swer to a query concerning fruit Your arms are not broken, although you're a wreck juices at breakfast raised by Hi You can still do some work, we'll wheel yeu on deck." Gillman, Dows mentioned that We went up to Murmansk, where the weather was cold. juices were not necessary in port So I said to myself, this isn't what I was told. when fresh fruit was available. The snow was so deep and the ice was so thick LINEN PILFERING We went to the wheel, with a shovel and a pick. Chief Steward brought up the "Oh, please, Mr. Mate, 1 want a bit of time off," matter of linen pil^ring, and "We'll paint the ship's side, before we knock off;stated that it made it difficult to You may have a whole hour, I want to play square, change linen when shortages "Oh, thanks, Mr. Mate, this is indeed so rare. were caused by the linen being taken ashore by the crew mem­ "I've been working all day, and my back is so sore." bers. One man was caught while "Keep moving, keep moving, or I'll log you some more. in the act of removing linen from Your backs are all aching, your fingers do bleed: the ship, and was referred to the But five minutes for coffee is all that you need." authorities by the Captain. The food is like garbage, the fo'c'sles like sties; Crew Galleyman Heavy WeinI'll dance on his coffin, when the Chief Steward dies. er requested more shipshape The bedbugs were really starving, the rats ate ashore treatment of the pantry by the I've sailed for them once, but I'll never anymore. crew between meals, and after Without our dear Steward, the ship will not sail. the night lunch was put out. The His time is now finished, and he's fresh out of jail. Steward delegate Pat Kauffman Oh, his face is so swollen, it's so black and blue mentioned that a list of fines was He looks so much fatter, than we would ever do. very workable on several ships on which he had previously sail­ You work the day through, and now it is night ed. A motion incorporating this So pick up your scrappers, while the moon is bright. fine system was carried. Oh what can be wrong, with such a merry crew? With the final report concern­ You know I'm not really taking advantage of you. ing the overtime beef in the I have seen some rough weather and I have made Steward department with which some mean trips; the Chief Steward was in com­ Now I've felt the sting, from many a Mate's whip; plete agreement, the meeting was I've been out with some women who could shake a adjourned. After the meeting, mean hip— those men who had never before But the meanest of them all is the Isthmian ship. witnessed an SlU-style shipboard Then heave away. Brothers; Oh, heave away strong; meeting commented on the com­ We'll organize Isthmian, before very long. plete democracy which prevailed. We'll scuttle the finks and the company .stooges; They think only of money, those Isthmian Scrooges. So heave away. Brothers, heave away strong; We'll all ship Seafarers before very long. JAMES LUND—(SS Cape Junction) Sad Song Of Isthmian Make Isthmian SIU! tered the picture. The ship­ owners used the opportunity to "plant" a large number of labor spies and disrupters in the or­ ganization and the Workers Party (the 1921 name of the Communist Party), with equally sinister mo­ tives, poured dozens of their group into the organization. On top of this, the IWW was at that time divided into camps waging a factional war. With the Communists disrupting in an endeavor to seize control of the organization, the shipowners' spies and stooges blocking every move, and the factional fight tak­ ing up a lot of valuable time, it is easy to see how the shipowners were able to break the 1923 "Wobbly" strike. This strike, al­ though brief, was marked with militancy, sacrifice- and blood­ shed and furnished a pattern of militancy that remained un­ equalled until the 1934 strike. The Communists De.spite their depleted mem­ bership, tlie Inlenialiunal Seamens Union continued to main­ tain the highest scale of wages for seamen. On the West Coast the three "old faithfuls" the Sierra, Sonoma and Ventura, un­ der contract to the unions of the International Seamens Union, continued to sail with union crews. Those with some steam schooners and Alaska ships were the prize jobs of the coast. The same held true on the East Coast and the Great Lakes, ships manned by union seamen dis­ patched from union hiring halls had the best conditions, and the highest wages and the most ef­ ficient crews. Throughout the long lean years that followed, this remained true and the men who maintained their union memberhip and sail­ ed these ships were the men who were largely instrumental in starting the ball rolling to the conditions we have today. WAGES DROP Following 1923, conditions de­ clined rapidly, with wage reduc­ tions keeping pace. By 1924, the basic wage for ABs had dropped lo $62.50 a month. The following year it had dropped to $55.0 and after that there was no .scale. The best paid were the few union-contract ships with tankers and shipping board owned and operated vessels running second. Overtime was unknown and a request for time off was tanta­ mount to asking to payoff. You got your time-off when you left the ship, at your own expense on your own time. During this period the bighearted shipowners developed the most nefarious scheme that had ever been used. Even in the clipper era of bucko mates and crimps such a thing would not have been tolerated. This was the system of "work­ aways." Practiced chiefly on the East Coast but also throughout the industry, it i-apidly developed into one of the chief menaces. In order to get a job a man had to board a ship, ostensibly work­ ing his passage io the next port. He remained aboard the ship working and working hard to make an impression until the fir.st vacancy occurred and he then got preference over the men on the beach. He was outranked only by the company stil'f or master's rela­ tion who automatically had first choice through the company of­ fices. CONDITIONS WORSEN Conditions were at an all-time low. One over ripe egg, a piece of rancid meat, and a cold soggy boiled potato was a standard breakfast. Colored bedding was changed whenever the company felt like it. Mattresses were lympy and bedbugs were the permanent crew of almost every ship. The two-pot system was stan­ dard, and woe unto the guy who helped himself from the saloon pantry. Even at that, the mid­ ships menus were no bar-gain. A man shipping with a few dollars in his pocket brought his own coffee aboard. If it was a hotweather run, he bought his own fan and a few extra towels. On the Western Ocean runs men bought their own cheese, liverwurst and sausages in France, Holland, Belgium, and Germany, to augment the moldy bread night lunches on the re­ turn voyage, when most of the meats were spoiled and vege­ tables were only a memory of the first two or three days out. Fresh milk was unknown and the only icecream ever seen was on coastwise ships where it was sold by the Steward who in turn, had to split his profit with the Ma.ster. Conditions and wages went from bad to worse, until, in 1932, an all time low was hit with the Munson Line paying the munificient wage of $22.50 a month for Wipers and Ordinaries and $35.00 a month for ABs and Firemen. On these ships 3rd Engineers shipped for as low as $65.00 a month and Chief Mates for $110.00. THE COMMIES COME Naturally, the militants and a few remaining organized men in the industry didn't take this with­ out a fight, and this entire per­ iod was marked with the forma­ tion of various small organiza­ tions and an ever increasing num­ ber of "job actions," the majority of which took place between 1929 and 1933. In 1927 the Communists came into the picture with an outfit called the International Seamens Club. In 1923 they announced the formation of the Marine Workers Progressive League. In 1929 the name was changed to the Marine Workers League and, in April 1930, a so-called rank and file convention was held in New York and the name was again Changed to the Marine Workers Industrial Union. (Continued Next Week) �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Sever* Members Imperil Own Conditions By BUD RAT Ships Clutter Port New Orleans By C, J, BUCK STEPHENS NEW ORLEANS — Missed out writing to the Log for a couple of weeks due to being so damn busy on this end. Now that the rider beef with the companies is gquared away, we .snould be able to report to the Log regularly every -week. The river is so cluttered up with ships now they don't know what to do with them. Ships are laying al anchor two or three weeks waiting to get alongside the docks. There are over 50 SIU and SUP ships in port at the present time and shipping is at its peak. As soon as the WSA gives the companies orders to load these ships we should get a breathing spell. Arodnd 35 of these ships are just laying at an­ chor awaiting orders. Maybe it was due to the rider beef that they didn't get riders because the NMU ships are moving out on schedule. Well, the SIU stood alone and won out on another beef. It gave our members a little vaca­ tion, because they cut the crews down to a minimum on our ships. VACATIONS Speaking of vacations —» the crew of the SS Seatrain New Orleans is still on one. The Seatrain has been on strike since the early part of December and the crew is still on board. The SS Florida of the P&O SS Co., is still here, aild there are no definite orders yet as to where she will go for drydock. The Tugboat situation here is still status quo. Bisso is on the unfair list. Whitman signed a new agreement and hates like hell to live up to it. T. Smith is willing to sign up with the STU, but hates like hell to go for the 120 days off a year with pay. The other outfits are okay, ex­ cept Willie Bisso's brother who calls the Hall four and five times a day asking us to please let the people know that it is Willie Bis­ so that is unfair and not Ed Bisso. He is told on all occasions that a Bisso is a Bisso, but if he signs a contract we may consider the matter and mention only Willie as being unfair. Willie Bisso's tugs have not left the yard for some time due to our contacting every company. Union, etc., as to his being unfair. A few ships have been delayed three or four hours due to the .shortage of tugs, but when an outfit is finky there is no con­ sideration to be shown them. At the last meeting here the gang went on record in a big way to instruct the Secretary- j Treasurer to start the wheels go­ ing on and to see if we couldn't erect memorials in the major ports for our Brothers lost at sea. All were of the opinion that it was a damn good idea, and I for one think it a mighty damn good motion. So, Brother members, lets see if we can get some good suggestions through the Log as to what the membership thinks of the idea. NO NEWS?? Silence Ihis week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: PHILADELPHIA MOBILE GALVESTON PORT ARTHUR JACKSONVILLE SAN JUAN — Well, we can't complain too much down this way although shipping has slow­ ed down some since the ships have been tied up in New York, but we expect in the near future for the WSA to see the light then all v.'ill bo on an even keel again. The Cape Falcon came in a week or so ago and the Cooks made a deal that one would take off here and the other in New Orleans, The 2nd Cook lives here, across the Island, and took off Tuesday and was silpposed to report back for work on Fri­ day. But it was the next Monday be­ fore he could find the ship. Now all this was between the Cooks, and no one else knew what the score was, so the Old Man charged him with desertion and was go- ing to keep all the man's pay. But I went to Mayaguez and got the man his money. HELP YOURSELF This time off down here is a practice that I am definitely against, because the shipowners' arguments are that if only one man is needed in port, then one man can handle the job at sea. Your negotiators this fall are going to have the job at con­ vincing the ov/ncrs that there are more men needed on the ship when those that are there give the Officers the argument that they have no work to do and they would like this time off in port. So if you want, and expect better working rules and more men aboard these ships, then let's all get on the ball to make it easier for your officials to get conditions. We know that you like a little time off in port, but let us get it the right way and gree, but that she was capable of have it in the contracts. fast-thinking action as well. I have been having talks with The night was dark and from the Bull Line here about shore out over the water drifted the gangs, and they have conceded eeiie notes of a ship's whistle a to most of what we have asked signal for the "Waving Girl" to for. 1 will take the contract be­ perform her time honored and fore the membership at the next self-imposed task. Grasping a meeting we have down here, and lanteim, she went out on the if it is okay, then it will be the porch but had scarcely completed first such contract for this work her waving routine when she saw here in Puerto Rico. something that sent her rushing I have also talked to Capt. back into the cottage to arouse here sleeping brother. Fortunati of Waterman and he tells me that they will be