http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/f230083ea283957363960f0fc07194c2.PDF e35075c8d22533538aca37ecbd714bec PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VIII. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1946 No. 24 SlU-SUP Work-StoppageTies Up All Ports; Forces Bargaining Sessions By Operators NEW'.YORK—As a result of the Seafarers show of strength and solidarity, which was evidenced by the complete work-stoppage on June 6, negotiations with the op­ erators commenced on Tuesday, June 11, The Union was represented by Brothers John Hawk; Paul Hall; Robert Matthews; J. P. Shuler, and Joseph Sussman. Hawk Gives Testimony Against O'east Guard Militancy Is -—— (By a Log Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, June 13—The august ears of mem­ bers of the House Committee on Executive Department Expenditures were flapping this morning. The members of Congress were listening to John Hawk, Vice President of the SIU, take the hide off the Coast Guard. He did a good job of flaying. And it« was a new experience for the as­ sorted Representatives who con­ stitute the committee, for usually the Coast Guard is spoken of only with reverence for its life Here is the news that we have; saving role in peace time and all been waiting for! A Mari­ the part it played in the war. They heard Hawk tell, in un­ time Council has been formed in varnished seaman's language, New York to coordinate AFL what the Coast Guard officers Maritime labor acitvities. Thus had been doing to American sea­ far, six AFL unions are actively men since an executive order participating; others while coop­ placed the Bureau of Marine In­ erating, are reporting back to spection and Navigation under their membership for further in­ its jurisdiction. structions. Hawk was testifying against See story on Page 3 for com­ {Continued on Page 14) plete details. AFL Maritime Group Formed in New York i The first session was devoted to the presentation, by the Sea­ farers, of the basic proposals to amend the agreement between the Union and the Mississippi ' Steamship Company. This is -in line with the Seafarers' policy of dealing with each company in­ strike vote. They went on rec­ dividually. ord to regard the Navy and Coast BASIC DEMANDS Guard as strikebreakers if they Most important of the Union's try to run Union ships in event demands is a change in working of a strike. hours, both at sea and in port. OVERFLOW MEETING T'nis proposal is based on the Approximately 1000 men walk­ fact that seamen are the only ed off their ships in Philadelphia. workers in the maritime industry They met in Redman's Hall after who are not protected by the attendance overflowed the SIU V7ages and Hours Act. headquarters in South ' 7th St. Seamen, therefore, are com­ One resolution condemned Labor pelled to work 56 hours per week Secretary Schwellenbach "for re­ while at sea, and 44 hours per fusing to let the ship operators week in port. None of this time meet the Union." Truman's is covered by overtime pay. strike-breaking threat was also The Union proposes that this blasted. ineouity be immediately elimin­ Shipping in the port of Balti­ ated and a 40 hour work week more was crippled as some 3000 set-uo. This could be accomplished by men stopped work to attend the The Keynote Of All Stop-Work Meetings Shipping activities were vir­ tually paralyzed in all Atlantic, Gulf, Pacific and Hawaiian ports as SIU-SUP men left their ships simultaneously at noon on June 6 to attend joint meetings pro­ testing the stalling of negotia­ tions for new contracts. In addition to a condemna­ tion of the Government-operator stall, the membership called for a strike vote to back its demand for basic changes in present con­ tracts, and strongly denounced President Truman's threatened use of the Navy and Coast Guard as strike-breaking agencies. Militancy was the keynote of the meetings in all ports. In New York, 5000 Seafarers quit work for three hours and unanimously authorized the (Continued on Page 4) (Contin7icd on Page 4) 51 J �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 14, 1348 a' ii-i 11 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated uith the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y, HAnover 2-2784 t » 1 » HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - - - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 2 5, 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 Taking Our Stand • 'Government manning of ships is a lockout. This statement, made at the SIU-SUP stop-work meeting in Webster Hall on June 6, will go down in maritime history as the call to arms against fascism on the waterfront. « The work-stoppage last Thursday is a sign to the operators and the Government bureaucrats that the Sea­ farers is ready to take any action necessary to protect the rights of seamen, and to erase the existing wage and hour inequities. OF The profit hungry shipowners made billions of dol­ lars out of this war. They made this at the expense of the taxpayers and the seamen who sailed the ships. There is no reason why some of this exorbitant profit cannot now be returned to the merchant mariners in the form of higher wages and shorter working dayrs. Hospital Patients Even Congress, which has been angrily trying to strait-jacket labor, realizes the need for increased wages to offset the rising cost of living. Of course, as usual, Con­ gress went too far and voted itself a 50 percent increase in salary. If this measure is approved by the House of Rep­ resentatives, and there is very little chance that it won't be, it means an increase of $5000 per year for each Con­ gressman. We wonder how this stacks up with IS'/zC per hour increase granted to shoreside workers, and the 9c per hour boost which has been offered to seamen. Merchant seamen have always been treated like step­ children by the government. When the Fair Labor Stand­ ards Act, better known as the Wages and Hours Law, was recently amended by Congress, the question of the forty hour week for seamen came up for discussion. Over the protests of all seamen, and in the face of testimony from responsible maritime union officials. Congress decided to exempt shipowners from having to treat their employes decently. Organized workers in all other industries are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Is this our reward for the blood we shed during the war? This type of Government discrimination is further carried on by the threat to use the Navy to man ships in .the event of a maritime strike by any union. The recent work-stoppage should be sufficient warn­ ing to the Government that we will not tolerate fascist methods. Mussolini made the trains run on time for the tourists, but did nothing for the workers. Mr. Truman cannot sail struck ships with Naval personnel and attempt to keep seamen in economic slavery without running afoul of the SIU. Our Union has gone on record that when the first ship is taken over by the Navy, or any other Armed Service, we will immediately consider it a lockout. That goes for .any ship, no matter what union it is contracted to. And when that happens, every SRI-SUP man will hit the bricks. This is not an idle threat. Seafarers will not scab. When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. W. SILVERTHORN NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL FRANK ALASAVICH J. DENNIS R. FRENCH HENRY UGLIS J. COXV/ELL ERIC ANDERSON R. R. GAYECKO J. A. MAYA BILL BLAIR GEORGE DAVIS CHARLES TYLER AXEL HENRIKS WALTER CAHILL EMERY SIMMS A. SKYLLBERG i 1 & GALVESTON HOSPITAL LEROY DAVIDSON R. V. JONES WILBUR MANNING BROMMLY RAY D. LOSKO BROWN E. LADINER ROBERTS JAMES SNELL DYKES G. W. WIGGINS P. MANDEY R. M. l^OLAN H. OLLOMON J. R. QUINN BRANT EDWARD CUSTER BLANCHARD W. LEWIS SPENTS W. T. HUNTER WITT i t VAN AKIN BRIGHTON HOSPITAL FLETCHER S. F. PUZZO WALK , • T. DINEEN VAN AALT P. CASALNUOVO HANS O. HANSEN Jt. t t STATEN I^AND HOSPITAL J.-SINIARD H. SAUKIASIAN V. PAINTER ED. JOHNSTON R. M. BROWN H. GILLAN E. L. OLIVER A VINCENT JONES AL LONGUIDES T. FORTIN H. C. HENRY G. PHINNEY JR. W. G. H. BAUSE H. STONE • E. G. MOSSELLER ~ S. KELLEY W. B. MUIR 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.) M. J. GODBOUT , L. KAY JOHN DALY W. W. McCLURE L. L. MOODY L. R. BORJA ' E. B. HOLMES G. H. STEVENSON C. G. SMITH T. E. LEE G. L. PERRY G. KUBIK L. A. HORNGY H: NIELSON J. L. JONES G. JANAVARIS R. A. CENTRIC , Si 4 t BALTIMORE HOSPITAL IVER IVERSEN E. J. DELLAMANO NATHAN BARKSDALE WILLIAM ROSS ROBERT LITTLETON JAMES KELLY WILLIAM RUMBOL LEONARD PHILLIPS FRANCIS STURGIS MOSES MORRIS ARTHUR yiPPERMAN JOHN STEWARD JR. THOMAS CARROLL DONALD LE BOUEF ' ; ,.f , A �Friday, June 14, 1946 THE SE'AF'ARERS hOV Page Thre«» AFL Maritime Council Is Formed In N. Y. Things Move: Strike Preparatiens (Just In Case) And Organizing Drive Meve At Fuii Speed Ahead . By EARL SHEPPARD being computed on the basis of SIU agreements rather than the company's directive. Right now is the time for eveiy man lu keep on his lues and to make these improved con­ ditions permanent. Many sugges­ tions have come in from crews as to clauses in the agreement which will be negotiated when the Seafarers is certified by the Labor Board as representing Isthmian seamen. The organizational apparatus of the Seafarers has been given the task of mobilizing the man­ power of the Union to carry out the business of strike prepara­ tions. A survey made in the port of New York has shown that practically every bit of the nec­ essary work can be done by Union members. Printers, multilith operators, sign painters, stencil cutters, clerks, cooks and even a doctor and lawyer were SHIP MEETINGS among the members who volunAt all ship meetings the ques­ teei'ed for this work. tion of the agreement to be ne­ Preparing a strike apparatus, gotiated should be a point on converting the Union to the job, the agenda. Accurate minutes and fitting the whole pattern to­ should be kept and all sugges­ gether is an immense organiza­ tions should be worded so that tional job. To avoid confusion, the negotiating committee will all report and paper work is be­ be able to use them as a guide. ing prepared uniformly and will Particular attention should be be issued from Nev/ York. paid to all shipboard beefs and A complete set of files is being these, too, should be discussed at set up so that in the event of a the ships meetings and recorded strike a complete record of each in the minutes. In this way cer­ man's activities will be kept both tain precedents can be establish­ in the ports and in the master ed even before the voting ends and negotiations start. files in New York. and going back aboard the ships as volunteer organizers. The companies are getting ner­ vous about this sentiment and arc doing everything in their power to prevent it. This grow­ ing Union sentiment has already resulted in a general bettering of conditions. Every member of the Seafarers should make every Mtempt pos­ sible to contact tanker crews and individual seamen sailing the tankers. Things are moving fast now and the quicker an estab­ lished base is formed aboard these unorganized ships, the quicker a real drive can get un­ der way. Personal conatct with these crews is the best method of organization. WAGE INCREASES The Seafarers is now going in­ to negotiations with all contract­ ed operators. This is described in greater detail elsewhere in this issue of the Log. The result of these negotiations will doubt­ less furnish a pattern for the in­ dustry as a whole on the unor­ ganized as well as the organized ships. The SIU is fighting the fight of the seamen as a whole, and it is up to every member to see that the unorganized seaman knows that the wage increases he has won and will win, are the result of Seafarers action. Right now is the time for every Seafarer