running FIREi Out over tile dark water of the Co. ships here after the 1st of Agent Relays Story Of Savannah's 'Waving Olrf By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH—Sometime ago I sent an article to the Log and among otheie*things I mentioned the "Waving Girl" and stated that if anyone was interested in the story I could get it fur them. Since then I've had a few re­ quests for the story. I contacted the librarian in the AMMLA in Savannah and asked her for the story. There seems to be more than one version. When I first saw the waving girl in 1933 I got a more roman­ tic version of the story from one of my shipmates and since that time I've heard others. Mrs. Martha Long, the librarian down here, should know the story if anyone does and she very ob­ ligingly sent this version of the story; FORT PULASKI The "Waving (;?irl" of the Savanah River, known to maritime folk the world ovei;, was the daughter of John H. Martus, who, after forty years of service in the United States Army was assigned to Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Georgia, at the mouth of the Sa­ vannah River. He arrived there for duty on July 12, 1866, bring­ ing with him his wife and fiveyear old son. Two years later a daughter, Florence Margaret, was added to the family, then living in one of the wooden engineer's quarters almost within the shadow o£s Fort Pulaski's walls. She was destined to become the "Waving Girl" of nautical song and story. Until recent years, Fort Pulaski always figured as bulwark or background in the life of Flor­ ence Martus; in 1881 it probably saved her life when a great storm, still recalled with awe by Sa­ vannah's older residents, swept the South Atlantic seaboard. With the hurricane howling and the waves of the Atlantic threatening to engulf the Island, the Martus family sought the shelter of the sturdy brickwalls of the Fort and, although the water rose to a considerable height, on the parade ground within the Fort, the little family, including Florence, then a terri­ fied thirteen-year old, was saved by taking refuge in one of the circular stair towers. , Brother George, seven years her senior, in 1877 at the age of sixteen, had entered the light­ house service, but resigned in 1884. Upon re-entering the serv­ ice three years later, he took up residence wth his mother, Mrs. Rosanna Cecilia Martus and nine- year old Florence, in a cottage provided for him on Elba Island, a short distance up the river from Cockspur Island and now joined to it. In that same year began the many years of friendly waving which won for Florence the affec­ tion of the Seafarers of the world and made her a legendary figure in faraway ports and gain­ ed for her the sobriquet of "Wav­ ing Girl." The mother died in 1909, but Florence stayed on with her brother at the lonely outpost facing the north channel of the winding Savannah, without tele­ phone, telegraph, radio conection or any other communication with the outside world. Until the retii'ement of Mr. Martus in 1931, she greeted every Soo t^oo/ vessel entering or leaving the port of Savannah, waving a ker­ chief by day and a lantern by night, a forty-four year example of steadfastness seldom, if ever, equalled. After the unique and neVerfailing greeting had been no­ ticed and marvelled at by sea­ men for years, colorful yarns be­ gan to be spun to account for such incredible vigilance: A lover had been lost at sea and in the waving ot other seamen she was honoring him; he had proved faithless and had crossed the ocean, but still she waved to reassure him that her love had not waned; her brother had been lost at sea—these and other more romantic tales were passed around by grizzled seamen at New York, San Francisco, Mo­ bile, at Marseilles, Cadiz, Rio and Shanghai, at many strange ports of the seven seas. Miss Martus consistently has denied any ro­ mantic implication in her waving but even now, years after, the stories persist. Later in her astounding career as the "Waving Girl," Miss Mar­ tus was to prove that she pos­ sessed not only patience and watchfulness in superlative de­ Savannah, she had seen a blaz­ ing ship. Setting out in a little craft, the "Waving Girl" and her brother reached the unfortunate vessel, a government dredge, in time to rescue thirty of its crew of thirty-one. Only on one occasion, it is be­ lieved, did Miss Martus fail to wave a handkerchief in a day­ time greeting; that time, in 1923 she waved a small American flag to welcome to their homeland the last of the American Army Oc­ cupation ns they passed her is­ land home aboard the transport "St. Mihiel" bound for Savannah. At the dock, the doughboys re­ ceived a riotous welcome from an enthusia.stic tliiong, but tlie quiet salute of the "Waving Girl" had been their first welcome. Honors have come to her—a medal for her heroic rescue work, poems written in her honor, in­ ternational fame on printed page and in stories in many languages. She has not been forgotten. Several years ago in an er­ roneous report of her death a newspaper honored "Was Winkinda Madel von Savannah" in a long and flowery feature ar­ ticle. "Her life was a legend" wrote the author, "and now that she is gone she will live forever more a picture of loyalty and hope." The last few years of Miss Martus' life were spent with her brother in a neat cottage at Thun­ derbolt, on the mainland near Sa­ vannah. She died on February 1, 1943 in Savannah, beloved by all who knew her. And that's the story of the "Waving Girl." Since our last report we have shipped 44 men in all depart­ ments and paid off two ships. We expect to, payoff another tomor­ row. Things are still humming in Savannah, however, and we expect them to continue so for sometime since there are two ships in Charleston waiting for a payoff. July, and thai he wants lo see the contract so we can start to ne­ gotiate on the same thing.' Now that there are more men on the beach here, if we can get these through it will mean that any of our members on the beach who want to work will not go hungry. COME SEE US While in Ponce the other day, the big shots of the cement com­ pany were aboard the Bellringer, looking it over. I got into con­ versation with them and it seems as though they have started to do business with the government on two small ships to ply out of Ponce to South America: Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia and Pan­ ama. In the event that this does go through it will give us about fifty more jobs here and a chance for a little income, which we can use. It was good to get back to the Enchanted Isle after my stay in New Vork. The ladies are just as beautiful as ever and we al­ ways have the sun and the gentle trade winds to cool your brow, after a hard night with The Old Demon Rum and the Ladies of Doubful Virtues. So any of you follows who are looking for that perfect spot just come on down as the Welcome Mat is always out. So steady as she goes, until we have the pleasure of your com­ pany; and, as always, on to a better SIU. �THE Page Eight WSA Paralyzes America's Shipping SEAFARERS Isthmian Seamen! By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Shipping in Boston is, and has been for a week, at a standstill. It seems no one in the country knows what the U.S. merchant marine is going to do next — except perhaps the janitor at the Seamen's Club. Some signs are fairly indica­ tive, however, such as the stat­ istics regarding the number of foreign flag arrivals as contras'ted with U.S. flag vessels. It looks as though the U.S. merchant marine has been sold down the river again, whether the James or the Hudson is unimportant. WSA certainly has botched up the shipping situation in grand style. It is forever reaching out for power and using any flimsy reason for continuing in exist­ ence. up, no doubt for the reason that the WSA has forgotten that they were to be reconverted by the first of the summer. It could be now that they'll be ready to cruise by August, provided, of course, that someone nudges the WSA arid says: "Pssst, there's a coupla more ships you forgot about." Well, there isn't any encour­ agement to be offered to all the boys on the beach around here. The outlook is still very poor at this writing, with all kinds of ratings standing by for jobs. It is hoped that our next article will present n more cheerful pic ture. LOG Friday, April 26, 1S46 iNorfolk Shipping Falls Off By RAY WHITE For the Best Union Representation NORFOLK — Shipping around Norfolk has dropped off in the last week. The coal strike has virtually stopped most of the ships that were on that run and it really rings the slow bell on ship­ ping. This is the first time in quite a while that the boys want to ship and find no jobs on the board. There are more book members floating around here now than have been for the last year. There are quite a few ships scheduled to hit here for payoff, but they could easily be divert­ ed, so we won't count them until they dock. Now, speaking of service, here is one for the books: One of the patrolmen got a phone call from a member, who stated that he had just arrived in town and was up in his hotel room. But this was only the beginning, as the Patrolman wa.s soon to find out. After a few minutes of batting the breeze, he stated that he had SH!PoW/^R? CotAB povV^/MBf^£A^iP^^L I l£r Voo PAVMC OFF J • Re-Routing Of Ships Slows Business In Tampa INDUSTRY PARALYZED By SONNY SIMMONS have one bad feature: it seems so we hear, though this is doubt­ plenty of beefs and for the Pa­ Already they have fouled up that they want a fellow to work ful. trolman to come up to the hotel TAMPA — Shipping has been at least a couple of hours a day, the allocation department in such ON THEIR WAY room and, also, bring a secretary a manner that everyone has des­ pretty^low for the last week or so I guess Bro. Gillette will have to take it all down. We had a top-notch fight in paired of saving any remnants of two, due to the fact that several to ship out. this city last night, one of the of the ships that were due in RETORT PROPER the once-powerful merchant fleet; Perry Roberts is also looking Now the Patrolman, who hap­ now they have so concerned here were re-routed on account of for a job, but always manages to good boys from up-country came in to fight a local boy, and did he themselves with the seaman's the phosphate workers' strike. steer clear of one, Tommy Tay­ get massacred! Our Tommy pened to be Ben Rees, had to act and think fast in order to keep wage and subsi.stence scales that We had the Powellton Seam in lor is now driving a Truck for Gomez actually ate^is guy alive. the standard of the port in beefthey have managed to tie up the over the week end but there He knocked out top-ranking settling up to the high mark, and, rest of the ships still in service. were no replacements to be made. Freddie Schott in about twb in living strictly up to Union Locally we have the following I found out after she had sailed TOOR SAM ^ COVUDN* minutes of the first round. rules. So lie promptly countered situation: SS Jesse Metcalf (East­ that one of the boys had got on Fl/slP A PICKET tlNE We attended a meeting of the to his Union Brother over the ern) is being towed to the bone- a drunk and was reclining in the CRASH TOPAV! Central Trades and Labor As­ phone, "Show me your Union yard; tfie David Burnett and local calaboose at .sailing time. sembly last night, and it turned book and 1 will be glad to come Thomas Jefferson (Waterman) We have the Flying Eagle of out to be a hot and heavy meet­ over with a secretary." are both tied up awaiting clarifi­ the Mississippi SS Co. in port at ing before it was over, with some The Hall here is in good shape. cation of the transportation rider; present. I don't know what will of the oldtime fakers taking it We have just covered the meet­ S-S Alexander G. Bell (So. Atlan­ be doing on her, as she just pretty hard on the chin. ing hall with asbestos tile and it tic)—a question mark, no one docked this morning and the Pa­ These old boys have had the really gives it a gleam. It gets knows what to do with her; SS trolman is down aboard her now. i;un of things so long that they more like home around here Felix Grundy (So. Atlantic)—is We will have the James Miller of just can't understand opposition, everyday. currently in drydock, but with no the Bull Line in on the twen­ but slowly and surely they are We are expecting a couple of future. tieth for phosphate, and the War­ on the way out. When this hap­ Isthmian ships in soon and then Then, up in Portland, Me., the rior of the Waterman Line in the SS William Phips (Eastern) is ly­ thirtieth to load lumber for one of the local concerns. A1 pens it will be a big break for the we will again have the pleasure Ortega is about ready to ship laboring men in this locality, as of going aboard and watch them ing too, the crew fouled up with France. again now that he has a new son. there is really a need for some vote to come under the banner that phony "back to the Gulf" That is about all I know of at This son is carrying a book now, ' new blood around here. of the SIU. rider. To sum up, the industry is present although we do have a suffering from a sort of creeping few sneak in on us now and then paralysis, induced by an insidi­ here and down in Boca Grande. ous type of virus emanating from I understand from the Editor the WSA. TheTstRmian campaign is still' the Florida Labor Advocate on, however. The SS Francis that they are alloting some space Drake was voted in Boston and to the National Maritime Union VANCOUVER—The SIU agree­ loading for Shanghai, the ship old axiom: "Eternal vigilance is the crew voted 81 per cent SIU. in the coming issue. But I don't think that they appreciate it as ment covering the North Van­ required two Firemen. The local the price of liberty." Five NMU organizers were on hand to greet this ship; but they it is some very unfavorable pub­ couver Ferries which has .been agent, with the idea of killing SEAVEY FOR SIU were a crestfallen group when licity about them sailing a ship in effect for the past year has two birds with one stone, ignored The Clyde L. Seavey, an Isth­ out of Port Tampa that had a been renewed for the coming the Union Hall and had their they started to poll the crew. mian ship loading grain for the legitimate picket line from the year. crimp supply two unfortunate These NMU organizers are Under the agreement, condi­ seamen who were stranded, and United Kingdom, has been in practical people. After five min­ chemical workers around it and port for the past ten days and is utes of talk they conceded that after the longshoremen walking tions have been very satsfactory, were the responsibility of the due to vote on arrival at the first the Drake was SIU, but added off, it had been loaded by scab and minor matters and disputes company. United States port of call upon arising from time to time have Hoping to get rid of these men, the remark, "What the hell, our labor. the termination of her present been efficiently handled and ad­ quick dispatch was made, in sign­ salaries go on anyway." PEOPLE AND PLACES voyage. justed by the grievance commit­ ing these men on articles, and RAISE FORCED Batting around the other night Five crewmembers paid off this tee functioning according to the they were quickly rushed to the The employees of the Massa­ down on the water front, we ship while she was here, on ac­ grievance procedure as set up in ship. However, the ship's dele­ chusetts Steamship Lines, Inc., noticed how all of the old prewar count of illness, and they were the agreement. gate was on the alert, and when received a $10.00 to $20.00 raise. joints have changed around. The damn glad to have SIU repreThis is the only agreement he discovered that the men had That's the outfit that formed a old Anchor Bar is no more. The .sentaljon at the payoff. The Van­ which has been satisfactory to the not been dispatched from the company union to save money Old Fort is now remodeling and ferrymen. Their previous agree­ Hall, he immediately notified the couver Branch was able to re­ promises to be a show place, and ment which was signed by the Union office. The result was that place four of the crew. the Gator Bar is so quiet that it This crew will vote practically IBU (now CSU) was definitely the Union Agent had these men seems like a funeral home. 100 percent SIU, and from the unsatisfactory. This was the paid off the ship the next day, The only spot that is the same main reason the Ferrymen threw and two other men signed on talk going around, damn near the entire Isthmian Line will go is Ma William's place—the well- them out and came over to the from the Union Hall. SIU. known Mother Williams Blue SIU 100 percent. The Union also acted for the Room or as some would prefer. STALLING ENDS two stranded men, and collected RESTORER AGREEMENT Mother Williams cocktail lounge. The SIU Victoria Branch re­ for them one month's pay, plus After several months of stall­ The place is about the same as cently signed an agreement cov­ the two days they were on ar­ ing on their answers to the SIU always: some one gets peeled ering the .standby work on the ticles, a total of $165.33 each, paid application for improved wages, alongside of the head and the cable ship Restorer. The agree­ in United States funds. overtime, and working condi­ other patrons never even look up. ment calls for the standby rate This should serve as a warning tions, the CNS, CPR, and Union Some of our guys are tending of 95 cents per hour for straight to these local ships agents that Steamship Companies, have fin­ bar in the various recreation time, and time and a half for any they can't get away with this ally sent in their briefs to the Na­ Brit the intervening action of the lounges, Jimmy Buzbee just work performed over eight hours tripe where SIU-SUP agreements tional War Labor Board. Barring any further delay on the part of Seafarers has forced the raise in wound up a career as bartender per day, or on Saturday after­ are concerned. Raymond is at noons, Sundays, or all legal holi­ The recent passing of Captain the Board in handing down a de­ order that they might save face at Ma's joint. Aikman of the CPR means that cision, something definite should with the employees, who are the present time tending bar at days. An agreement covering all liv­ another faithful shipowner stooge be forthcoming within the next s'owly awakening to the fact that the Old Fort, though he has his something is rotten with their greetings to attend a meeting at ing and working conditions will has passed away. The seamen few weeks. new set-up. Whether or not this Camp Blanding on the 17th of be negotiated before the vessel have nothing to thank him for. AGREEMENTS EXPIRES signs on a new crew for a voyage. crrimb thrown to the employees this month. The agreement between tfie And while he is dead, another Jeff Gillette is now attempting will save the situation for the -SAMPAN DISPUTE stooge is in his place, and it be­ Park SS Company and the Cana­ to go to work on the beach, company remains to be seen. While the Chinese Sampan Hai hooves the seamen to remain dian Seamen's Union has recentThe Eastern boats are still tied though most of these beach jobs Jen was at Fraser Mills recently. ever alert and to remember the (Continued on Page 9) WITH THE SIU m CANADA �THE Friday, April 26, 1948 When a member is dispatched to a ship, one "of the things he should not forget, in order to avoid lodging and linen disputes, is to go and get his linen. It is not to be taken for granted that the ship has no linen and that you are therefore entitled to $2.00 per week. The SS Vassar Victory has been a beefless ship -for the past three voyages, to my knowledge. But some members who did not report for their linen, though it was aboard, were of the opinion that they were entitled to a claim of $2.00 per week. That is not so. This Union is able and ready to take care of all genuine beefs whenever a member has one. Our sole purpose is to build a bigger and better Union. But let's be right before we go ahead. With regard to ships having oil burning ranges which require pumping oil to the galley, I should like to point out that it is not the job of the Steward's de­ partment to do the pumping. Claude Fisher S. S. 4 Union Principles The payoff aboard the SS Rich­ ard Bassett, Bull Line, which took place on April 18, reminded me of the good old days. This was a clean ship from stem to stern, and the tondition was made possible by the teachings handed down by our Union and carefully followed by all hands. These men lived up to Union principles 100 percent. I am also glad to state that all three Departments, including the bellyrobbers, stood firm and ready to stick out their chins for anyone who was wrongfully ac­ cused by the officers. If this scow was sailing right now, the whole crew would be ready to sign on again. A lot of the credit for the con­ dition of this vessel goes to Brother Frank Moran, Bosun, who although Jiul a delegate, did a splendid job in aiding the dele­ gates of the respective depart­ ments. William Hamilton X X Gives Thanks We would like to take this opportunity to express our grat­ itude to the crew of the SS Ly­ man Hall. This ship paid off in fine order, and was clean from top to bottom. There were a lot of oldtimers aboard, and no one was under the influence of alcohol—which was a good deal. William E. Plews, a onetime NMUer, was the Chief Steward, and was highly praised by the en­ tire crew. We look forward to the day when all reports can be like this one. R. E. Gonzales J. Hanners XXX On Cooperation NEW YORK—The SS Worthington blew'into town on Tues­ day, April 16, and I went aboard on Wednesday for the payoff. I was confronted with three beefs in the Stewards Depart- Make Isthmian SIU! LOG HERE'S A SOLID SIU CREW The Patrolmen Say.., Get Your Linen SEAFARERS ment, but none of them involved the company. Two of the beefs were cleared up immediately, but the third one had to be disposed of in the Union Hall, by five offi­ cials including the Port Agent. The man with the beef was in the wrong because he refused to follow the instructions . of the Union on how to handle himself on board a vessel. After he was fired, he wanted the Union to place him back on board the same vessel. This does not make sense for the simple reason that anyone working aboard a ship who does not want to cooperate with the other crew mennbers sbnnld get. off the without waiting to be fired. The other beefs were taken care of with the understanding that if the situation occurs again, drastic action will be taken. It should be remembered that the heads of the various depart­ ments get their instructions from the Union. If anyone does not wish to cooperate, they should leave the ship in a peaceful way, and in a hurry. William Hamilton We note that those two old buddies, "no coffee time" Curran and 'Arry Bridges have come out with a threat of a general strike on both coasts. The press has followed this up with the opinion that such a strike would tie up 90 percent of American shipping. In this we differ. While we recognize any legitimate picket line, and back any strike wherein the workers are out for better v/ages and conditions, we cannot let the public be mislead into thinking that these two phony, would-be labor leaders control betweetf them 90 percent of the American ships. For the benefit of the unini­ tiated, the majority of the or­ ganized ships under the Am.erican Flag have SIU or SUP con tracts. These ships will not be struck unless the membership of both Unions vote a strike on a constitutional referendum ballot. Just where do those two birds get the idea that the unions they are supposed to represent con­ trol 90 percent of the ships? We know what liars they are, and the public should be made aware of their lies. LEGITIMATE STRIKES We are heartily in favor of any and all raises in wages and conditions, but it is up to the membership to make the decision as to whether or not the Union goes out on strike. No one indi­ vidual, or any small group, can make such far-reaching decisions. In the NMU a few individuals make all the decisions and the rank and file is not even con­ sulted. This is an old commie custom which has been practiced by the NMU top officials since their socalled union has been in exis­ tence. It might be well for the rank and file of the NMU to look back on the days of 1921. At that time ships were being laid up by the hundreds, and seamen were be­ ing beached by the thousands; and yet it was then that a strike was called by the top labOT fak­ ers of the now defunct ISU. The situation is being repeated. Hundreds of ships are being laid, Baltimore Shows The Way Again By WM. RENTZ When the crew of Isthmian's John Mosby voted recently at'New York, they went solidly for the Seafarers as the Union of their choice. Following is a complete list of the crew, but not in their proper order: Ships organizer Tannehill, Tangres, Zeph, Smith, Hell­ ers. Moore. McBride. Eayers. Shipley. McKnight. Rowe. Turner. Cuthrell. Waters. Rogers. Pratt. Bunn. Vick, Williams. Kirkland. A. Williams, and Liverman. The photographer was a little close for such a large group, and so cut a couple of boys out of the picture. Communists 'Unity' Will Mean Political Strikes By LOUIS COFFIN Page Nine up or sold to foreign companies, and American operators do not actually own the ships, but are merely operators for the WSA. It therefore stands to reason that thousands of seamen will be beached. We doubt very much that sea­ men want to revert back to the non-union days between 1921 and 1934. An ill-founded strike at this time would certainly do the trick. We believe that Curran and Bridges have their orders from Moscow and disruption is first on the agenda. It may also prove to be a golden opportunity for the i-ank and file of the NMU to get rid of these commie fakers. If that is done, and the Union votes to strike, they will get the support of all legitimate labor Unions. As we mentioned before, we will back any strike that is call­ ed by the majority of the mem­ bers for better conditions and With SIU In Canada (Continued from Page 8) ly expired. It is common knowl­ edge that the seamen on the.se vessels have regretted their first choice, and will be only too glad to have the opportunity of select­ ing the SIU to get them an hon­ est and fair working agreement. The companies taking over these vessels have expressed their intention of recognizing the terms of the expired agreement until such time as the crews can decide which Union they desire to have represent them. Park seamen have been pushed around plenty under the CSU agreement; by the company, the Manning Pool, and by the CSU itself. These seamen have fre­ quently turned to the SIU for help, and that is why these sea­ men, given absolute freedom of choice, will select the SIU to represent them in the future. higher wages. The SIU and SUP will not support a political strike called by labor leaders who are slaves to a foreign, dictatorial form of government. BALTIMORE—There is smooth sailing in this port. Shipping is good—very good, in fact—and thei'p are plenty of jobs available. The men continue to respond generously to the call to aid the Brothers confined in the Marine Hospital. The crews of five ships donated this week $104 to the Baltimore Hospital fund, it was reported by John Taurin of the ho.spital com­ mittee. Men of the SS Holton R. Gary ccnlributed S21.00 and the SS Edward K. Collins, $20.00. The $41.00 was presented to the'fol­ lowing men hospitalized at the Marine hospital, each receiving $3.15; Charles Szakacs, Ralph Chappell, William Rumbol, New­ ton Paine, Jr., Paul Combs, Mose.