to get on the job, stick on the job and organize every unorganized seaman in the industry. UNORGANIZED TANKERS The effect of the Isthmian or­ ganizing success is being shown on tankers. A large number of crew members of the unorganiz­ ed companies such as Standard Oil, Atlantic Refining, Cities Ser­ vice, Sun and Sabine transpor­ tation are coming into the Sea­ farers Halls, and requesting that the Union start an all-out tanker FOOD AND HOUSING organizing campaign. Many of Another big job is the setting these men are taking out books up of the proper committees to handle the food and housing sit­ uation. The main committees are already hard at work setting up galleys and scouting the ciiy for sleeping accommodations. In the A Strike Gear Kit, consisting Headquarters, so that full credit event of a strike, the committees of credentials, forms and instruc- | for time on picket watch will be now at work will have to estab­ tions that will facilitate the given to each Brother, lish many sub committees. prosecution of a strike,, if one is 3. Picket Captain's Watch Re­ The present strike preparations called, has been announced by port: This form will permit each are a training ground. The real Paul Hall, Chairman of the Sea­ Port Strike Committee to see task now is organizational so that farers' Strike Preparations Com­ to it that its Port is completely the Union will be in fighting trim mittee. covered, and to secure sufficient for anything that occurs with the The Kit, already in the hands news for the strike bulletins. right men for the right jobs. of every Port Agent of the Sea­ 4. Strike Bulletin Forms: This farers, while by no means com­ ISTHMIAN RECRUITING is a standardized masthead-form plete, as operations will differ in Isthmian seamen in increasing to be used for the dissemination slight details from Port to Port, numbers are joining the Seafar­ of all strike and Port, news, so will create a structure and proers. Many of the new members that all members will be familiar ceedure that will channelize the | voted NMU in the elections but with the progre.s.s i)f Ihe strike. energies of the Branches and per­ after seeing the Seafarers in ac­ In addition, a copy of each Port's mit an orderly funclioning of the tion decided to become SIU bulletin will be sent to every Union machinery. members. other Port, to present an all-in­ "The job was done in good clusive picture. Another thing that has influ­ Seafarers fashion," said Brother enced them greatly is the fact 5. Pamphlet On Strikes And Hall, "speedily and intensively. that the SIU didn't stop organiStrike Strategy: This is an anThere was no playing with this zatoinal work when a ship was work. The Committee went right alysis of the types of strikes, and voted, but rather stayed on the to work and came out with a'the general and specific probjob and deveted its activities to working plan in short order. If.lems arising from them. While improving ship conditions and the time ever comes for us to hit l not in any sense a final guide; educating the unorganized sea­ the bricks, v/e won't be caught as local conditions may raise men as to the principles of problems not covered or details short." unionism. Included in the Kit are the not discussed—the basic struc­ ture of the strike apparatus that CONDITIONS IMPROVE following: will meet practically any unforPractically all Isthmian sea­ 1-. Strike Credentials: These seen situation is outlined in the men report that, with the voting will prevent any unauthorized booklet. drawing to a close and SIU vic­ person from speaking in the name tory practically assured, condi­ The first section describes the of the Union and discrediting it. tions are rapidly improving. The different kinds of strikes, and 2. Picket Card System: This old bell to bell and no time off pracitce of the Isthmian lind is is a complete set-up that will j fast becoming a thing of the past. register each striker. Copies wiU ground from which to proceed, On some of the ships overtime is go to the Port Agent and to [Then follow a chapter on "The Each port will issue a daily strike bulletin and a board will be kept with reports from all ports, so that every man wiU know just what is going on everywhere. All of these bullet­ ins and minutes will be cleared from New York, and this alone requires an efficient mailing and filing staff. NEW YORK—Delegates from of policy wei e issued concerning American Federation of Labor both the present situation within maritime imions met in an em­ the industry, as weU as other ergency session Monday, June 10 pertinent problems within the at 2:30 P.M. in Port Director's field. These statements follow: Auditorium to create a perman­ 1. Member Unions of the AFL ent AFL Maritime Council of Maritime Council of Greater New Greater New York and to coor­ York will at all times respect dinate AFL maritime labor ac­ bonafide economic picket fines tivities. maintained for the purpose of-^ The Council is composed of the protecting workers, wages and following maritime unions: Sea­ conditions. farers International Union, Sail­ 2. In the event of a strike by ors Union of the Pacific, Masters, any CMU affiliated Union, this Mates and Pilots, Intrenational Council will respect picket lines Longshoremen's Association, Ra­ around that particular Union's dio Officers Union, and the Am­ contracted ships. erican Merchant Marine Staff 3. If, during any beef on the Officers Association. waterfront, a question is raised These member Unions have as to the validity from an eco­ joined this Council as active par­ nomic point of any picket line, ticipants and are taking back re­ then that validity shall be decid­ ports and recommendations to ed by this AFL Maritime Coun­ the membership of their respec­ cil, and handled accordingly by tive Unions for further action. the respective Unions. The first meeting of the Coun­ 4. In the event that any AFL cil elected as co-chairman Paul Union of this Council goes on Hall, New York Agent of the strike for the purpose of better­ SIU, and Jack Dwyer, New York ing or maintaining wages and Port Agent of the SUP. Tempor­ conditions, all member Unions ary Headquarters for the Coun­ will assist one another to the best cil has been established at 51 of their ability. Beaver Street. This AFL Mari­ 5. Continued attempts by com­ time Council of Greater New mie-controlled Maritime Unions York is now functioning on a per- aimed at disruption within AFL manent basis, and will continue Maritime Unions will be regardto do so. |ed by this Council as a declaraAs a result of the first meeting tion of War by those commie outof the Council, several statements fits responsible. Purser Turns In His NMU Book, Joins The Staff Officers Assn By TOM HILL N. Y. Rep., AMMSOA A recent issue of the NMU Pilot carried an item which stated "Cape Blanco Purser joins NMU." A few days ago this same Purser came into the office and said he wished to turn in his NMU book and join the Staff Officers Association. The following is a copy of the KIT SETS UNION APPARATUS IN ORDER Use Of Strike Funds" and the "Structure of the Seafarers." The fourth and last chapter is the most important of the book. Described here are the descrip­ tion and functions of the Port Strike Committee, and the var­ ious sub-committees — commit­ tees on Food and Finance; Local Speakers Bureau; Publicity Com­ munications and the Picket Com­ mittee. These are the basic commit­ tees of the Union on strike, and upon them rest the success and failure of the Seafarers in a beef against the operators. Brother Hall pointed out. letter that was mailed with the NMU membership book and dues receipt to the NMU office. This letter is published with the per­ mission of the Purser in question, who is now a member in good standing in the AMMSOA: MV CAPE BLANCO, New York, N. Y., June 4, 1946. Pui'sers' Division, National Maritime LTnion, 346 West 17th Street, New York, N. Y. Gentlemen: Inasmuch as one cannot serve two masters any more than he can be a loyal and faithful mem-' ber of two labor organizations, I am, voluntarily, relinquishing my membership in the Pursers' Division of the NMU, to affiliate myself with hte American Mer­ chant Marine Staff Officers' As-, sociation. I assure you, gentlemen, that in this action, I am guided by no other motive than my own con­ science, nor has there been any pressure placed upon me from any source. This action is ab­ solutely voluntary on my part, and I take my leave from the NMU without prejudice or ani­ mosity, and I sincerely trust you wiU accept my action in the same spirit. I am forfeiting the dues paid into the NMU, and am returning Book 176890 and Receipt No. J15604. J. A. Leighton, Purser, MV Cape Blanco "This is the section that must be read, not once but over and over again," he said. "This is the backbone of the Seafarers' apparatus, and it must be set-up in a foolproof fashion. The Strike Preparations Committee is ready to answer any and all questions on this structure, and to receive suggestions and recom­ mendations. We are ready to It is not too late for other Pur­ roll, if we have to, and when sers who have made the same that time comes we are going to mistake to correct it. Our office roll at full speed ahead." at 21 Bridge Street is open to you at aU times. The Associa­ tion's aim is to aid in the progress and betterment of working con­ ditions for all Staff Officers Pur­ sers. �m Friday, June 14, IMS TBE S£ d rA K EM S LO€ Page Four W B Militancy Is The Keynote Of All Stop-Work Meetings TAMRA JOINS THE PARADE (C.onihiHcd from Page 1) joint meeting. There the Sea­ farers voted to send telegrams to Truman protesting his threat to Tuse armed lort..s to man ships while a statement, from the Union hall scored the "governmental bureaucratic intervention" in col­ lective bargaining. About 1000 Seafarcr.s in the - New England ports of Boston Providence and Portland. Maine joined in the nation-wide stop­ page. At Boston two sessions had to be held when an overflow SIU-SUP men that "the long­ crowd arrived at the Union hall shoremen will support the SIU. for the meeting. We arc behind you regardless of After hearing a report on th what happens." status of negotiations with the In Port Houston, all SIU-SUP operators the men adopted a reso­ members staged a five hour work lution urging "the earliest pos­ stoppage. Resolutions were sible resumption of AFL and adopted demanding an end to owner negotiations." Here too, "government and bureaucratic" Schwellenbach drew fire for the interference in the wage and suspension of SlU-operator con­ hour negotiations with the ship This is part of the Tampa Stop-Work meeting. Hundreds of SIU and SUP seamen walked ferences while the owners talk operatoi's. off their ships and had their say about the operators and government bureaucrats. In the fore­ with the CIO. The 500 SIU-SUP participants ground (right) is Sonny Simmons, Tampa Agent. Sitting next to him is the leader of the SAVANNAH PROTESTS in the stoppage held in Galves­ ton were joined at their meet­ Tampa longshoremen, who pledged their support to the Seafarers. SIU members packed the Hall in the port of Savannah for the ing by representatives of the meeting. They joined in the pro- Masters, Mates and Pilots; Com­ mercial Telegraphers Union, and the ILA. They approved the SIU-SUP condemnation of Tru­ man's threat. The membership The Log wanls at once the also voted to instruct the na­ names and addresses of bars, tional officers to start at once clubs frequented by seamen, lieve the unemployment of sea­ the negotiation.s to achieve the (Continued from Page 1) ih men and avoid an eventual wa­ particularly in foreign ports, Union's basic demands. yiinstituting the four" watch sys­ terfront WPA. At Port Arthur, the story was so that they can be put on tem for Deck and Engine Depart­ the same. An effective all-out Another proposal calls for a 30 the Log mailing list. With ments for all men on sea watches; participation in the work stop­ percent increase in wages for all the postal delivery to ships the six hour work-day for Stew­ page, with the voicing of demands ratings, plus additional inci-eases ards Departments at sea; and snafued, this remains the only similar to those of their Brother for certain ratings to eliminate a six hour work day based on a practical way of getting the Seafarers in the nation's other six day week at sea and in port existing inequalities. Increases ports. Union paper into the mem­ for all men on day work in all in the overtime rates for all test which ecliued up and down Thus did the militant SIU-SUP departments is also requested. berships hands. departments. meet on June 6 to gird itself the nation's coasts. The demands for increases in So do it today—send us the NO WPA At Norfolk, too, the SIU-SUP against the threats of finks and wages and overtime pay is based names and correct addresses wo#k stoppage was greatly suc­ reactionaries. The above proposals would upon the fact that decreases in of your favorite places all cessful. Ships lay idle as the serve two purposes. First, to take-home pay have affected all men met and expressed their bring the work-week of seamen unlicensed personnel, while at over the world, wilh an esmilitancy. more in line with the work-week the same time, the cost of living estimation of the number of of others in the maritime indus­ has incrca.sed approximately 30 Down in Jacksonville, SIULogs they can use. try; and second, to increase the percent. Thus there is a gap of SUP men tied up their ships while manning scales and thereby re- at least 30 percent whidh must they attended the meeting held That controversial Isthmian be adjusted in seamen's wages. in Carpenter's haU. The men ship, the Sea Stallion, which has voted to back the Union 'TOO Other demands which were percent" in whatever action it often been claimed by the NMU, submitted included increases in is again in the Port-of New York. may take. the stand-by rate, longshore rate When the Sea Stallion was voted For four hours 1000 Seafarers in Savaxmah a few weeks ago, for work performed by crewstajmd away from their ships in the crew gave the Seafarers an members, and tank-cleaning rate. the port of Mobile. The meet­ edge as the Union of its choice. By ROBERT MATTHEWS 100% UNITED ing, originally scheduled for the SAN FRANCISCO—Activities by the fact that the Union was Crewed up again at Houston SIU hall, was of overflow pro­ Impetus to the Seafarers' drive have picked up considerably the notified that the Shipowners portions and had to be held in after her previous crew had past week in San Francisco. We would meet immediately to con­ for wage increases, the four the larger AFL hall which also voted SIU, the Sea .Stallion stop­ paid off the SS Charles McDon­ duct negotiations. After two watch system, and changes in was inadequate for the crowd. A ped briefly at Newport News and nell, Mississippi Shipping Com­ meetings with the operators the working rules, was given by the Paulsboro, N. J., to take on cargo before hitting the Big City to pany. This ship was in from a Union reports that definite prog­ complete work-stoppage. From every port in which SIUtake on the balance of her cargo. ten and a half month voyage. All ress has been made. I am leaving at once for New SUP men held meetings, ex­ disputes were settled before the As this item hits the press, the York to represent the Engine De­ Stallion is headed for the Far payoff, with the exception of two. partment in our own negotiations pressions of support were sent These involved overtime for to the New York Headquarters East with stops scheduled at with our conji-acted companies. Shanghai, Manila, Cebu, Saigon, Oilers standing evaporators and Our progress will be reported to Office. The telegrams asked that and then possibly back to the Third Cook working out of the the membership at regular inter­ immediate negotiations be start­ galley doing jobs such as soogeed, and that a strike referendum United States again. ing, making up rooms, painting, vals. be taken so that action could be Currently, the Sea Stallion has etc. These two beefs have now planned in the event that nego­ a strongly pro-SIU crew — one been settled and are payable. tiations break down. which can be expected to hold The SS Wall Knot, Waterman New Orleans wired, "All in tight in any eventuality, and one Steamship Company, is paying this 100 percent. Press for im­ of which the Seafarers can be off this week. This ship is in from mediate bargaining. Meeting justly proud when Isthmian a year's voyage with very few voted for strike vote." second meeting was held later in comes under an SIU contract in disputes, which will be squared Slay on the job in the From Baltimore came the en­ the SIU hall to allow all men the near future. event of any maritime strike up before the pay-off. thusiastic telegram, "If operators to participate in the action-. Also in, for payoff, is. the SS or work stoppage. Keep in will not bargain honestly, this touch with SIU Halls in all William Sturgis, Calmar Steam­ ILA SUPPORT meeting goes on record to hit the ports. Don't act independ­ ship Company, with few beefs bricks." The New Orleans hall, likewise which will be settled. ently. Contact bonafide SIU was jam-packed for its meeting. representatives in all ports, The past week saw two stopThese sentiments were echoed If you don't find linen Approximately 1500 men parti­ work meetings on a coastwise who will keep you advised by Seafarers in every port along when you go aboard your cipated in the stoppage in the ship, notify the Hall at once. of further developments basis to put pressure on the West the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Gulf port in order to discuss their from time to time. Read your Coast Shipowners to meet with Coasts. The meetingF-. also went A telegram from Le Havre or demands. and enter into negotiations with LOG and the official SIU Singapore won't do you any on record to regard the Govern­ Bulletins. Visit your Halls, ment's seizure of ships as a lock­ good. Ifs your bed and you the Sailors' Union. The President of the Interna­ and be governed accordingly. out, and to walk off the ships if The effectiveness of these stoptional Longshoremen's Associa­ have to lie in it. work meetings can be measured and when this takes place. tion in New Orleans told the Let Us Have 'Em Work-Stoppage Successful, And Operators Negotiate Sea Stallion Crew Is Still For SIU Frisco Shows Operators The Way With Two Stop-Work Meetings To All Seafarers On Isthmian Ships AHENTION! �Fridar. June 14, 1946 THE S E AP ARERS LO G Page Five !And Here's What We Really Think! pROTESTS against President Truman's threat to use the Navy to man ships in the event of a strike mounted rapidly. Among the first unions in the nation to make its sentiments heard, the SIU held a nation-wide two hour work-stoppage on Thursday, June 6. The stoppage had a two-fold purpose. First, to give voice to our opposition to the President's strike-breaking tactics, and second, to bring pressure to bear on the operators to bargain honestly with the SIU-SUP. Feelings against the unjust treatment we have suffered at the hands of the shipowners ran so high, that a vote to have a strike referen­ dum was carried before the stoppage ended. Friday, June 7, the LOG photographer and reporter went roaming through the New York Hall to find out what the membership thought about the work-stoppage meeting, the vote to strike, and the entire situation. All the Brothers interviewed by the LOG were unanimous in their approval of the action taken. All know the score. Left to right—R. Brown, D. Whittaker, H. Murdock and J. Holland RIVERSLY BROWN, Waiter: One thing that struck me during the meeting was the role that the Navy and Coast Guard might play in the event of a strike. I'll admit that it had me worried for a little while. Then I started to think about the days of 1942 and 1943 when we carried the ball. Where was the CG in those days? The Washington bureaucrats have threatened us plenty of times, but we al­ ways licked them. With a Union like ours, I'll bet the President would not have been able to break our strike by threatening to use the Army, Navy, or even the Marines. DUDLEY WHITTAKER, Waiter: Our meeting was for a worthy cause. I've spent 27 years of my life going to sea, and the only thing that has improved conditions during this period is unions. The operators don't fear us when we talk to them singly. But it's a diiferent matter when we talk to them as an or­ ganized group. We deserve a better break, and if we can't get it by bargaining, we'll go on strike and get it that way. The iniportant thing is that we will get it. HERB MURDOCK, AB; When I look back on the way the NMU had to practically force the membership to vote for a strike, and then I compare it with the way SIU men are aliSrays ready to take action for what is rightfully theirs, then 1 am really proud of being in the SIU. That meeting last Thurs­ day was an example of what I mean. No monkey business, just thousands of men, meeting for ihe same purpose, and having the same end in mind. It was a real demonstration of solidarity. JOHN HOLLAND, Second took: It was a successful meeting from every point of view. Above all else, it showed the ship­ owners that v/e are united and that we don't fear a showdown with them. It's about time somebody told those guys that they can't take anything they want without a complaint from the people. During the war the shipowners msde money hand over fist. Now that the profits have dropped just a little bit, ihey are immedietely crying that they can't afford to have seamen live like decent human beings. Well, we seamen can't afford not to. Lefl io right—J. A. Ryan, L. Collins. E. Gereaux. JOSEPH A. RYAN, Steward: The meeting went in groat style. You could feel that some­ thing very important was happening. Everyone was tense and excited. It was a good feeling to know that any action we took would be backed up by 62,000 Brother Seafarers, and if that wasn't enough, we could depend on 7,000,000 AFL Brothers, I don't think that the shipowners are overjoyed at the prospect of tangling with us. They know that they can't depend on mak­ ing us split amongst ourselves. We are in this together—for bread and butter, not politics. LUKE COLLINS. Bosun: That meeting was right on the nose. It was the only way we had to bring the shipowners to see that we mean business. They will stall as long as possible, but this will put a stop to their finagling. I can't understand the operators. Seamen's lives don't mean anything to them. They don't care a bit about the fact that we can never save anything for our old age, or even sup­ port our families in half-way decent style. All they care about is profits. They act like masters, not like men. EMANUEL GEREAUX. Steward: * The meeting, and the action taken, was one of the best things we ever did. If seamen ever have to show their solidar­ ity, now is the time. The bosses have the go-ahead signal from the President of the United States, and Congress has told them they will back up any labor-breaking tricks that are tried. What more do the operators need? Now they will refuse to bargain honestly, and we v/ill get the bad publicity no matter what happens. Well, publicity never scared us before, and it won't stop us now. iliiiiiiiiiiHi EDWARD TESKO. OS: This will show the shipown­ ers that we are strong and will not be pushed around. The operators piled up all kinds of money during the war. and now they v/on't even bargain with us when we ask for a liv­ ing wage. What kind of busi­ ness is lhat, anyway? Thous­ ands of seamen died during the war, and everybody made a big fuss over us. Now that the war is over, we are being treat­ ed like poor relations. They might be able to get away with that with other people, but not with seamen. Left fo right—H. Jensen, J. B. Blanchard, J. Quigley. HAKON JONSON, AB: Like everything else the Seafarers does, the stoppage was 100 percent effective. It showed thai we are united for any action that we might have io fake. I thought that the new men might not understand strike strategy, but from the way every­ body responded, if looks like the older men took the time to teach to newcomers exactly what ihe score is. It would do us all a lot of good to learn from the men who were involved in past action for seamen's rights, wages.^and conditions. JOSEPH B. BLANCHARD, OS: It was the most effective way to let the shipowners know that we mean business. Those guys are used to plenty of notice so that they can get their hot-shot lawyers and Government stooges on the ball. If that doesn't do the trick, they get a bill introduced in Congress, or else the President acts as a strike­ breaker. The hell with that kind of business, I say. We want more money, and we want changes in working hours. No other group works as long hours as v/e do, and it's about time some­ thing was done about it. JOHN QUIGLEY. OS: That was a militant thing to do. I'll bet the shipowners and the bureaucrats didn't know what io do about it. We are prob­ ably the only remaining unions that operate along trade.union principles. We don't want the Government to butt in—we want to negotiate with the operators. Union members are getting tired of having to take what the Government gives them with­ out having a chance to complain. The bosses steal everything that is not nailed down, and when we ask for a living wage, fhey go crying to the cops. SALVATORE FRANK. JR., OS: (above) Seamen need high­ er wages and shorter hours. The four-watch system will bring our hours of work more in line with the hours worked by shoreside workers. All in all. I think our demands are very moderate. We are asking for a decent wage and decent hours. Is that asking too much? m �[ft Friday, June 14, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Philly Work-Stoppage Meeting Shows SlU Waterfront Strength P;.' 15./ p; |vi • By J. "RED" TRUESDALE Operators Spend Big Cahhage To Advertise Lies in Attempt To Get Puhiic On Their Side By JOE ALGINA panics w(5Uld like to get away you go. to the hospital in a forwith something like that, but we' eign country. This business keeps should keep on our toes to see' popping up, and we have trouble each and every time. that it doesn't happen. The only way to stop the op If the ship you are on starts erators from chiseling is to be to ration food, contact the Union ready for them with all. the in Hall as soon as possible, or tell formation. Otherwise, they can the Patrolman in the first port figure out more ways to hold up you get to. The Union has a way a payoff. If you have all the of dealing with the operators in records, such as hospital records situations such as this. you can collect your money at HOSPITAL RECORDS the table, instead of having to Again I'd like to remind you wait a month for correspondence fellows to get clinical records if I back and forth. PHILADELPHIA — We tied up the Philly waterfront tighter than a drum last Thursday. It proved to everybody that the NMU makes the most noise, but the SIU has the real power on the waterfront. The original plans were to have the meeting at our own Hall, but we knew that we could never get the members into this small place, so we scouted around and found a hall large enough to ac­ commodate the huge crowd. I'm sure glad that we did because there were over a thousand men present. As is usual in an SIU meeting, there was plenty of discussion. We don't believe in railroading anything through, and we had a lot of ideas and comments pre­ sented from the floor before the vote was taken. now on, this gang of Seafarers is in it until we win. We know that we are right, and all the finky bureaucrats and scab-herd­ ing Presidents can't bluff us out of our basic demands. We're not going to fight this battle in the newspapers, or in the buildings of Washington, D. C. We are going to fight this out NEW YORK—There ought to be a law about lies in advertise­ ments. This week, the American Steamship Companies ran a lying ad in papers from coast to coast regarding the proposed maritime strike. Honest, that tripe was enough to make a guy thfow up. The companies didn't even try to tell the truth. They probably figure that if they tell lies often enough, and in enough newspapers, there REAL ACTION might be some people who will with the shipowners, in collec­ The membership not only voted tive bargaining sessions. We don't believe them. to send our basic demands to the want charity, or booty. We want First of all, they start off with shipowners, but went on record only what's coming to us. the statement that if the ship­ as favoring a strike vote to be After a six month trip, the SS owners meet thS demands of taken as soon as possible. And George Prentiss hit this' port Union leaders, then the Amer­ all of this was spontaneous. with more trouble than a pack of ican Merchant Marine will be By ARTHUR THOMPSON Talk about things moving fast. monkeys. The Captain had driven from the seas. This meeting started with a rush, charges against four men in the They admit that they can af­ SAVANNAH—I was quite sur­ seems to know what to do with and went along at the same fast Deck Department and that's no it and she's just laying here. We ford to pay a wage increase and prised to read a letter in the Log to increase the ovretime rates. a couple of weeks ago which was heard from reliable sources she's clip. I never saw anything quite joke. It had us plenty worried. like it before. The crew was from the SUP,, But they balk like mules when it signed by E. B. McAuley, Sa­ going to South Atlantic soon. There is no one that can say and so of course we went down comes to a reduction in working vannah Agent. Now, I was al­ STOPPAGE OKAY that we don't have the most mili­ to represent them. We had to ways under the impression that hours. Our work-stoppage meeting tant Union in the whole United go round and round a couple of I was the Agent down here. I'm CRY BABIES was a huge success. Ou? hall States. The crews of all SIU and times, but we finally beat them not sure whether or not I should was so packed we couldn't hold SUP ships, in the Philadelphia' on every charge. Some of the oldtimers can re­ turn my money over to Mac or them all. We even posted a harbor were at the meeting. They member when the seaman was This is another example of Sea­ put in for overtime for doing warning on our bridge out front all went down, the line 100 per­ farers representation paying off. supposed to be on duty 24 hours work which should not be mine. to cross in groups of not more cent to support strike action, or The men know that if they are a day. When this was finally I asked Mac about it and he said than six. It's not a very sturdy anything else necessary to get brought up on unjust charges, or reduced to 12 hours, the ship­ he'd take up the beef for me. one and it's quit a drop if it our just demands. owners cried that they would if overtime is withheld without At any rate we're still moving should give way. soon be forced out of business. No matter what happens from cause, we will fight for them. along at a fair clip at the present Everybody played ball with us writing. We crewed up the SS and we had perfect backing from Samuel Mclntyre, which the all AFL labor in this town. The South Atlantic took over from Savannah policemen are moving Isthmian' and she's on her way By LOUIS GOFFIN to organize under the AFL ban­ now. ner with the assistance of the JACKSONVILLE — I read, Today, however, with our ro­ We paid off the SS James Electrical Workers Union and with a great deal of interest, the tary shipping system in Union Jackson, another South Atlantic the Firefighters Union. article in the May 24 issue of Halls, any man that is qualified ship, and it was one of the best the Log written by the four can register and ship as Bosun, payoffs we ever hit. The dele­ Bosun's from Houston. Being an The trouble is that with the gates and all the crew worked old Serang myself, I was of wages as low as they are, the with us to make it a clean one course interested in their beef experienced seaman is reluctant and, according to the minutes of that Bosun's should receive more to take a Serang's job. They say, their meetings and their letters to pay, considering the responsi­ and rightly, that why should they the Log, the Officers were well bilities that are thrust upon take the headaches for a lousy liked by the crew. Well, they weren't. They made them. few -extra bucks a month, when GOOD FEEDS more money than ever before. I can remember the depression they can sail AB, and with over­ And they continued to make The Stewards Dept, too, came days of the 1930s when I was time make more dough without money even after the three watch in for some praise. How the hell sailing out of New Orleans having to take the responsibility Several times members of the system was started. How those they could cook anything with through the old slave market at of running the Deck Gang. characters can find the nerve to the stove they had is something Stewards Department of various Canal and Decatur Streets. This REAL BIG SHOT holler about not making money of a mystery. They couldn't get ships have complained that they was the well known Shipping In the good old days the Bosun ' is beyond me. Everybody knows enough heat in it to melt ice. have failed to collect money due Board Fink Hall, and it was work­ was sort of a little tin God. He that the operators made more The range is being repaired how­ them. ed on the school boy system of was a big shot, wiht two Ordin­ money out of this war than prac­ ever, and should be in first class In m.ost cases the Chief Stew­ raising your hand when a job ary Seamen, eight Able Seamen, tically any other group of people. condition before they leave. The ard decides who is to divide the was called. and one Carpenter in his gang. You would think that they Steward, H, Higginbotham is extra meal money, but actually, If Old Man Marky liked your However, when the poor ship­ would be satisfied with that lie. staying aboard, so if you like eat­ this is set down in black and looks he would point to you, and owner decided to cut the eight But no, they've got an even big­ ing, you've got a good ship here. white in the respective agree­ you were shipped—providing of ABs to six, the Bosun had to go ger one up their sleeves. She's also freshly painted and ments. course that you could pass the to work. clean. * It is a good idea for all men to Shipping Board doctor. And also MORE LIES This as not to the liking of the read the agreement and become providing that you weren't a mili­ Serangs. The SS James Caldwell, which They claim, seriously, that sea­ men receive the best of food and is a Bull Line ship now, but prob­ familiar with these sections. tant and on the blacklist. So now the oldtimers won't The other complaint we get is lodging on shipboard at no cost. ably going to Alcoa, is also in However; when it came to take the jobs and any man with Every seaman knows that his port, but is only in transit. We that the Steward claims money Serangs, it was a different story. and AB ticket can register as take home pay is cut by thirty sent q few replacements aboard. when he has not performed any As a rule, the Mate would come Bosun. As a result, many shifjs The SUP ship, Sharon Victory, of the work. This is wrong, and up to the slave market and ship sail with Bosuns that are inex­ dollars a month which is deduct­ paid off today and will need some should be reported when, it hap­ tiis own Bosun. With very few perienced. ed for board and lodging. The shipowners figure that the deck men. The Mate, who was pens. We have ways of dealing exceptions, he would pick out In order to correct this, we public will be on their side if a one of the Navy's pride, is con­ with Characters like that. an oldtimer. agree with the four Brothers The best way to handle the strike does come off. Well, lies sidered strictly N. G. by the crew There were a group of old- from Houston. First of all, wages have a habit of bouncing back and there is no love lost for the question of overtime pay is as timers who hung around who should be raised to at least the follows; The Steward and the wouldn't think of sailing as any­ level of the Chief Cook's. Sec-i in the liar's face, and this one is "Old Man" either. These characters gave the boys Stewards Department delegate thing else. They were aU known ond, ABs should have at least no exception. This strike isn't going to be won in the news­ a bad time fro'm the day they should submit the overtime list to the Mates who sailed out of three years discharges as AB be­ papers—it will be won by mili­ signed on. Neither one belongs to the Captain. This should be New Orleans, and it was a sure fore being allowed to sail as to a Union and both have sailed signed by the Steward, the Dele­ thing that one of this gang would Bosun. tant action and unity. gate, and the men'involved. We get the job. We have received a lot of com­ considerably. By following this plan, we can The other SUP ship, SS Zach- are quite sure that this will work plaints about food rationing on This §prt of shipping kept ABs assure oursblves that our ships ships at sea and in port. There ary Taylor, is still in port and out to the complete sasisfaction from any chance of ever getting will be manned with experienced, Nobody of all concerned. H. Gonzales a Bosun's job. is no exccuse for thik The coin- looking a bit forlorn. satisfied. Bosuns. Savannah Has Good Payoffs And Successful Work-Stoppage More Dough For Bosuns Is Okayed The Patrolmen Say— Overtime Beefs ".7 �Priday^. Jun* 14. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOC Page Seveu Oldtimers And Newcomers Make Seafarers Militant And Strong By PAUL GONSORCHIK I'll bet some of the oldtimers are surprised at the way the tripcard men and probationary men came through last Thursday, It was a beautiful picture of co­ operative and coordinated action. If this is an example of their future action, there is no doubt that we will win our demands. "We liave a bunch of militant oldtimers, and the new men are ready to take their places with them. The remarks I heard after the meeling at Webster Hall were all complimentray. As one of the men said, "For such a large group, it's surprising how wellmannered this bunch of SIU men can be." Another one said, "When we are confronted with a situation like this one, we really go to bat. The shipowners ain't seen noth­ ing yet." All the CIO maritime unions can holler their heads off about strike action. We keep quiet un­ til the right moment, and then we go ahead. That's real union­ ism—not. the phony com.mie kind. ROTARY SHIPPING To change the subject—I wi.sh to hell you guys would study the shipping rules. You know, the ones you are voting on right now. If you would study these rules, you wouldn't come up to me with silly requests. I can't place you on a ship where you have a friend unle.ss you are next on the list. Everytime you ask us to do that, you are asking us to violate the ship­ ping rules and the constitution. If we got into the habit of do­ ing that, what would happen to our Union. Think about it a little while. Get on the ball and cooperate with the officials who are carrying out the rules which the membership set up for the benefit of all. Someone once said of the mule that it has no pride of ancestry or hope for posterity. Such is the case of the NMU. Conceived by a group of wreckers out to destroy the legi­ timate organizations of seamen it mushroomed amid favorable conditions and grew to formid­ able proportions. The member­ ship of the NMU, as a whole, are seamen like you and me. The difference lies in the fact that they are controlled body anc soul by a Communist minority of about five per cent of their membership, while we run our Union for our own interests. Past events have proven that seamen are an honest, sincere and tough group of men who, al­ though in many cases, are slow to start, still are hard to stop when they do get going. The Patrolman Says: Day Cooks In 1943 when we negotiated the Supplementary agreements, the Liberty ships were the ones most available and so most of the discussion was about them. As galley space was limited on Liberties, we specified that the Night Cook and Baker should work nights. This arrangement v.-orked out very well. Now that the vrar is over we face the change to a Second CookBaker instead. The Victory ships are now fit­ ted as cattle carriers with a manning scale of 13 men in the Stewards Department. This in­ cludes a Night Cook and Baker. At this time, we would like to point out that there is larger galley space and better facilities on the Victory ships. Therefore we would like to recommend that for smoother operatfon and bet­ ter service, all Cooks work days. This will distribute the duties and free the ovens at night so that they can be used by the bakers. We believe that this will work out Well in every case. . Claude Fisher R. Gonzales t t S. Lonnie Grantham "You're never to old or too young 1o stand on a picketline." These words are part of the phil­ osophy of Lonnie Grantham, who has stood on enough picketlines io know what he is talking about. Lonnie has been in the thick of things for a long time. In 1906 he was helping Andy Furuseth organize on the West Coast. 'T .vas just a young fellow then," ho .ays, ''but if we have trouble •low, or ever," you'll find me on ,ho picketline again." He can spin some good yarns about those hectic daj's when the fight for seamen's rights was starting. He remembers the days when Union Organizers had to climb ropes to get aboard a ship, LONNIE GRANTHAM and had a good chance of getting a cracked head as a reward for this activity. Two of his sons served honor­ After getting a taste of the or­ ably with the United States Navy ganizing side of a seaman's during the war. Seamen United Union, 'Lonnie went to sea con­ WAR SERVICE tinually until 1918 when he wa; Quite a few of the men hear­ His experiences during the war ing the woi-d "Unity" never stop elected a representative of tht are on a par with what other to think of what it really means. LSU. Seafarers went through. He is To some men it is merely that FRAME-UP maddest over the fact that the they .agree, verbally, with what During the 1919 strike, Lonnie others saj^s, and let it go at that. was in charge of the picketline firet ship in twenty years was Unity means more than just lip at the foot of 29th Street, Brook­ blown out from under him. Be­ service ' to an ideal. By just lyn. Even in the wilds of Brook fore Grantham was elected a agreeing and voting With the ma­ lyn trouble found him and he New York Patrolman in 1944, he jority, you arc not a part of the was arrested for causing the went through two more torpedounitv of an organization. You spoilage of food on the vessel ings, and survived close to a thousand air raids. must do more than t.hat. Ice King. From now on, our unity will "I was in Bari, Italy, during The shipowners tried to have be e.xpressed in our actions. All him railroaded, but the Judge the big raids they had there," he of U.S must think and act torecalls. "Seventeen ships were settled for a $25.00 fine. gethei'. The operators always sunk, and more than 250 merch­ From 1921 to 1941, Grantham work as one. If they can do it, ant seamen were killed. I guess stayed ashore' He went into so can we. I was luckj', because although The best demonstration of business for himself in New York I was hit by shrapnel,- it wasn't unity was in the work-stoppage City and did pretty well. He got serious. Lots of the other men last Thursday afternoon. SIU and married, sired a family of five, really got theirs in that battle." SUP members all over the coun­ and really ' settled down to an Lonnie Grantham is just like try stopped work as one man. unexciting life of a landlubbei;^ the rest of the Seafarers. He is But like many other retired This was not an idle piece of a good Union man because he business. It had a purpose behind seamen, Lonnie returned to the knows what organization has sea as soon as his country needed it, and it served its purpose. done for the seamen. He is ready The operators know that we him. Within a month after Pearl are united. Individually we are Harbor, he had sold his business, to fight for seamen's rights when­ nothing. United we are power­ made all necessary arrange­ ever and wherever necessary. ments, and was ready to ship out. ful. If the Seafarers hit the bricks Grantham is not the only patriot, this time, look for Lonnie on the Salvador Colls or lover of the sea, in his family. picketline. He'll be there. HaY Gonzales iSlvilliillBff It has been proven that anyone who stands in the way of progress of these seamen is going to get pushed aside—but hard. This brings us to the tasks of the immediate future. BETTER FINKING The U.S. Maritime Commis­ sion, with the War Shipping Ad­ ministration and the Recruiting and Manning Office, has planned far better than did the U.S. Ship­ ping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation (Sea Service Bureau Fink Hall) of 1917. Throughout the apparatus of these federal agencies are the Coming into the maritime in­ dustry they have been greeted" warmly by our union and shown the way to maintain and better their conditions. FREE DISCUSSION The membership of the SIU, as a whole, is aware of the problem's facing it. Discussions on policy have taken place constantlj' at the Union meetings, in the Hall between meetings, and aboard ship. Nothing has been with.held, with the good as well as the bad factors being discussed. Our leaders are practical sea­ men with sea expei ience both in peace and war time. This is a. leadership fhat knows the prob­ lems of the membership. A lead­ ership lhai was elecled by and enjoys ihe full confidence of the members. Great progress has been made in the organization of the unor­ ganized. Today hardly an unor­ ganized ship is afloat upon which some rank and file member is not sailing, voluntarily enduring bad conditions in order that we may employees of the shipowners ultimately count that .ship as an planning how to convert this ap­ organized ship too. paratus into a union-smashing To sum it all up, we have now juggernaut. a membership fhat knows the In this period of the First score and is prepared fo fight. World War t,he_ same forces were The going will doubtless be at work, and in the postwar peliod they all but succeeded in tough but, where in 1917 the completely wrecking all unions. ca.'