-j Morris, E. J. Dellamano, Ivor Iverson, James Kelly, Harry Kessler, William Ross, ArildHansen and James Graham. Crews of the SS Oriental, SS' J. M. Mitchell, and the SS Pepperhill gave $25.00, $20.00, anel $18.00, respectively, with the fol­ lowing sick SIU members getting $6.30 each for their personal ex­ penses: Earl Jordan, Ralph Chap­ pell, William Rumbol, James Graham, Newton Paine, Jr.. Moses Morris, Jam.es Kelly, E. Dellamano, Iver Iverson, and Harry Kessler. Skipper About Faces On Logs Some hard-boiled skippers don't change their courses too rapidly, unfortunately. But Cap­ tain Johansen (the Smiling Swede) seems to have done some fast reforming between trips aboard the Frederick Dau. Either he reformed, or his latest crew of tripcarders and Maritime graduates were informed about the soU of guy they were sailing under. Beacuse there were only a few men logged on the Dau's fourmonth trip to Italy. On the pre­ vious trip the Captain had chop­ ped 63 logs against the crew. But Patrolmen Sheehan, Colls and Hart reported thgt there were other beefs to worry the green crew of the Dau when she paid off in New York. MONEY-HATER So green was one of the men aboard that he probably has for­ feited $50 by virtue of being unaware that the SIU could have collected it for him. He had been stranded in Italy from an American Export Line ship. The WSA had paid his hotel bill for him until he was able to ship back to the States. First ship was the Dau. At the payoff Calmar deducted Attention Seafarers Word has come to this of­ fice that the Seafarer Log is not to be found in some of the seamen's Clubs in for­ eign ports. Whenever in a foreign port go to the seamen's Clubs and see if the Log is displayed. If you don't see it, ask for it. Find out why it is not put out. and leave some of your ship's copies of the Log there. Notify the Seafarers Log of all Clubs where you do not find the SIU paper. ,$50 from his pay for the hotel bill. He was mldly curious about Ihis matter, and mildly sore, too. An SIU man suggested that ho take it up with the Union to see what could be done about get­ ting it back from American Ex­ port. But he just - shrugged it cH with a what's-50-bucks-attitude, and left the ship. Buffalo Opens For Fair By ALEX McLEAN BUFFALO — The lake season, which got off to a sluggish start almost two weeks ago, perked up this week as several ships in tho fleet which wintered here, madu their first sailings of the year. The George H. Ingalls, Mc­ Carthy Lines, made her first trip to Detroit for a load of automo­ biles, and her sister ship, the T. J. McCarthy, has just finishe<# unloading the fifth load of auto­ mobiles. The J. S. Scobell washere this week with a load of gravel, and due to a good SIU crew in all departments, thero were no beefs aboard. A call has come in for a crew for the SS Canadiana, of the Crystal Beach Line. She will get a coat of paint and then bo fitted out to live up to her locai and pet name of "Ice Cream Boat." The oiltanker Westcoat un­ loaded her first load of oil this week. We are still wondering whether it was the fumes from the oil, or the oil in lower Main Street that caused one good AB to be left in our fair city. There were no beefs up to sailing time, but now I am wait­ ing for the ships' delegates report.s. We all know those six hour watches are a headache. CI �Pa< THE SEAFARERS L 0,e fen Friday. April 26. 1946 M )'il S'MIMV SHfES AND NEWS iVARD'S DEPARTMENT OF THE I STEnADAWASKA VICTORY ON DECK Mystery •former Ship perplexing who-dun-it," the central character a nauJekkyl and Hyde, whose ity still remains a mystery e crew of the SS John Lawas unfolded when the lean Range Line vessel tied ter an extended 11-month climax of this dilemma is forthcoming, as efforts of Jrew to determine the Broth;C" who was plying between eetings and the Captain's ers with reports of the go^on, failed to produce the cul, e crewman, whose comings I joings aroused the suspicions e men, was cleared when a littee, which was picked to •e into the charges, accepted lasons for going topside. STORY UNFOLDS ; .^'aned from the ship's inin•^™'was this story: ^ the final meeting of the it was revealed that everythat transpired at the March feting was reported to the )er. Obviously, the leak was where in the room, neone made specific charges, Jig that he ^had seen a cerBrother visiting the Captain ving the meeting on March he Brother, an old pre-war her and a Delegate, was I to speak in his own de- ^Hall Crew Opposes Credit Union Plan the subject so they, in turn, cah take the proper action and in­ form our representatives of their decisions. (Editor's Note: The training schools, as now proposed will be pfirnaiily craft schools for was true, he answered, that upgrading purposes, with Un­ ad gone up to see the Cap­ ionism as a necessary adjunct; on the night in question— the Log will print the full curmly to borrow some money. riculums as they are decided The Hall crew suggests—and upon.) NOT ACCEPTABLE The crew went on record in fa­ 5 alibi, presented to the 12 here the line of reasoning be­ vor of the following: book members, was rejected comes somewhat tenuous — that 1. The four-watch system. isatisfactory. But the Broththe formation of a credit union 2. Union control of the slop iamantly stuck to his story, insisl |would "promote a possible play chest. ting that the money was the field for back door shipping." 3. Uniformity of contracts and all of the boys of ihe Steward's Department of motive for his topside trip, the resolution made by'one SlU ctory. and they amount to quite a slew when was then that Brother Grant •u 'I'he minutes go on: "Naturally the Madawaska Vi ship to ask our representatives ^"mPtogether. Lower, from left are Chief Steward ted into the proceedings with you get them all to make every effort to obtain ijjoys consider the best Steward they ever sailed allegation that the Brother Kienast. whom the money to be employed so we can for us overtime for Saturday af­ 1"son,* Steward's Delegate Romalko. and. lower, lestion had not conscientiousunder; Cook Petercollect what is coming to us. How ternoons at sea, and eight hours ly di scharged his duties as a De- Baker Vandal. about the member who is not overtime for those who are re­ legat • e. Referring back to the —in debt, then? Remember, re- quired to work on legal holidays first shipboard meeting at which M moving temptation is half the or Sundays at sea. the ccused was instructed to correct REPORT ACCEPTED the water rationing and light bulb "We are asking all those who situation. Brother Grant reReport of Steward's Delegate Aboard the Ira Nelson Mor­ lated whoever the . .. . believe as we do to thoroughly that he had been told by Mike De Poloa was accepted. It C, his espion- ris there is a stir about the cof­ -hief Engineer that the mat- activities, and that express themselves, and that the is to the effect that since the softshoe artist wasj^gw York Hall further advertise The boys evidently con­ ter td to the one fee. lad never been brought to Hooligan Navy was now aboard age was not confinithe feelings of the men on the sider coffee one of the most im­ ttention. his aentire trip. "protecting" the crew and eating night—but to the ships on all matters like the ;ly exonerated portant items in life, for there it out of house and home that ^ But they complete above by placing the parts of story they were three motions about it car­ INVESTIGATION SET the night lunch for the crewmen Gran not guilty ried in the course of the March mplying with Brother the Brother whost minutes and resqlutions stating on watch would be-locked in the it's demand for action, a com­ investigated. He Wgur views in the Log." ^itt^hey decided, 26 shipboard meeting. saloon and the keys entrusted to ic of five full members was of the charges, 1 ^^en t satisfied First off, they want a new type the Night Engineer and Mate. though they wer, WELL INFORMED revie'^'°" that he coffee before the ship leaves on ed on April 6 to list and with the explanal The Hall crew keeps well inThe crew voted-to draw up a The men another trip. (Chicory-chick iw the charges. ^ererow money. resolution listing necessary re­ went topside to bor formed on all subjects before the Edward "P. Odom, Chris Leff« ^^comniended trouble, boys?) The committee Union, for the meeting carried a pairs, with the suggestion to the ^ jld reveal the The .minutes, submited by /rt, Jr., Bumey M. Flemthat if anyone cou "potion to go on record asking next crew that if everything was Grav"^'" " should Chairman Ernest Sojholm and Edward Janaszak and Robert identity of Brother tke editors of the Log to print a not attended to they take job ac­ iately so that Secretary Alphoson Logonais, itt. be done so immedj definite plan on the type of tion before signing -on. ^®nstituted. also disclose that mattresses were eting on April 8, the commitA motion also passed to notify charges could be i Union-operated training school: ^ ^ry of the SS laid before the meeting. The innounced that it was obthe nearest Hall of the actions of whether its purpose is to be to And so the myst ^'®"^ins unsolved, crew wants cotton ones to re­ that someone had been the Night Engineer and ask that train men about the Union itself, John LaFarge rem; puss5^rnoId-in-dun- place the straw ticks. No more 'footing it to the Captain with the Benedict I or train men in seamanship, cook­ he be barred from that position With, sad sacks, in other words. stories of the Union and its garees still at large' ing, etc., to enlighten crews on on all SlU ships in the future. i No Like Chicory Chic The entire crew of the E. G. (Hall has gone on record*against he pi-oposed formation by the jSIU of a credit union, on the [rounds that is the worst enemy hf organzied labor, according to he minutes of the March 19, sub­ mitted by Chairman James Allen nd Secretary Jerry J. Palmer. Tiie urew �THE Friday. April 26. 1946 SEA I ARERS Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings ALCOA PIONEER, March 24 Chairman Waymar Merriman: Secretary C. L. Hamilton. Mo­ tions carried: To have the Pa­ trolman see the proper author­ ities about the proper sailing lime rather than when shore leave expires; to have no mem­ ber sign on until the ship is fumigated; to have a loud­ speaker installed ?n the crew's messroom. Repairs listed: To have toilets installed on the stern; to check the crew's bunks, mattresses and springs; lo install a steam lino in place of the salt water hydrant in Ihe laundry. Isthmian Seamen! ^ 4. 4. Youthful Skipper, 24, Gives Crew A Laugh Youth must be served. That's what the crew of the SS Rufus Choate found out. Their skipper, a briny bucko of 24 years, kept the boys amused with his sea-going antics on their recent trip to Amsterdam, the minutes of a recent meeting re­ port. ^The precocious Captain tried his darndest to make it obvious to all hands that he was one of the Bligh boys. Reading a few salty yarns, the crew thinks, is what gave the lad his saline complex. But since he made an other­ wise uneventful trip humorous, nobody seemed to mind. The meeting, last one of the voyage, was devoted to routine matters. 4. t ^ MADAWASKA VICTORY. Mar. 16—Chairman Lechanby; Seerelary Carler. Eeef on 4-8 watch eating at 4:50 settled. Membership demanded cleanli­ ness of messhall and laundry. Motion carried: Ten and 23 cent fines for throwing cigarettes on deck or leaving dirty cups. Money to be donated to the Log. Various repairs listed. Good and Welfare: Full coop­ eration from Steward's Dept. in getting up from ihe first call. 1^4. EDWARD W. SCRIP PS. Chairman C. A. Roberts; Sec­ retary S. A. Heiniling. Dele­ gates report five full book men and 20 trip-carders. Three men elected for Isthmian Commit­ tee to contact any Isthmian ship in every port. To send a letter to the Sailor's Union of the Pacific in regard to the SUP Memorial Monument. Good and Welfare: To remem­ ber the Seafarer's Log and the West Coast Sailor in regard to a crew donation. T-shirts to be worn during meal hours. All laundry buckets to he kept out of showers. 1>RcntcTTHESiy.^ Ttorect "fOURSBLf/ Page Eleven LOG FORT FREDERICA. March 17—Chairman Linn; Secretciry Larsen. New business: The Steward clarified the discus­ sion on the food beef by hav­ ing the delegates see the Cap­ tain regarding fresh vegetables, milk, etc.; to have the compciny agent dispatch the crew's mail out to the ship; all disputed overtime to he made up by Delegates to he handed to the Patrolman and no one to pay off until all is settled for all concerned. Good and Welfare: Chairman gave a long discus­ sion on ihe principles of the Union and the benefits gained by being a good Union man. XXX SEAFARER SAM SAYS: t|our sViip's koMie... keep it"clean I Here's A Smoking Hot Story, Boys REINHOLD RICHTER. April 7—Chairman C. Sperry; Secre­ tary D= Mitchell. Motions car­ ried: To have screens for all portholes and all doors and if not delivered, all hands willing to walk off at sailing time; as­ signment of heads was discuss­ ed and voted to leave this up to the Captain, and that any neglect of the heads in any manner, to he brought up hefore the regular meeting; suf­ ficient tools be supplied for all departments before sailing time; cold dinners to he served on Wednesday and Sunday dur­ ing hot weather; to have suf­ ficient dungarees and other clothing in slop chest to cover this trip; to have any man fined after the first warning for leav­ ing unwashed cups, other than at mealtimes; all departments are satisfied with the meals served. X % X ANTELOPE HILL. March 27 Chairman (Bosun). Beef was made about no shore leave in South. America. Beef about poor launch service while an­ chored in stream in Baltimore to be taken up with the Pa­ trolman. The transfer of spoil­ ed food from one ship to an­ other was protested and referr­ ed to the Union. Good aiid Welfare: To have the Steward order 50 cots; to have a new arrangement of night lunches and to assign each messman to definite tables to prevent con­ fusion. XXX JOHN A. ROEBLING. March 15—Chairman Joseph Lecke; Secretary George Gordano. New Business: To elect a com­ mittee to see ihe American Consul to have clothing and cigarettes allotted to the ship in preparation of the long voy­ age lo Shanghai; to have the Delegates see the Master for a draw for the crew and the three new members; and the Dele­ gates were elected tr act as the committee to see the Consul. 4" 4' 4" FRANK EMERSON, March 23—Chairman Thomas J. Wickham; Secretary W. H. Wallace. The 18 Vz hours disputed overlime for the Deck Gang agreed to be collectable because it is in the agreement; crew praise Captain and Officers for their splendid cooperatioti; bouquets to Captain Albert Gerlach for having Tom Wickham as Third Mate after 16 years* absence and to William (Hogery) Ander­ son as Third Engineer after 18 years' absence. Repair list in­ cluded another fan for the messroom and screens for all portholes. We got wind of a minor con­ flagration aboard the SS Francis M. Smith recently. When the smoke cleared it was revealed that the slop chest was taking a roasting. The crew's fire was directed at the lack of smokes in the slop chest. Brother McMaine reported a decided shortage of cigarettes and said that he had "to raise hell to get the ones we had." The smokes available to the crew af­ ter leaving Santos were stale and dry, the minutes disclosed. Members went on record as 100 per cent for an unlimited supply of cigarettes on shipboard, and that the next crew not sign on without a plentiful tobacco supply. At the meeting, which Lloyd Gardner served as chairman, and Neal Smith as secretary, it was also suggested that the slop chest should he checked for stores in general inasmuch as it was short of many items on the last trip. XXX M.S. CROWN KNOT. March 10—Chairman Brown: Secrexary T. Hashrouck. New busi­ ness: To instruct Patrolman to meet ship for the payoff; dis­ cussion over decision concern­ ing AB's Hanley and Langford who missed ship in South Am­ erican port. Good and Weltare: Fresh fruits served more often and regular cleaning of scuttle­ butt. the ice to be handled by Steward's Dept. 4. 4. 4. RICHARD RUSH. Feb. 16— Chairman Carl Lawson (Bosun); Secretary John Billing. Motions carried: The Cooks put out more effort and produce better food; all departments to rotate in cleaning laundry and recre­ ation hall; to have the radio speaker, commandered by an Assistant Engineer, returned for the crew's enjoyment; those men desiring time off should go to the officer of their depart­ ment, rather than consulting the Captain, as has been the practice by some of the crew. tea MiM OP THC AOVAfvrWGeS OFSIU MfiMBeRsrtlP / -BUIUD Tri€ SlU AH ^IU ship IS a clean skip! CUT AND RUN By HANK It'.s good to he hack again to see familiar faces shipping out or paying off. Say, there's Don Hall, brother of Paul Hall, who just came in to see how New York is Seafaring, especially in this big Isthmian drive ... One of our oldtimers, Jimmy Purcell, gave a hit of a helping hand in settling that rider business, we heard. XXX The Bull Line must he rather proud to have J. Donila always sailing on their scows as carpen­ ter. Perhaps he loves those daily beans and cabbage? . . . Dan Butts, ex-pie card at Puerto Rico, just blew in off the Cape Nome and is saying hullo to his pals: Blackie Rodriguez, Franky Bose, Ceasar Romano, Johnny iVlerciano and Doc Sussman. It sure looks good to see the old rank and file together again! XXX We're sorry to hear about Bosun Francisco Moniglio be­ ing in had health in San Juan. Anyway, his shipmates wish him fast recovery and will he seeing him soon. They are En­ rique Cortez. Mariano Gonza­ lez. Julio Pelo de Cana and Rafael Santiago. . . . "Chips" Peter Guozdich, Bosun Herman Ohristensen and A. B, Lee Abies, just came in after a hard trip with the Charles Paddock. XXX John Rove, one of the host Bakers we have, just grabbed the Isthmian ship, George Bibb for another trip. Bon cooking and organizing to you, John. ... In March we wondered where one of our best and smartest oldtimers, Joe Buckley, could he. Well, he's right here, looking the hall over, and will soon sail on some rusthucket. . . . It's a funny thing indeed to hear Joe Arras bragging about those two pet mice he has in his Greenwich Village penthouse. We feel like a rat to reveal his humorous hobby. 4. 4. 4. With a halo of cigar smoke v/rapped around him. Cook Oscar Grimm announce he woulc^ make one more trip because the ground is too damp for a shore job! Ah, Oscar, so are your loaves -oi bread! ... If Bud Ray remembers that good old Delaires trip under Red Face Brote, he'll remember Abe Sprung who was P. O. Messman. He's sailing Wiper now anc^ was in town recently. . . . One-o4our most militant and hard work­ ing Stewards, Fidel Lukban t©14' the Captain of the Coffpyvillo Victory during their trip that he (the Captain) should stay up orv the bridge and blow his whistle while he'll stay down below and count his prunes! 4» 4" 4* We were sorry to hear about our doorman. "Red" Morrif be­ ing afflicted with a little ill­ ness. Fast recovery. "ReA" while Emilio De Petro has been doing a swell job in your place) . . . We knew we would he see­ ing Joe Pilutis again and sure enough he's here—mustache and all. How was the trip. Joe? . . . We were glad to say hullo to Bosun Ronnie Chalcraft and Kenny Marston who are all set to ship out again! . . . Are ycu going to make that Swedish voyage, Kenny, since you miss­ ed that ship last time? XXX We're cooking with the halfbaked opinion that one of ouf humnrou.s shipmates, Harold Farrington, might never grow an­ other beautiful heard again un­ less he gets a ship going Chinaway, as he hopes for! . . . This recent chilly weather may have shaken us up so much that we couldn't see straight, but we think we saw Bosun Carl Lawson last week? . . . Anyway, we'll bet anybody a glass of rationed beer that we'll he seeing Harvey Hill, Red Whitten and Jimmy Mulli­ gan coming in for our New York summer. 4. 4. 4It must have been a birthday for Tex Morton last week when he received a carton of smokes'. But he didn't hold on to it long. A pack went to Boh Hicks,;tinother to Boh MacCastle, and the rest liere and there. Of course, Tex had the decency to keep the last pack for him.self. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 26, 1948 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS BROTHER RETURNS FROM USSR TRIP; FINDS ONLY CHAOS Dear Editor: Here we are arrived in Odessa, Russia, January 21, 1946. The promised land! Where the Amer­ icans are forbidden to walk or talk with the Russian femmes. Our first difficulty, money; ac­ cording to the government here there are Ave rubles to the dollar, uptown there are 100 to the said dollar, quite a difference. The poor dollar, what a beating. Plen­ ty of business so we did not draw any, still we had plenty, since the government runs the black mar­ ket. They sell everything even the foodstuffs that the UNRRA sends over for relief. The people work 12 hours a day and receive an average of 300 rubles a month. A loaf of bread costs one hundred rubles, enormous wages, huh! We are pumped for everything, informa­ tion, clothing and cigarettes. We have a 12 o'clock curfew and Lord help the man caught out beyond that. If you are caught with a Russian girl, you are immediately arrested, taken to the N.K.W., or Gestapo head­ quarters, as we call tJiem. The man is then warned and the girl is placed in a labor gang where she: is worked 12 hours a day •without pay and receives a loaf of black bread and lodging. Nice people our Allies. You are not allowed to associate with the people in any way. One of our men, an oiler, was arrested and confined by the Ges­ tapo for 24 hours without notify­ ing anyone. They attempted to work out on him but he was too many for a couple of them so they left tliem alone. Finally they resorted to the pastime of shooting at us through tiie doors and: quite a few undei-weul that treatment. The much vaunted Russian hospital and medical service are a farce because there just is not any. From observation the peo­ ple live a life of fear, the entire country is operated on fear and bluff. There are an average of three Gestapo watching one man work. Inefficiency is rife all over the country. From our standpoint the cele­ brated Five-Year Plans are a fail­ ure. There are valuable machin­ ery laying about waiting to be put together and no one to do it. The celebrated trade schools do not seem to be teaching very much. The people are underfed and overworked and entire fam­ ilies live in one room without heat, no sanitation, and water is supplied one hour out of 24. Where is the mighty USSR that wants to rule the world with their new order? This country is set for a revo­ lution or a change in political be­ lief. Practically every American ship entering this harbor is mak­ ing this possible. We teach them plenty about our way of living, our freedoms of speech, press, and labor. We have a good man over here in command of the 'Naval Commission, an honest-toGod American, he goes after them in good old American style. There have been two men kill­ ed by the Gestapo and one by accident in the past ten days. Seafarers Comment On Victory RIDJER VICTORY GOOD UNIONISM, SAYS BROTHER Log-A - Rhythms Dear Editor: This is the first time I have taken advantage of the oppor­ tunity to express my opinion of our Union. At this writing the rider beef has just been settled. Settled and how! Settled in the Union's favor. Again this goes to show what sol­ id unionism can do. Again this goes to show what wisely dir­ ected, militant action can do. Single-handed though we were, this victory in our favor is an­ other step forward—another fea­ ther in our Union cap! Isthmian crews will take notice of the kind of Union they want to represent them. They will vote for a Union which can win their beefs and get them better condi­ tions. B. Rubias BROTHER THINKS OPERATORS KNOW WE MEAN ACTION Dear Editor: I think we have won more than just a beef against the shipown­ ers in our victory over them on the rider beef. We have shown them that even though we were oi t on a limb we mean action on v.'hatcver we start. Here's hoping (and expecting) that we will beat them again and again and again. E. Weingarten NMU IS SCORED FOR ATTITUDE ON RIDER BEEF Dear Editor: I have been, sailing in this Union for almost four years, and I am proud to say that we have a Union that sticks together. We are not a bunch of commies like the NMU who would have sailed the ships to brqak down our ne^ gotiations. I was on one of the ships and I did not like the idea of getting off, but it was something for us This is good old Commy land where nothing is free but the air and if you are not careful you won't have that long. You are searched on arrival and depar­ ture and I do mean searched. Every time you move some Ges­ tapo monkey is asking you for a pass. The nation that is ruled by fear and lust is erecting a political Frankenstein that will destroy it soon, and the sooner the better for their own welfare. Sam Watson MERCHANT SAILOR (Anonymous) You have seen him in the street. Rolling round on groggy feet; You have seen him clutch the pavement for