-ds were stacked against us, Today the stoi'j' is different. By today' \',e hold the balance of and large, the trainees of the power. We may have to pound Maritime Commission and the re- the bricks on the old picket fines cruits of the RMO come from again but today we have our working class families. Their su'Dstantial union halls and strike ratliers and brothers are union funds. r.en and in many cases they What is cf greater importance .hcrnselves have carried union is that ws have the lessons of carste in shoreside unions. the pest to guide us in the future. Great Lakes Sec'y-Treas Reports By FRED J. FARNEN After a period of negotiation, Detroit Agent William Steven­ son and I met with the officials of the Bob-Lo Company on Fri­ day, May 24, and the final agree- We still have 22 hours over­ time in dispute with the Sandboats. I am m.eeting Mr. Florsheim in Chicago soon and hope to settle , the matter once and for all. This matter has been hang­ ment was signed. The wage scale ing fire since the start of the 1946 is based on a thirty day month, season. and is as good as any we have REAL UNITY negotiated so far. On June 3, I attended a meet­ Another contract we finally ing in Chicago composed of all signed was with the Ashley and the AFL Waterfront Unions. This Dustin Steamer Line. T h meeting was for the purpose -of agreement look several weeks to forming a IMaiilinie Council in negotiate, but it is worth it. The ihe City cf Chicago so th.?.t a Company knew that it couldn't closer relationship between them win, but they wanted to hold out will exist. I will submit a full for a while. Well, all's right that report about this meeting as soon ends right. as the minutes ot the meeting are released. HOLD UP As far as the McCarthy Steam­ A Maritime Council of this ship Company is concerned, we sort would be a decided asset in should be able to clear up the the event that any one of the contract terms within the next Waterfront Unions has to take week. The only thing holding up any action, now or in the future. the agreement with this com­ On the whole, the outlook for* pany, and with the Detroit and organization looks pretty good. Cleveland Navigation Company, From all reports. Isthmian is is that we just have not been practically in the bag, and once able to get together at the same time to iron out the few remain that is certain, we can go on to ing difficulties. All that remains newer things. There are many fleets that offer fertile ground for to be discussed with D. aYid C. is an SIU Organizing Campaign. the question of freight contracts, Our record of militancy and and ship-keepers. honest dealing has given us a good reputation with seamen. We should capitalize on this' by con­ centrating our attention on an­ other unorganized fleet as soon _s possible. Make Istbmian SIU! �• J;'M^ THE l^age Eight SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 14, 1946 How Seafarers Responded To Call At Savannah the Seafarers voted, lined up outside Hall for a picture Seafarers leave ship for meeting In every Hall it was a rank and file show Mobile Seafarers showed they could block a street with their numbers ;i-iicLVv. �'»V" Friday, June 14, 1846 THF SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine ! 4 • T -.^1 Scenes Duplicated All Over Nation „ ^ W- ' i&iA,Z •r Philadelphia had an overflow, enthusiastic meeting -^1 Steely White speaks to the boys at New Orleans ISSilfial New Orleans narrow streets crowded ij �;r-fSF7-^T • Page Ten •-' ir -t THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday; June 14. 194S SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Another Chief Mate Stinks Up His Ship Aboard the SS Baldwin Hills "overtime is about as free as icewater in hell" in the deck depart­ ment, the minutes of the May 30 meeting reveal. The reason; the usual—a Chief Mate who lias the whole Deck Standing on its collective ear. So the men voted 100 percent to have the character taken off the ship. The matter first came up when the Deck Delegate reported that members of his department had numerous beefs, all centering around the Chief Mete. Mem­ bers then testified that he wa.s impossible to get along with, con­ stantly rebuking the men on their work, and, in short, making the trip as miserable as possible. Mustard Adds Color To Voyage One Assistant Engineer com­ ing up—with mustard! But this the crew of the SS R. 'K. Johnson doesn't relish. At a re<?ent membership meeting they protested "the manner in which the Fir.st and Third Assistant En­ gineers used the crew's messhall •as a scene for one of their drunk;en brawls." MEAT NEEDED Getting down to the matter of things more edible, the crew passed a motion to have a Patrol­ man come"aboard at the start of the next trip to see that there is an adequate supply of "good meat," vegetables, and dry stores. The men don't want the next crew to have to pass a similar motion Someone popped the question as to what became of the peni­ cillin that came aboard in Boston. Crew Of The Pipe Spring Misses Mail Four Months Members of the crew of the SS Pipe Spring, Pacific Tankers, Inc., have what seems to us a reasonable and legitimate beef contained in a petition forwarded to the Seafarers and other mari­ time unions. They haven't had any mail for four months. The petiuon follows: We, the crew of the SS Pipe Spring, left San Pedro, Calif., on February 21, 1946. Since that time we have been in the follow­ ing places:.- Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; Tacloban, Leyte; Singa­ pore, Malay States; Behrein Is­ land, Iran, Palermo, Sicily; Hornow being recreation room. ta and Fayal, Azores, and at pres­ Stewards Dept. should sweep it ent are in Aruba, NWl. As have have received no mail every day; .galleyman sweep T-passage forward of galley; in said ports, we, the crew, feel Black Gang maintain port pas­ there is an immediate explana­ sage and half after T-alley; to tion due us, and can see no reason contact Captain to try to obtain for the" very poor service. Enclosed is a list of the crew louder, clearer more apropriate radio programs at frequent members and officers who would intervals on ship's radio; to give like to hear from you immediate­ Stewards Dept. a vote of thanks ly on this subject. for services rendered and good One copy of the above ot be food put out by them. Cups, dishes, etc., be returned to pan­ JAMES MILLER, (date not try between meals, trash to go noted) — Chairman A. King; into receptacles instead of on Secretary L. Sheton. Previous deck. minutes read and accepted. All members in Stewards dept., JAMES JACKSON, March 27 with exception of Steward, are -^Chairman Boudreaux; Sec­ tripcarders. Good and Welfare: retary hay. . Motions carried: new ice box to be put in mess­ that elected delegate go before hall, drinking fountain put in the Captain and request that messhall, fix drain, scupper in lodging money be paid tomor­ crew quarters, aft. Motions row; that the messroom and carried: ship not to leave until quarters be painted out and ice-box is obtained. adequate quarters provided for t 1 the crew; that fans, radio WALTER FLEMING, March speaker and scuppers be check­ IS—Chairman Joseph T. Creed and put in working condi­ means; Secretary Charles Nietion; that, unless ship's condi­ haus. Good and Welfare; mo­ tion is brought Up to peacetime tions passed on J he following: standards, the crew refuse to to put clothes on tables when take ship out; that copies of this ship is rolling, tables to be set meetings minutes be made for properly for all meals; meals the Patrolman and Captain; to be served at specified times; that Brother Boudreaux repre­ crew to put dirty dishes in sent the three depts.. and consink. fact the Captain and Patrol­ man today. (Continued on Page 11) MINUTES OF SlU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING The Purser used two bottles of the drug for a badly infected tooth. The remainder "disap­ peared." None was available when the need for it arose after that. It was also asked if the Cap­ tain was right in saying "that no penicillin was to be used in the treatment of venereal dis­ eases." DRAWS CENSURE The Captain drew censure in the case of Paul Froom, a Wiper, who injured his foot while on duty. Brother Froom was told by a doctor in Ea Pallice, France, to keep off his feet for 12 days. But, say the minutes, the Cap­ tain ordered him to turn to. The injury is not healing and Froom is suffering from pains in his foot. Brother Kearney conducted the meeting from the chair, and Brother Ridge was secretary. 1* VERBATIM "Motion made, seconded and carried that fo'csles be painted on next trip. Captain's word, via scuttlebutt, has it fo'csles will be painted next trip. Scuttlebutt ALL IN FAVOR satisfactory." A hand vote, for or against Everything was satisfactory in having him taken off the ship, the Engine and Stewards Depart­ was decided upon. The count ments, too, the minutes said. The fried fistic artists tossed mustard and other condiments at each other. Their respective ; aims were as wide as their ap(petites, leaving the messhall I looking like a busy artist's easel. ^ showed every member present in favor. At the same meeting the crew voted to put in a good word for the Captain. They adopted a resolution commending the Caplain for peiforming his duties in the most efficient manner pos­ sible and still remaing "just one of the boys." Just to shon; you how they feel about the Captain, we're quoting verbatim from the Good and Welfare section of the minutes: JOSEPH HEWES, May 3— (chairman and secretary not noted). Motions carried: to present overtime beefs to Pa­ trolman. engine delegate to contact Mobile Hall; all Union meetings ashore and at sea be discussed; to have penicillin aboard all American ships for protection and health of sea­ man. 4 1. 4. ANSON BURLINGAME, March 29 — Chairman Robert Edmonds; Secretary John R. Tilley. Steward read his orig­ inal requisition, then compared it with the purchase order. Mo­ tions carried: to form a com­ mittee to investigate possibility of increasing purchase order to conform with Steward's orig­ inal requisition; to have Stew­ ard appointed to committee because he has information concerning stores list. Crew decided that if no satisfaction was obtained after contacting the company's agent, the com­ mittee would call the Mobile Hall for advice. 4. S. ANSON BURLINGAME. April 9—Chairman Joe Prudhomme; Secretary John R. Tilley. Delegates made their re­ ports. Good and Welfare: co­ operation of men asked in main­ taining cleanliness of vessel. Motions carried: gunner's mess forwarded to the following or­ ganizations: Marine Engineers Beneficial Association; Masters, Mates end Pilots Union, Seafar­ ers International Union and the Sailors Union of the Pacific. The letter is signed by 21 crew members and officers. Remembering all the clamor about sending mail to the boys overseas as the greatest booster of morale, it seems to us that Pacific Tankers might do well to get on the ball. CORRECTION In the June 7 i.ssue o'f the Log. a story on the SS Colabee de­ scribed Chief Cook Alfred Rog­ er's popularity with this fellow crewmen. It also stated that the Captain threatened to order Rog­ ers off the ship because of an ar­ gument with the Port Steward. J. R, Wright, Steward on the Colabee, informs the Log that it was not Rogers, but the man who was Chief Cook before him who the Captain wanted off the vessel. "Rogers is a hell of a nice fel­ low," said Brother Wright, "and he never had an argument with anybody." The Log is glad that Steward Wright .set us right. �'IPHT"- Friday, June 14, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings (Continued from Page 10) WALTER FLEMING, March 25—(Chairman and secretary nol noted). Motions carried: that one of the crew be told to wash his personal clothing more often; that scullery be painted; coffee urn to be clean ed after used: fans to be put back in crew messhall; that sufficient night lunch be stock­ ed; that coats be supplied to crew messmen; that messhalls be kept more orderly. S, ^ Food Family Style; Tables For Ladies? John Scardina, Bosun on the SS South American, a Great Lakes steamer, told a shipboard membership meeting that he and his men are not being served the same food as the rest of the crew. They'd like their chow served "family style" in the messhall. A report on Brother Seardina's beef will be presented to the membership at the next meeting. Brother Ellis Lamb, who acted as meeting chairman, explained that the matter of overtime, which had been overlooked on pay day, was brought to the attention of the company agent. The agent sgid that he would check the records at the main office. A motion was carried that meetings be held every other Thursday afternoon. Fred Ehler was elected Forward End Dele­ gate by unanimous vote. Secre­ tary for the meeting was Chester Kramer. % X X AIKEN VICTORY, April 22 —Chairman Wilson; Secretary Slimac. Delegates reported that all books were picked up. Steward gave thanks for crew's cooperation—best he ever sail­ ed with, he said. Motion car­ ried calling for more Union ma­ terial to be taken to foreign ports, especially the Log. Molions carried (Good and Wel­ fare): to get two automatic toasters; to have Patrolman ob­ tain more than one carton of cigarettes per week; to get washing machine for crew; delegate to appoint man to clean laundry before reaching porL' to try to obtain iron for crew's use; the three delegates to check food supply before ship leaves port. Steward io notify delegates of shortages in requisition; to. have Patrolman consult Captain about more varied and better-stoked slopchest; contact Merchant Marine library for more books. » » WILLIAM S. YOUNG, April 23—Chairman Walter Sibley; Secretary William Brodie. Ch. Cook brought up on charges of incompetency with all hands voting that he be paiii'off. One crewmen ordered out of meetting for being intoxicated. Good and Welfare: to ask Skip­ per to get a new spider as there was none at the wheel. Mo­ tions carried: to have no dis­ puting of beefs at mealtime; to keep cups and dishes off tables, cigarette butts off deck of mess, violators to be fined and money to go to Log. Steward was informed that blackboard in mess is inadequate. 