support. You have seen him arm in arm With a maid of doubtful charm, Who was leading Johnny safely' into port. You have shuddered in disgust As he grovelled in the dust. You shuddered when you saw him on a spree. But you haven't seen the rip Of his lonely, dismal ship. Plowing furrows through a mineinfested sea. all, so I left the ship. REAL UNITY SHOWN If we keep up the good work in the future, we will always be in BY SEAFARERS IN there pitching right over the FIRM BEEF STAND plate. Stanley L. Gibson Dear Editor: The Seafares, by unity, have won the foreign rider beef with­ SEAIARER HAILS out the" support of any other GREAT VICTORY Union. ON RIDER BEEF To escape government control Dear Editor: all types of riders will be incor­ Well, it looks like the Seafarers porated under Union contracts. International Union has won an­ Moreover, the membership has other great victory and jwithout had actual experience in know­ the heip of any other Seaman's ing how to settle a "hot beef." By Union. every man seeing the problem I certainly hope it teaches the through to a successful conclu­ sion it girds us mentally on what NMU what unity really means. This War Shipping Administra­ to expect for any future struggle. The members who were incon­ tion "has been a thorn in the side venienced by the job action have of seamen. During the war it seen the justifiability of the argu­ tried to cut all our overtime, at ment and no complaints from the least as much as possible. ,I hope rank and file have come up that the victory on the rider beef will knock those WSA boys clean out could have weakened our course or led us to deviate from it. of the picture. Tougher battles may be ahead The shipping companies and and it is up to the rank and file the WSA try to lord it over every of the Seafarers to constantly be working stiff, not only seamen; alert for any attempted financial so you see, it is to everybody's gouging by the ship operators, as advantage that we won. That is in this case. all I have to say. John A. Kirkley Bob Porter BROTHERS ASKED TO LOOK OUT FOR FINKY SEAMAN Dear Editor: On the SS Abraham Baldwin we had a First Assistant named Anthony Krajac who worked for the WSA as an inspector all dur­ ing the war. This man brags that he was a strikebreaker during 1936. He told us how they took ships out from under our noses and laughed at the pickets stand­ ing picket duty. A few of the men in the Deck Department wanted to work him over, but he beat us to it by get­ ting off this ship to sail on the SS John Armstrong. I would like to warn thie Brothers to be on the lookout.for this guy, and if you run across him, notify the New York Hall as to his whereabouts. This is one of the scabs who got away during the 1936 strikes and now You have cheered our Naval lads. In their stately iron-clads. You have always cheered the boys in khaki, too. You have trembled, in a funk When you read; "Supply Ship Sunk." But you never cared a damn, about the crew. He has brought your wounded home Through a sub-infested zone; He ferried all your troops across at night. He belongs to no brigade; He's neglected, underpaid. But he's always in the thickest of the fight. He has fought the lurking Hun With his great big three-inch gun. He has ruined Adolf Hitlar'o little plan. He's a hero, he's a nut; He's the whole damned limit, but. He is just a merchant sailor and a man. • ['Editor's Note: These verses were submitted to The Log an»onymously. They merely bore the notation: Author Unknown, and (Lines found on a public wall in New Orleans). We think ifs one of the best poems evef run in the Log, and that the author should LAZY STEWARD step forward and take credit. STARVES CREW ON Perhaps we're wrong, but we JULIUS OLSEN think we detect the fine Gallic hand of Frenchy Michelet. "We Dear Editor: should like confirmation or cor­ We, the crew members of the rection.] Julius Olsen, Bull SS Company, would like to give you the facts about the Steward on this boat down on this and informed that and make sure that he never we should get two meat twice makes another voyage aboard each day. After leaving Italy, we ran out; this ship. of coffee before we reached GibHis main interest seems to be ralter. At "The Rock" we got in the saloon. He only comes in­ some more coffee, 100 pounds,, to the crew messroom when but even this had to be rationed) there is a Union meeting. The before complefcion of the voyagecrew Messman, a first tripper, has While we were in Casablanca,, never been shown how to serve. he was told that the Steward o£ At the start of the trip, the a Waterman ship would give hinu Steward tried to put out only one food, but he refused to accept meat per meal. He was called any "because of the paper work" involved. you can see the kind of men the This character will have to geti WSA is putting aboard ships as off this boat before we all starve,' officers. It's either him or us. James J. Devilo. Gulf 185 The Crew �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. AprU 26. 1946 Page Thirteen Two Pros And A Con Offered Baltimore Hall Beef Rouses Some Letters On Subject Of Drunk Seamen BALTIMORE HALL AND ANOTHER A. A. SEAMEN CLUB THANKS LOG FOR RECENT ARTICLE SEAMAN'S FATHER THINKS ALCOHOLIC PIECE WAS TOPS Dear Editor: Dear Editor: Please accept my congratula­ tions on the style and content of your issue of April 12. I am a regular reader of your pub­ lication which arrives at my home weekly, addressed to my son who has been a full book member of j'our Union since 1940. I particularly iikcd the article about Alcoholics ^Anonymous, which by coincidence or design appeared on the same page and location in which a column all too frequently appeared to express, what was in my opinion, a glori­ fication of the "gas hounds and beachcombers." Please don't get me wrong. I'm not a teetotaler nor a reformer, nor is my son. But as you well know, many ne'er-do-wells and phonies went to sea during the war years and the legitimate sea­ man was rated NFG by many well-meaning persons who, un­ fortunately, are unfamiliar with the sterling character of the ma­ jority of men who sail the ships under the SIU banner. May I not suggest that in the best interests of all of your mem­ bers that you give little space to those romantic but irrespon­ sible characters who frequent the seamen's bars between standby jobs or handouts from working members of your organization. I tru.st you will pardon me if I do not sign my name; I don't only because I do not wish to embarass my son. With all best wishes for the growth of the SIU. We wish to take this oppor­ tunity to express our sincere ap' preciation for your article on the alcoholic seaman. We have been building our group for two years and you can believe us that it has not been dune witliuut a struggle. Yours was the first sign of real interest in the welfare and education of the seafaring man who does suf­ fer from alcoholism. It has given us a great moral boost. A recognized Union which does not hesitate to tell the world of a seaman's problem and at the same time let them know what the seamen themselves are do­ ing about it, is indeed a credit to the world. As you must know, our biggest problem is in the education of the public to accept the fact that alcoholism is a disease and not a moral issue nor a character weakness. Alcoholism is recog­ nized as a public health problem and therefore becomes a public responsibility, and we have prov­ en that the alcoholic is really worth while helping. May we at this time extend to you and any other members of your organization who might care to take advantage of it, an invi­ tation to visit our clubhouse at any time convenient. A. A. Seamen's Club Joseph I. Flynn, Secy. NMU IS BAD OFF;i NOW RECRUITING SEAMEN AT USS. Dear Editor: I think things are, getting pret­ ty bad for the NMU when their Palroliueli have to cuiiie to the USS looking for recruits. Twice the NMU Patrolmen have approached me, singing out the praises of their organization, tel­ ling me that the NMU fought for its men on every ordeal and raw deal. One of them was telling me about the new trip card men and how numerous they were. To this I laughed in his face, as I have gotten it straight that they were taking any and every thing (which is nothing unusual for the NMU). He was telling me all about the great future of the NMU. The damned fool believes (or says he believes) that the SIU will fold up after the Isthmian vote is taken. I laughed at him on this one, and did a bit of telling my­ self: about his phony picket line parading up and down in front of the WSA with their dogs. I can't blame anyone for not sailing on an NMU ship, as they are the filthiest ships afloat. I say this from hearsay only, be­ cause I have not sailed on an NMU ship myself, and it will be pretty late in the day before I do. Also, please send the Log to my home. My folks enjoy the paper about as much as myself and others. It is a truly well writ­ ten paper. Best wishes for a better Union, if it could be better. Ray Morris SEAMAN FEELS ALCOHOLICS CLUB IS OVERRATED Dear Editor: In reference to the article on "Alcoholics Anonymous," I be­ lieve that you are doing alco­ holic seamen a disservice. I have been a alcoholic, so I know whereof I speak. There are many lost weekends in my past. In fact, there are many lost weeks and lost months. But any mystical approach to the problem, such as the AA preach­ es, will not wean heavy drink­ ers away from the bottle. Most people drink because of a deficiency in their characters, or because they are so disheart­ ened with life that alcohol be­ comes the only release for them. l?'or these people, only mental therapy can be of any use. And this must be under the guidance of an experienced, qualified, psycho-analysist. A group of do-gooders can help while a man is in a port where there are other AAs, but what happens when a drinker finds himself in a port that has no AA branch. Then he starts to drink again, and with no one around to help him, he will drink con­ tinually. Some people can cure them­ selves, and for them, AA Is OK. Your article gave the impression that just about every drunk can be helped by this group, and I wanted to get you right. As I said before, I know. Joe Grimes RICHARD BASSETT CREW REFUTES 'UNFAIR' OPINION Dear Editor: This letter is being written by a committee appointed at a-regu­ lar Union meeting held aboard the SS Richard Bassett. The purpose of this letter is to dispel the erroneous opinion the membership might have gained that the Captain and Purser of this ship have been unfair in their treatment of us. That un­ fair opinion had its being through an article written by a (one) former member of this Crew (i.e.; Voyage No. 11) who wrote of the Captain's unfairness and the Pur­ ser's non-cooperation. We, the undersigned members writing on behalf of the whole crew, have found this ship be one of the beat captained and of­ ficered ships we have ever sailed aboard. We want to repeat that the food was good and plentiful, also our general welfare was well taken care of. We received our draws regularly and we finally wound up without any beefs whatsoever. BEEF BRINGS A PEPPERY RETORT Dear Editor: This is in answer to John Ger­ ard and C. R. W. Gaithers' Beef Box beef in the Seafarers Log, April 12, 1946, about the Balti­ more doorman. Confucius say: "There is wis­ dom in the mouths of babes." The two Brothers must still be in the embryo stage! First, we have no full time doorman here in Baltimore. Sec­ ond, wo have plenty of old-time Baltimore men here who arc able to take care of any situation that may arise. For the Brothers' in­ formation, we have a very cap­ able Agent here and also we hold bi-weekly meetings where all local beefs are straightened out. I have been sailing out of Bal­ timore for a longer time than six months; we are very jealous about the Port and its reputation, we won't let any new upstart hit us below the belt and try to get away with it! Suggest that if the Brothers don't like Baltimore, kindly stay out of here and ship out of somewhere else! T. (Al) Slanley HERE'S ANOTHER Dear Editor: I, Walter Haas, have been in this Union since it has been formed and have never had a doorman in this hall. The only hall that has a doorman that I know of, is the Port of New York. But in the Port of Baltimore we have enough militant men around ARTHUR L. PERRY CREW MEMBERS LIKE OFFICERS The crew of the Arthur L. Perry would like to give First Asst. Ray Miller and Chief Mate C. L. Ingram a rising vote of thanks for making a tough trip easier. The Crew I am speaking for m.yself (Leonard Layton) and a few more of the oldtimers who aren't here anymore. Since this Union has been formed, and I was with it from the beginning, there never has been a doorman in the Union Hall in the Port of Bal­ timore. We have always had a janitor who doubled as doorman and when he was busy, some­ body always had there eye on the door to see that no bums or scabs came in. Regardless of whether ho gets in, he cannot get a job without passing the sharp and knowing eye of our Dis­ patcher. So he has gained nothing but the knowledge of how a good ' Union runs. Leonard B. Layion, 417 i- S- HERE'S THE BEEF AS RUN, AND THE LOG'S ANSWER It seems to