4. 4. 5. WALTER L. FLEMING. April 5—(Chairman and secre­ tary not noted). Minutes of last meeting, read and accepted. Good and Welfare: It was recommended that the refrig­ erator in the crew messhall be repaired, A motion was car­ ried urging that all stevedores and shoreside civilians be kept out of the messhalls while the ship is in the port of Venice, Italy. ' 4. 4- 4> KING S. WOOLSEY, April 6 —Chairman John S. Gersey; Secretary Salvatore Candida. Minutes of previous meeting were read and accepted. The delegates reported smooth sail­ ing in their respective depart­ ments. Good and Welfare: mo­ tions were carried urging that the messhall be kept clean at all times; that crewmembers wear proper clothing in the messhall and that cups are to be removed from the table after use. X X X ANTELOPE HILLS. May 30 Chairman W. Young; Secretary D. Dickson. Last meeting's minutes read and accepted. All delegates reported their de­ partments in shipshape. The matter of a payoff at sea was discussed. Recommended that the deck delegate see the Skip­ per about the possibility of col­ lecting since oil skins were not furnished for cleaning the tanks. A hand vote was taken to decide on a payoff at sea. Good and Welfare: messmen to speed up on serving the crew. Messmen to serve men on watch first, with the end two seats at the tables to be re­ served for the watch. Mem­ bers in silence for one minute in remembrance of our depart­ ed brothers. XXX CAPE TRINITY. May 2S— Chairman Chandler; Secretary Dennis Black. Discussion on the matter of argument be­ tween Steward and Fireman. Both men presented their stories. Also discussion and settlement of beef raised by crew member concerning an extra dinner Captain had ser­ ved to himself and a guest. Complaints on needed repairs in crew's fo'csles and heads. Suggestion for new mattresses and springs. Ch. Electrician suggested that Delegate contact Union about possibility of get­ ting an electrician's agreement. All matters introduced at meetting fully discussed and agreed upon. 4> 4- 4> faxon, Paris Sewers; Something In Common Living conditions aboard the SS James Jackson sound like something you'd expect if you were a squatter in the sewers of Paris, according to the crew's f) mPOUKSHIK AKE UP REPAIR LISTS BtFORtlWE SHIP PAYS OFF. THESE LISTS SHOULD BE IN DUPLICATE,WITHOME GOINS TOIHE PATROLMAN, ANDIHE OTHER TbTME SKIPPER. CUT AND RUN By HANK Well, as we swing into the season for Persian Gulf weather, rationed ships, etc., there are lots of good men anchored in ports everywhere. Here in New York we have l<^ts of oldtimers. There's Ray Grant, Leopold Renta, Eugene Dauber, William Daly, Henry Sorensen, Clarence Wright (the Gulfer), Nathan Pearce, Eric Moe, Charles Kath and Lionel Rotherham, another one of our Gulfers . . . "Flash" Fred Fannin, one of our Baltimore oldtimers, is in remarks, included in recent ship's town, taking it easy on giving out any opinion about the present "hot situation" . . . We had a little complimentary story about minutes. Arthur Ignatz, one of our oldtimers who is Skipper now from The crew charged that "this what we heard) but we lost it. ship is in the lousiest condition of any to date." The following brolhers are down in Mobile: Albcrlo AranaJudge for yourself. "Rats bia, George D. Jones, and Hafford Roberts. The following Gulf­ aplenty, fo'csles dirty and uners are down there* too: J. Davis. K. Huller. J. Maguire and painted, lofckers wrecked, scup­ James P. Lilly. How's the Royal Cafe, boys? . . . Over in Frisco pers plugged, bunklights out, fans there's J. Berkenkemper and Andrew Smith ... In good old out, mattresses filthy, vents all Philly there's Mark E. Jackson. Raymond Thomas. George Karleaking," the crew says. petas, Alex Janowski. Oscar Stevens. L, Smith and Gulf broth­ Paint was requested, also a er T. W. Keyser, who just came out of the armed forces . . . change to other available quar Little Charlie Seymour is down in Charleston, by the way. ters which are now being torn out to make stoi-e rooms. These requests were made of the Mate, Frank Forzano shipped out after waiting around for a few weeks who answered that the present trying to get on a ship with his pal. Frank finally decided it would quarters had been certified for NMU Men Thank be good enough just to get on the same ocean, at least . . . Looks the crew (Certified by whom. like "Red" Malone shipped out on the first ship he could get, Seafarers Crew Mate— the Good Housekeeping instead of waiting for the ship one of his pals recommended . . . Along with the minutes from Institute?) The presence of Arthur Meeks in our town sure does remind the 4- 4" 4» the SS Samuel Johnston came a boys of the good old passenger .ships . . . William Thornton intends AZALEA CITY. May 26 — to get married—in 1955, however! He bases his delayed action of his note to its SIU crew from the NMU men aboard the SS Walter Chairman Goldslon; Secretary future marital status on the beef about finding an apartment. Heinfling. Previous' minutes Apart from the apartment scarcity, he Says getting a wife is easy! F. Ki'aft in appreciation of SIU and delegates reports accepted . . . After all, though, look at F. L. Berry. He believes that two can hospitality. and carried unanimously. Two live as cheaply as one. He must have a pre-war apartment, no doubt. messmen to work in crew The note follows: 4 4 4* 4* messroom, PO mess to close. Lobito, Angola Johnny Flynn. fresh in from several cities, must be slowly Cold drinks to be provided as March 20. 1946 forgetting his beef against the OPA. Say. did they also write soon as Engine dept. furnishes To the men of the SS Samuel that song. "Cement Mixer." Johnny, just to remind you about ice. Slop chest to be opened as Johnston: it? . . . One of our best shipmates, oldtimer Andy Thevik. who soon as possible. General dis­ This is to acknowledge ap­ hangs out over there along Brooklyn's Thoid Avenue, just came cussion on cots, fans, clocks, preciation of the splendid en­ in after a short trip! . . . "Red" J. Whitten is in town again, we mattresses, etc. Delegates to tertainment provided for our heard. AB Harvey Hill has been in tov/n for a few weeks. see Captain about increasing men by the Army personnel of What's new Brother Hill? . . . We wonder if Johnny Cabral is cigarettes to not less than two the SS Samuel Johnston, cartons a week. Blain, Collins, taking any of those sharp clothes with him when he grabs a We also appreciate the cor­ ship? . . . Drew McKenney the Cook and Steward, is seeing Heinfling and Gradick elected dial hospitality extended to our as Isthmian committee to con­ lots of his pals again! men by the SIU members tact Isthmian ships in -the ports 4 4 4 4 aboard your ship. we enter. Good and Welfare: Joe Brenner, where have you been in the last two or three These things have helped to to take up question of "Log" at make our stay in Lobito a last ship meeting prior to re­ years? You did a good job at last week's meeting and we feel like pleasant one, and our best turning to States. Deck Dele­ you do, indeed . . . Brother Coombs, the Assistant Eleclriciaii, sure wishes go to every man serv­ gate recommended that crew has been running into hard luck lately. He missed jobs on the ing aboard the Samuel John­ take better care of recreation board several times! . . . Raymond Rivera sure is no master of the ston. equipment. Messman thank­ English language. In behalf of the maritime workers he described ed crew for cooperation by the present situation to be in a "mell of a hess." Well, maybe it is (Signed) — Salvatore Serio, wearing shirts at mealtime. that way, too? . . . "Pop" Harris'wants to know who the infant NMU Deck Delegate; Willie Crew stood in silence fox one named William McCuiston is, who got up on the floor saying he Kidd, NMU Engine Delegate; minute in memory of brothers was in the strike of 1921? "Pop," you see, was in the strike of William Hagbourne, NMU 1906 or thereabouts! lost in World War II. Stewards Delegate. �P«g« Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Jime 14, 1946 rr- e THE MEMBERSHIP UNION SLOP CHEST DR. PEPPER & FRIENDS ys COCKROACH/ IS THE BIG ISSUE Dear Editor: I noticed in the Log quite a bit 1 jof comment on the slop chest question. I have also noticed a very strong motion emanat­ ing from the port of Baltimore, advocating the boycotting of a -certain "cockroach" who supplies ships from tjjat port. Ed, you know me, and how I usually wind-up on the beach Dear Editor: •with nothing left except shorts Have been sailing with the SUP since 1942 from the East aftlsr one of those jamborees in and West coast. Have enjoyed the Log, but the enclosed snap •the waterfront gin mills, so you is my first contribution. The pix was taken aboard the SB can see Ed that this slop chest Meyer Lissner on her recent return trip from Japan. I'm hoping business really concerns .• my you'll be able to run this as I haven't the boys' addresses and stark nakedness, to the point that I'd like them^to see "Tiny's" photogenic stomach. unless something is done I may have to go around in a barrel. Incidentally, my home is in London, England, but since 1942, Do you think it possible fSi- the when I left England on the SS Lewis Morris, I've become al­ Union to put a textile factory, most as Yank-fied as my Yank wife who says she married me to cigarette factory, ice cream and get even with the girls over there who married "our" boys. milk chocolate factories aboard And after I've shown my wife what it's like over there, guess our ships, so as to insure that where the Peppers will make their home. In the States, of course! our slop chest will be supplied I. H. Pepper with items that us seaman who are honor graduates from Ox Head Bay do not have to suffer what wa.s left of a pair, and a iron-clad rules of mutual ex­ •the inconvenience of being im­ pair of dungaree's draped over change between the watches. properly garbed, and naturally, his arm. That's not the dope, Ed,- be­ Ed, you will agree that we should cause I know you would never SURPRISE have our milk chocolate refresh­ go for anything quite as immoral ments daily; maybe we rnuld use as that. But, Ed, could we get I sure was surprised, Ed. when the milk chocolate for "chaser's' them milk chocolates and that -Jo told me that he called them good old bourbon piped into the things shorts and dungarees, for fo'csles ... so that the Union I am telling you, they was noth­ does not have to ask the old man ing mure than "mosquito netting" to come down and serve the crew dyed and sewed up. Well, Ed, a drink before turning to . . ; Ed, it was the same old story that all that is really a brilliant idea, of the boys down in Baltimore don't you think. tell, them mo.squit.o netting dun­ Ed, here is really what ought garees and shorts came from that to be done about the slop chest. Baltimore "x'ockroach slop chest As follows: supplier." 