us that the Interna­ tional Union officials ought to get in touch with the Baltimore Hall and tell them to get on the ball. We refer to the lack of a door­ man. There is no one there to check Union books or keep out the bums and undesirables. Anyone who chooses to do so, can walk in or out at any time. This condition has been extant for at least six months that we know of. It hardly seems like an effici­ ent way to run a hall, and we think something should be done about it. John Gerard, R. W. Gaither Answer: Yes, Brothers, on the face of it this condition does not sound loo good. But the Balti­ more Hall, like all other halls except New York, has only a clean-up man who doubles in brass as daerman. He gets busy cleaning up the joint and often isn't around to check books. Just to make sure about this, we checked with Curly Rentz, and he told us that there really wasn't much danger of undesirable char­ acters getting in, since there usually are a bunch of sharpeyed old-timers around who'd latch onto any who tried to ease through that door on the first landing. As for the third floor, there is a ping pong table there, » and anyone who made it that far might find himself being used for a ping pong ball. 4 it it BROTHER SECONDS MOTION ON USS POOR SERVICES Dear Editor: The Brother who wrote the letter aHout the United Seamens Service took the words right out of my mouth. And I know that a lot of other merchant seamen feel the same way. This "can-shaking" organiza­ tion tells the world how much good it does, but actually, it doesn't do a damn thing. If a man wants a favor from them, he has to beg like a dog. The USS got a lot of publicity about the clubs they maintained for seamen. Well, I slept in those places and they were cold and cheerless. We had to pay for this, just as we had to pay for every other service we obtained. I wonder if this bit of publicity was ever given to the news­ papers. We seamen don't want favors. However, if people are put in jobs to give a certain amount of service to seamen who are far from home, they ought to supply that service without a lot of com­ plaining. Harry Olsen Dear Editor: to see that nobody comes in the hall that doesn't belong in, and if one does happen to get by, the boys, he gets a very warm recep­ tion and doesn't come back again. It seems to me that all these guys that are doing the hollering about no doorman, don't know much about the Union or they would know that all they had to do is to bring it up at a meeting to have the Agent hire a door­ AND THE EDITOR man, and it would be done. I know what I am talking about STICKS HIS BILL from my own case. When I came INTO THE MATTER out of jail from the '36 strike, I EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the myself couldn't get in the Hall until somebody could be found way we like to see it happen. to recognize me. Brothers. A couple of the boys Walter H. Haas had what they considered a good % a, % beef, not being too familiar with AND ANOTHER the Baltimore situation. So they let us know about it, and we gave Dear Editor: I, William J. Brown, Book No. them the sort of answer that G94, being a charter member of seemed right. Now, the Brothers the Seafarers International out of the Baltimore Hall agree, Union, know that there has never been an appointed doorman in so there's nothing more to it. either hall of the SIU, referring to the hall on Pratt Street and the present hall on Gay Street. The janitor in charge takes ample care of his work and carries out •his uuties as required. William J. Brown One thing, though: we'd like to bet that the Baltimore Hall is more aAvare of its sometimes-un­ guarded door now than it ever was before, and that it would be tougher for soiyone to get in now than ever -before. �THE Page Fourteen Rider Win Ends Shipping Lull By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—Since winning the rider beef, business and ship­ ping have been very good. It Icoks as though shipping is final­ ly getting back to normal, and a lot of the boys are waiting, for trips down to the land of senorilas and rum. It won't be long now before passenger ships resume their peacetime runs, and the next few weeks will bring a return of coastwise runs. We hope this will also put an end to bucko Skip­ pers and Mates who v/ant to log a man at the drop of a hat. .We have had a lot of these in the last week, but we have been successful in getting more than two-thirds of the logs knocked out. HOSPITAL RECORDS If you should be unfortunate enough to be sick or injured on the other side, and require out­ patient treatment or hospitaliza­ tion, be sure that you secure a record or clinical abstract and bring it back to the States with you. We had a case aboard the Bald­ win which paid off here last week. A member of the crew was in the hospital for ten days while the ship was in Buenos Aires. The t eatinent did not seem to be effective, so he transferred to the out-patient department and went back to his ship. However, he neglected to ob­ tain a record of his out-patient visits, and when the ship return­ ed to New York, the Captain tried to log him twelve days. Now we-have to communicate v/ith the hospital in B. A. before GOT TO GO the beef can be v/on, and in the You see, we were scheduled to meantime, the seaman has to take a sixweek vacation while v/ait for the pay which he has waiting for a Chief Steward's job been logged. on a Mississippi passenger ship, and so we promised ye editor to scribble six columns for him while waiting. But now it de­ velops that somebody fouled up with the ai illimetie because the scow won't be ready 'til early August. (Continued from Page 1) If we were to wait around un­ included in the cost of living, in­ til then the card would be too cluding meats, milk, coal, shoes, damn old to make the job, so and women's and children's gar­ we're going to make a trip to ments made from wool and ray­ the Islands in between. on. The Islands . . . There's sheer It would further require OPA magic in the term! Scattered haphazardly over a ceilings to cover the cost of pro­ ducing, processing, and distribut­ thousand miles of sunny south­ ing each commodity, plus a "rea­ ern seas, like emeralds flung from the Creative hand, these seasonable profit." girded gardens are rich in roman­ Other amendments would de­ crease subsidies by 25 percent tic history. Columbus stumbled upon them every 45 days, and end, on July 1, all subsidies to producers of on his first voyage to the New meats. The consumer will have World, and the ninety adven­ to pay the difference in price and turous souls who comprised the it will remove the only effective crews of his three frail craft told way the OPA has to control live such wonderous tales of their en­ chantments that the intrepid animal prices. navigator returned for his sec­ LABOR OPPOSED ond voyage with 1500 men in Labor and consumer and veter­ his train. ans' groups, supporters of price EVERYBODY'S MEAT control, pinned their hopes on There were many high-born Senate action to restore the bill princes of the realm among those to its original form. They have who answered the call of adven­ issued urgent appeals to their ture on the second voyage. Little members to express their views did these romantic - minded to Senators. hildalgos realize that the tropical Labor leaders immediately in­ paradises that met their eager dicated that the House measure eyes on every hand were actually was a f^irce. the summits of extinct volcanoes, Boris Shishkin, AFL represent­ or that their frail craft were se­ ative on the OPA Labor Advisory renely floating over an awesome Committee, said, "The whole la­ canyon of 27000 feet—one of the bor movement will have to be most horrible chasms on the face mobilized to have this decision of the globe. reversed. Reversal is necessary Yessir, Brother, there's food to save the peace from chaos." for both the carefree soul and Prices To Rise If OPA Goes LOG ATTENTION! According to all reports on the Isthmian drive, everything looks very good. Of course, we still have a lot of work to do, but we can do it—and are doing it—ac­ cording to the report that crew members bring us on the ships that voted. Every now and again some guy drags us bodily to the nearest bar and pours beer into our reluctant innards until we commence to look at the world with the jaun­ diced eye of the cynical old philo­ sopher that we are at heart. Fresh from one of these bouts with the cup that cheers some but invariably depresses us, we are sitting here among a gang of the boys waiting around for jobs in Orleans, and scribbling this what time we brood over what a screwy old world this has grown to be. For here are you, reading stuff like this while the works of Dick­ ens and Macauley moulder away on dusty shelves all about you. Reading Brother Michelet when the works of the masters may be had for the asking is a sad enough commentary on the deplorable state that things have sunk to generally, and we would ordin­ arily go on moralizing about it for paragraphs on end, but we have just remembered that we've got to take leave of you in this column because there's been a change of plans. Chum. SEAEARERS If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hedl at once._ A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore won't do you any good. It's your bed and you have to lie in it. the brooding mind in these Is­ lands, for you .can either trip the light fantastic with the carefree children of nature who people their fruitful surfaces, or you can wander with the poet to the brink of the drink and think— "And when I feel, fair creature cf an hour! That I shall never look upon thee more. Never have relish in the faery power Of unreflecting love;—then on the shore Of the wide world I stand alone, and think. Till Love and Fame to nothing­ ness do sink." Browsing through the soothing lyrics of one of the gifted sing­ ers of Elizabeth's reign, we last night stumbled upon the word "make" used in the archaic sense for "Mate." He was wiser than he knew, this old bird, for sea­ men have learned long ago that "the make" is far preferable to the mate." Oh, yes. Brother, the apples are sweeter when you swipe them from the other guy's orchard, no matter how red they hang on the bough in your own back yard. FAVORABLE REACTIONS The membership's reaction to the actions taken at the Agents Conference is, as far as we have been able to learn, one of undi­ vided satisfaction. We are all of us pleased at the contemplated economies, the constitutional modifications, the proposed streamlinging of the business end of the organization, along with the other beneficial proposals, and, to a man, we are all eagerly awaiting the implementation of what we consider the most im­ portant phase of all—the upgrad­ ing program. If the Stewards Department School should be threatened with any undue delay because the premises of the first floor of the New York Hall is not available, we would like to suggest that it isn't absolutely necessary to lo­ cate it there at all. Anywhere else will do—what is important from a rank and file viewpoint is to locate it somewhere, and soon! Make Isthmian Sill! Friday, AprU 26, 1946 Bosuns Are Getting Bad Pay Deal By J. M. WALSH HOUSTON—Retired temporarily Today, the average AB re­ from the sea in order to assume ceives $157.50; the Bosun receives the weighty position of Dis­ as customary his $12.50 per patcher in this port, I find time month more—topping the AB's to resume my arguments in fa­ by about 12 percent. vor of my pet beef. Now any sane man can see To my way of thinking, and to that there is something radically the way of thinking of lots of wrong in this set-up. If there other Bosuns, I think that the had been a decrease of respon­ Bosun is the most underpaid sibility on the Bosun's shoulders, slave aboard our merchant rust- or if there had been other ad­ pots. justments made to compensate Today, as for the past fifteen for this, I wouldn't have a leg or twenty years, a Bosun receives to stand on as the wage differ­ the vast sum of $15 more than ence would then be "fair." an Able Seaman in some cases, ^ But the contrary is true. There but in most ca.ses only $12.50 has been an increase of respon­ more than the Able Seamen. sibilities thrown on the Bosun's Twenty years ago when an AB shoulders. He has green men, received $62.50, a Bosun received and new types of gear devised by $75 (these are Shipping Board wheelchair admirals, who do ships that I am talking of, not nothing but devise new tools and Luckenbackers at $50 per). By methods of driving an honest inspection we can see that the hard-working serang, like myself, difference of $12.50 represented nuts. a percentage of approximately What I am driving at, as has 20 percent over the Able Sea­ always been my aim, is for some man's pay. recognition for the responsibility Granting that the wage earned, placed on a Bosun. and I mean earned, by these ABs He handles gear and stores was a starvation wage, the pro­ valued at countless dollars, but portion of difference between the is paid a pittance. Why can't Bosun's and AB's was fair, and we do something to remedy this represented what to my thinking particular arrangement? As itwas suitable pay for the head­ stands today, many experienced aches involved. Bosuns prefer to ship as AB, Now don't get me wrong, for feeling that their pay is not I do not say it was suitable pay, commensurate with their respon­ only that it represented under sibilities. As ABs they get just a that system of wages, suitable small fraction -less in pay, but compensation, for the extra work get a 1,000 percent more in peace of mind. involved. THE ARMY IS THE ARMY — IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW — SO YOU HAVE TO WAIT We think there should be something done about the crew having to stay aboard troop ships at the piers while troops are being unloaded. In repeated cases, the merchant crew, when there is no reason to keep them aboard, have had to stay on for as long as twelve hours. We were on the Waycross Victory which docked at Pier 15, Staten Island, on April 9, 1946, and weren't allowed off the ship until every GI was off the ship—which took six hours, the Ax-my way "slow and fouled up." John H. Fritz James Hocman John Arthur Answer: You tied up at em Army dock and were, therefore, under Army control. However, the "duration" will soon be over, and with it the Army control. 4. i 3. 4. THE LAW SAYS YOU CAN SIGN OFF; BUT THE LAW AIN'T THE LAW NOW Please tell us whether or not a man is entitled to double wages if his term of em.ployment on the ship's foreign articles exceeds the time called for in the original articles. This question has been discussed lately and we would ap­ preciate an answer to it. Three SIU Members Answer: The answer is. No. According to the law you are entitled to pay on demand, even if you are in a foreign port, with transportation back to the U.S. However, this provision was suspended during the war, when there were no facilities for transportation cr available replacements. As yet, the pro­ vision has not been reinstaiod but the Union is working on it. �Friday. April 26. 1048 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen I BULLETIN Notice! When in New York please bring your- book to headquarters. Collins, Melvin 42972 Troche, Gregoria 10689 Weglarz, Theodore Thunias..23u08 Kulinowski, Bronislaw ==..49606 Muri'ay, Thomas M 10723 Perez, Inoncencio 2768 Garcia, J 713 Davis, William 23861 Ryan, Edward G-20 Blanchard, L G-307 Russell, James H. .......587 (G-195*) Layne,-Simeon 480 Thomas, Charles Samuel 22336 Gepec, G. B Clarke, Florian R 23311 Andrews, Frank J Gordon, James W. 50058 Reed, Arthur Reyes, Carmelo 23407 Dennis, Pearce Frey, Ralph 22180 Roberts, Cupid W Kulikowski, Bronislaw 46222 Akers, James Oosse, Jack Jr 21952 Wall, J Walker, Wllkie .7. 4029 Sayeis, John J Hegarty, John B. ...21935 Ramsey, William A. Larson, Earl 2239 O'Rourke. George McLean, William H 25302 Vetu, Albert F Naugle, John J G-34 Story, D. d Petro, Jerry G-133 Bloom, William Brooke, Joseph E ....22113 Hodge, Oliver Viera, Anthony 21913 Wheeler, Robert J DeBarros, Manuel 23552 Fitts, Roy Pinkowski, Frank 26768 Hodo, James 25113 22146 23308 1718 32579 4652 2355 6224 24447 25504 22341 3012 454 22390 24326 44522 44521 PERSONALSW. DALY Who holds Book No. 2131; See E. Dakin, Boston. He owes you $2.00. Overpaid on dues receipt April 12, 1946. 1 £ it WILLARD C. HOWELL Get in touch with your mother, 4033 Burlingame, Detroit 4, Mich, it it i O. J. MORGAN You have charges pending against you by the crew of the M/V Crown Knot. Get in touch with the New Orleans Branch. 4. J. S, JIMMY NOLAN Please get in touch with Bob Roales, 223 E. 58th treet. New York 22, New York. BOSTON J. M. Wilson, $2.00; W. Wallace. $1.00: L. Mapazzi. $1.00; J. Vincent. $3.00; H. Jobe. $1.00; W. Sontag, $1.00. Total—$9.00. PKILADELPHIA INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS W. Long. $1.00; R. D. Paola. $1.00; J. P. Kavacky. $1.00; W. Maute, $3.00; R. Sambone. $10.00; J. Slusser, $2.00; E. Dialers, $1.00; R. Barbosa. $2.00; J. Rankin. $2.00; L. Dean. $2.00; RYoutzy, $2,00; E. .Shane, $23.00; O, Thompson. $1.00. J. Dean, $3.00; G. Graham. $2.00; B. Baiter, $2.00; L. Cievenger. $3.00; J. Davies. $1.00; L. Parker. $2.00; K. Wright. $2.00; H. Brown. $2.00; M. Lopez. $3.00; S. Neely. $2.00; H. Sadler. $15.00; R. D. 1 lankes. $2.00. Total —$98.00 NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS John Medevesky. $1.00; Milton E. Flynn. $2.00; Jack R. Simison. $4.00; Antonio Cruz. $1.00; R. Coleman. $1.00; H. R. Pearce. $1.00; R. Canberine. $1.00; John J. Connell. $1.00; Charleii Hum­ phrey. $1.00; L. H. Morgan. $1.00; H. M. Doi'pmans. $1.00; W. E. Battle. $1.00; Herbert Draunstcin. $2.00; W. T. Larsen. $1.00; C. H. Kumberger. $ LOO; Clifford Lindahl. $1.00; A. Joswicki. $2.00; J. J. Connors, $2.00; Eugene Jazwinski. $1.00; J. Childress. $1.00; Antonio Nina. $1.00; Peter Mart, $1.00. Total—$29.0O. SS A. BALDWIN C. P. Wilson. $1.00; D. Byrne, $1.00. SS BONANZA Errors were made in Ihe entries appearing in the Sea­ farers Logs of April 5th and 12th concerning donations to the Log by the crew mem­ bers of the SS Bonanza, and the mixup has since been cleared up to the satisfac­ tion. of ship's delegate Taylor. SS RUFUS CHOATE W. Foley, $3.00; J. Fee. $1.00; John Vertilla. $1.00; C. A. Terry. $3.00; J E. Miller. $4.00; F. Raaisa. $3.00; E. J McLean. $4.00; N. C. Balko, $3.00; U Nieuwenhuyzen. $3.00; J. R. Moore, $2.00; S. Melinsky. $2.00; J. Anderson $3.00; SS Rufus Choate. $17.00. Total —$49.00. SS JOHN P. POE P. Tole. $2.00; Joseph J. Miller. $15.00; J. N. Mapeius. $2.00; R. N. Overson, $1.00; Irwin Collins. $2.00 Steve Dubil. $2.00; P. Lopez. $1.00; R Warth. $2.00; Mike Caruso, $1.00; J V. Conlan, $1.00; Acisclo Perez. $1.00; E. Bokowski, $1.00; J. Zohil. $2.00; H Mielke. $1.00; A. D. Pereira. $1.00; A. Warder. $1.00; W. A. Slover, $1.00; C. Brewer. $2.00; J. H. Earl. $1.00; J George. $1.00; C. C. Fritz. $1.00; E. Wkrek. $3.00; C. Stewart. $2.00; K. Hopprer, $2.00. Total—$49.00. SS MARTIN JOHNSON W. Jemlgan, $1.00; J. Lockler, $1.00. Total—$2.00. SS CAPE WHITE OAK J. Heitman. $1.00; S. Zabecki. $1.00. SS VASSAR VICTOR* T. F. Baldwin. $1.00; Henry Hence. To-ial—$2.00. SS R. GRISWALD $1.00; E. Mofiene. $1.00. Total—$3.00. G. J. SMITH, $1.00; C. Kalinski. $3.00; S. Woodell. $1.00; F. F. Martin. $1.00; J. Dixon. $4.00. Total—$11.00. Totah—$2.0O. NOTICE! JAMES A. McCONATHY (Pro. 45687) Your book is at Port Arthur Branch. 4. X Will holder of receipt No. A67326 make himself known to Patrolman Gonzales in the New York Hall as soon as possible, so that he can get credit for his Et -dues? BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH MOBILE SAN JUAN, P. R GALVESTON 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 330 Atlantic Ave. Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4530 9 South 7lh St. Phone Lombard 7651 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 339 Chartres St. Canal 3336 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SOSVi 22nd St. 2-8448 TAMPA 842 Zack St. M-1323 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 JACKSONVILLE PORT ARTHUR HOUSTON 445 Austin Ave. * Phone: 28532 7137 Navigation Blvd. Phone Wentworth 3-3809 SEATTLE 257 5th St. 59 Clay St. Garfield 8225 f 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 Ill W. Bumside St. 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 16 Merchant St. 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 1014 E. St. Clair St. Main 0147 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 602 Boughton St. 144 W. Hastings St. When in New York please PORTLAND come to headquarters with your WILMINGTON Union book. HONOLULU Ridgeway, W. H ! 45799 BUFFALO Jones, Thomas B. " CHICAGO Gibson, R. L 37493 CLEVELAND Crowther, Ellsworth, B " Jones, W 44621 DETROIT Burton, J. R " jFroats, R 38620 DULUTH SS NICOLETTE " VICTORIA, B. C C. W. Hargis. $1.00; R. L. Pare. ! Viga, J. A Staida, Edgar Neil 48109 VANCOUVER $1.00. Total—$2.00. Canavan, William F. = " SS GEORGE WASHINGTON J. C. Eversley, $2.00; G. Rodriqucz. Rollins, B. R. 41732 $1.00. Total—$3.00. Miller, C. R ' " SS M. BRADY Jones, Clyde H 39784 V. F. Shusarczyk. $2.00; J. Cisiecki. SS COASTAL ADVOCATE Amelinckne, C " $1.00; F. P. Corcoran. $1.00; K. C. 39258 Bozarth. $2.00; M. Sharpe. $1.00; H. Owens, C. F Boudreaux and Mouton, Oilers, Mitzger. $1.00; W. Dunn. $2.00; E. T. Wilma, R. F " 1 day's pay: N. Moskowitz, IV2 Staley. $2.00; E. L. Fix. Jr.. $2.00; H. Harvey, W. H 36949 hrs. Collect at Smith & Johnson, J. Gaudreau. $2.00; A. P. Todd. $2.0p; Mangan, E " 60 Beaver St. J. D. Waugh. $2.00; O. Bland. $2.00; Desposito, P. M 44890 C. Wadsworth. $2.00. Total—$24.00. X X X Kegg, George A .' " SS THOMAS SULLY Knell, Charles 47505 Dale Aunspach, $2.00; C. Coates. SS FELIX GRUNDY $2.00; H. Fein. $1.00; E. Saulino. $1.00; Maccomand, Hames " Hans Nielsen. $2.00; A. Scriveri. $1.00; James L. Smith, Wiper, has Heck, M. B 10063 Joseph Zito. $2.00. Total—$11.00. five hours overtime coming. Col­ DeForge, H " SS HENRY DODGE lect at So. Atlantic SS office, N.Y. Murray, Alfred 47804 M. H. Robb. $1.00; James E. Dudley. " $t.OU; E. Brannan. $1.00; E. Mantel. Arvins, W. R XXX $2.00; F. L. Chappel. $1.00; E. E. Wal­ Dunn, Thomas F 41276 ker. $2.00. Total—$8.00. SS THOMAS JEFFERSON Stewart, James W. " SS RICHARD BASSETT Pollack, Roy A 39361 Collect for three extra meals B. G. Stoppel, $15.00; C. E. Passeno. Cuttle, E. W. " at Waterman's New York office. $2.00; SS Richard Bassett, $24.00. Total Reed, Arthair 23308 —$41.00. Urbina, Teodoro " XXX SS H. DODGE H. Taylor. $20.00; D. R. 1 lightower Ross, Wi.Uiam T 35419 SS WALLACE M. TAYLOR $2.00; P. DePaz, $1.00; R. N. Haln Martinez, Jesus, M " James Birmingham, $1.37; F. $1.00. Total—$24.00. DeLo, C. A 42368 B.. Horton, $4.32; Donald DonSS FT. LANE Diamond, Irwin M " L. Harris, $1.00; E. Slagle. $1.00. cette, $1.37; E. C. Ray, $1.04; B. Kellen, Vernon F. 40628 Total—$2.00. Lancaster, $33.05; D. Newell, Nanz, Edmund " SS J. MILLIAGE 47613 $2.76; F. Foriarty, $.69; J. TuczM. Yerger. $1.00; R. Sampson. $6.00; Frige, William kowski, $5.51; P. Atkinson, $4.13; J. James. $1.00; J. Bollella. $1.00; B. Santana, M " A. Gluchacki, $1.37; F. Bloom Forbes, $ 1.00. $1,0.00. Scott, Thomas C 40828 $.69. Collect at Smith & John­ SS WAYCROSS VICTORY Marcin, George " D. W. Campbell. $2.00; W. A. Borson office. Carroll, Raymond R 42626 Money Due waiz, $1.00. Total—$3.00. SS JOSE MARTE Josephum Kitcas. $1.00; J. $2.00. Total—$3.00. Smith. SS JOHN LA FARCE F. Boyne. $2.00; E. E. Walker, $2.00; L. Austman, $2.00; W. Siyack. $3.00; SS JOHN J. ABEL J. Jelks, $3.00; Paul Moss. $2.00; H. J. C. DeCorte. $4.00; D. Vorgias, Dreher, $3.00; E. Kearns, $3.00; R. $4.00; D. Sirams, $2.00; Oliver KiviBrown. $3.00; E^ T. Janaszak. $3.00; koski, $20.00. Total—$30.00. M. Scapinakis. $3.00; M. Scapinakis. SS ALEX LILLINGTON $2.00; Dale R. Pearson. $2.00; J. KeniJ. Richards, $1.00. Total—$1.00. gan. $3.00; Frank Peach. $5.00; W. F. SS JOHN GIBBONS Weil. $2.00; B. B. Fleming. $2.00; Ray J. D. Malazinsky, $2.15. Total—$2.15. Grunt. $3.00; Erwin Cox. $25.00; R. James. $3.00; E C.arrlngton. $3.00; L. SS FREDERICK DAU J. Faddie. $1.00; R. Brandifine. G. L. Armstrong. $5.00; J. F. .Saunders. $25.00; Brown, $4.00; L. W. Ange. $2.00. Totals Daniel Wagner. $25.00. Total—$134.00. $7.00. SS SPARTANSBURG VICTORY A. Demata, $4.00; G. Waas. $3.00; SS qOFFEYVlLLE VICTORY Harry Thompson. $1.00; Paul Huslly, L. L. Goudreau. $3.00; M. Do.nohue. Total—$17.00. $1.00; N. Rodriques, $3.00; SS Coffey- $3.00; M. Bee. $4.00. vllle Victory, $3.00. Tatal~$B.WK BOSTON RICHMOND, Calif SAN FRANCISCO NOTICE! INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS SlU HALLS NEW YORK Grand ToiaI-^561.15. Lych, S Londenberg, E West, Roger S Maimer, Edwin C. it Cochrane, Ernest R " 46518 " 43295 " ATTENTION! When paying dues, assessments, lines, donations or any monies to the union, make sure that you pay it to an authorized representative and that you get an official re­ ceipt. No matter how much or how little you pay, follow this proceduro for your own protection. NOTICE! WALLACE LOVEJOY Your private papers were found aboard the SS Robert Ingersoll and are being held for you on the Fourth Floor- of the New York Hall. XXX Vaccination certificates for the following are being held on the fourth floor of the New York Hall, and can be picked up there: George Oliver, David Crockett, Albert A. Williams, Julius Mor/ ton. Alien Palmer. �Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. AprU 26. 1948 - t-, I? •rrc •• k, vJ'-V," • ^THBSesrm^AHo o^sm/Me f^/sms TUB 8BST S/fn>BOAia> cofitDmof/s _ THSVBSTUHtON RePI^SBftTATlON ^TffESBSTO^XAIL ^ co^tmAcrs iwii-Affi>f/i£eonim. 62,ooo sn/Mmm&' souMii/Ty m7f^sn^f/en/af THE Weft;s 7,000,000, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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BEEF SHIPS CLUTTER PORT NEW ORLEANS MEMBERS IMPERIL OWN CONDITIONS AGENT RELAYS STORY OF SAVANNAH'S 'WAVING GIRL' WSA PARALYZES AMERICA'S SHIPPING NORFOLK SHIPPING FALLS OFF RE-ROUTING OF SHIPS SLOWS BUSINESS IN TAMPA BALTIMORE SHOWS THE WAY AGAIN COMMUNISTS 'UNITY' WILL MEAN POLITICAL STRIKES SKIPPER ABOUT FACES ON LOGS BUFFALO OPENS FOR FAIR RIDER WIN ENDS SHIPPING LULL BOSUNS ARE GETTING BAD PAY DEAL Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/26/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log