1. Elect a permanent Com­ Getting back to that well sup­ mittee for a period of 90 days plied fo'csle, Ed, and me grow­ to make a study of the slop ing bolder all of the time with chest situation and report back the strength of our Union, which after that time with recom­ is stronger than Sampson was be­ mendations. provided that you agree that we fore Delilah clipped off his locks, 2. The Committee should •^ Dught to have a gin-mill aboard. I want to know if you could have make study of the possibility of I always was a hog, Ed, for . . . Now listen, Ed, I know that the Union operating the Slop making demands and since have you think I want a bevy of pret­ Chest, giving all information of given you an idea on what ought ty girls a.ssigned to them fo'csles initial cost, profits and etc. to be in the well supplied slop and set up a sort of a harem with 3. Make a study of some cochest I haven't told you what I think ought to be in the well sup­ plied fo'csle, but I'll bet you will hit the ceiling when I do, know­ ing what a moralist that, you are. Dear Editor: •HOOLIGAN NAVY' MAKES NO SENSE, SIU BROTHER SAYS Dear Editor: How long arc we going to en­ dure these Johnny-come-latelys known as the Hooligan Navy— the Coast Guard? We, the Mer­ chant Marine, fought a good fight to free the rest of the world— only to come home to be kicked around by this phony outfit! Who do they think they are—demi­ gods—to rule the destiny of mer­ chant seamen? Who are they to tell a man he cannot earn his living by the means. he knows how? •When a civilian breaks a law he is tried in a court and if found guilty, is sentenced to prison. In prison he will get food and shelter. But if a sea­ man commits what the Coast Guard thinks is an offense, he is hauled in, bullied around and always found guilty! And his means of earning a living is taken away from him without any guarantee of his Greetings to the landlubbers and beachcombers. We are on Ed, them brothers down in the SS Wallowa, Pacific . Tank­ Baltimore sure have the real Mc­ ers, aiid we are bound a roundCoy on that "cockroach" slop the world cruise. We left Galves­ chest supplier and from the looks ton on March 28. of things they are in damned Our first port of call was the good mood to put the "kybosh" gay port of Naples, Italy, and on him. when we got down around Suez, I was talking to one of the Bal­ there were a lot of guys on the timore seaman the other day Ed boat who wished that they had over the phone. Now Ed I know missed Naples. that you are wondering how We put in at Ras Tanwa to come that I was talking to a guy load, and we got no shore leave on the phone instead of just there. However, the situation shouting it right out like I do wasn't too bad because we got to the Bosun when I am way up 25 cases of beer from the local high out of his reach after I've brewery, and it was more than been given a dirty job, such as welcome to have a cold beer in slushing rigging on a windy day. this hot climate. My friend Jo Blow from Bal­ While waiting to go in to load, timore gave me a buzz and told we hooked three sharks, and me to rush right up to his room finally succeeded in landing the at once, meaning Ed on the' smallest one. This baby was only double with a pair of shorts and J4 feet long. We are enclosing some dungarees. Upon arrival, a picture of the shark, and our Ed, I found old Jo standing in apologies for not throwing the Sue middle of the deck holding little feller back into the water.' a pair of shorts in one hand, or I We have only five full book To The Boys On The Beach By CHARLES GOTTEN This is not sarcasm Nor we are putting on the heat For beer, rum, and senoritas, Venezuela can't be beat. When we take them in our arms Sure we fall for all their charms And as we drink this fiery rum Sure as the devil, we are done. We drink the rum and good cold beer Morning, noon and night It shows we are a good Union crew For we never have a fight. Every one is willing Each one does his share And if one brother is slipping The others do not care. Brothers, here is a lesson You can learn it everywhere Union men on union ships Can't be beat anywhere. A bunch of real good fellows Serving red, white, and blue You never hear a bellow When you sail for SIU. rent being paid or food on his ALL ENGINEERS table for his family. This treat­ STRAIGHT GUYS ment is worse than the treat­ ment of animals. I ask you—is ON THE JACKSON! this the glory that 6,000 seamen Dear Editor; died for? We had quite a few beefs on Matthew (Jabo) Sams the Jackson on this trip but they operative plan operated by the were mostly smoothed out to the Union. crew's satisfaction. 4. Study the possibility of We want to express our graticreating an official in every tue to the Deck and Stewards port whose job will be fo in­ Departments for the way they spect the slop chest and put cleaned up the ship. The cook's his okay before allowing a crew main handicap was the galley to sign on. stove and the shortage of food Rope Yarn but under the circumstances a good job was done. We had a good bunch of en­ gineers—all straight guys who know their jobs. The water situation was screw­ ed up. There -were fires in the holds which heated the water lines and tanks, causing the water to become full of rust. Sometimes we thought we were in the paint locker instead of in the shower. All the tanks are being cleaned out, now. We ran out of coffee, tea and cocoa during the last week. That was due, mainly, to the 12 extra passengers we brought back from France. I don't think the six passengers who slept in the gun crew quarters aft arc likely to sail on another Liberty. There was a lousy slopchest so we advise the next crew tO' check the store.s and slopchest before signing on. Wallowa Crew St Friend The ship was in bad shape ot members on board, but the rest Right now we are in Colombia; begin with but it's getting bet-. of the crew is pretty swell all from here we will proceed to ter. However, before you sign around. Tully Robertson is the Singapore. We will be seeing on remember the next trip is Steward and the Chief Engineer you landlubbers soon. Keep it No. 13. was asking, the other day, where full speed ahead until we get Robert J. Stark the beer barrel who walked like home. Engine Dept. Delegate a man was. Red Hall SS James Jackson . Boys On Wallowa Are Sharks At Fishing THE REAL McCOY Log-A'Rhythms �•a \ •^'' •' Friday. Jim* 14. 1846 ^ SEAFARER RESTS IN FRANCE -A'' - ' rife SEAFARERS LOG LOG COLUMNIST GETS PAT ON BACK FROM OLDTIMER Page Thirieen CREW OF THE WHITE SANDS' Dear Editor: Since I am now shorebound, I must do all my sailing in my thoughts. My mind constantly wanders off to the waterfront scenes, and to old cronies that I knew. One particular character has imbedded himself for life in my mind. He is Red Upchurch. Not only was Red a natural born comedian, but he couldn't settle down to a serious conversation on any sub­ ject and come out of the dis­ cission with increased know­ ledge. In addition, he was al­ ways ready to lend an ear to the tiuu'ules ur worries of others. Crew members of the flobin Line's Ira Nelson Morris With Red's jovial air, one gather around the last resting place of their shipmate Thomas would get the impression that Keevins, New York-born Seafarer, who died while the ship was his outer cheerfulness was a in port in France. The burial took place at St. Eloi, La Rochelle, manifestation of his inner soul. France. Actually he was far different. He was a diplomat, comedian, and psychologist all rolled into one. You notice that I speak of him in the past tense. Because of the rapid pace he was going, I'm sure he must be dead by now. If which the responsibility of he is no longer among the liv­ Dear Editor: finance administration and scope ing, it is a dirty shame. The Union slop chest should by of operation rests with tho.se who John A. Haicher. ail means be established as an secure the benefits of the or­ Retired Bock Member outright consumer co-operative. ganization. (Editors Note: Them is fine The cost of financing the co­ At the present time, the Union, op shpuld be borne by the per­ by virtue of its operation as a sentiments. I'm sure that Red is He's not sons who use it. The issuance of labor union, is exempt from tax­ enjoying them also. capital stock is one method; pos­ ation of income by the Federal I dead, he's just writing on the sibly a preferable method con­ government. It is highly doubt­ Log.) sists of a contribution by each ful that the Union could continue participant of loan capital. to enjoy this status if it engaged THE EDITOR GETS At any rate, those who take in the operation of a merchan­ .advantage of the services of the dising project and became the INSTRUCTIONS ON REACHING BRONX co-op should furnish the neces­ recipient of profits therefrom. sary capital for the operation of The group that is interested in Dirr Meestah Chomming! the project. establishing the proposed slop These are official insli'uctions This means first, that there is chest should consult with the for getting to The Bronx: no drain on Union funds; second, Eastern Cooperative League and At the the 4th St. Independent that no burden for the co-op is Wholesaler on setting up the pro­ placed on those who do not use ject. The ECL & W has offices Subway Station:— it; third, that co-op members are in New York and is in a position Get on "D" train going to The free to determine the financial to render valuable advice and as­ Bronx. You will find that train policies of thir organization with­ sistance in effectuating this pro­ at the lowest level; get into one out referring the matter to the posal on a sound operating basis. of the FRONT CARS. The sta­ H. S. Corlelt tions follow in this order: Union. The result is a co-op in I4th St., 23rd St., 34th St., 42nd St., 50th St., 7th Ave., 59th St., This is the crew of the SS White Sands, as she pulled into Philadelphia last week. Captain Thomas, her skipper, allows he never had a bettor or clcanor crew. (Btulher Truesdale, who sent this up from Philly, adds here: and taking it from a Cap­ tain who just came out of the Navy in June, it is quite a compli­ ment for the boys.) SIU Brother Advocates Co-operative Slop Chest I am a book member and belonged to the Union for two and a half months, so I would like to get an answer on this. Anthony Gniewkowski Glassport, Pa. 125th St., 145th St., Tremont Ave., Fordham Rd. GET OFF AT THIS STATION —KINGSBRIDGE ROAD. Leave the station at the north end; use the East-of-the Con­ course stairs. You will then be at 196th St. and the Concourse; walk three blocks east, past the church and the public school to 315 East 196th St. We'll be looking for you Sat­ urday. Bemie Answer: Yes Brother, you can pay all dues and assess­ ments that have been called for so far. Any other assessments which are called between now and the time you ship out (such as a special strike assessment, etc.), you'll have to pay for re­ troactively. Editor's Note: Well, I'll be derned. How did this get in here? Hmmmm. In with the rest of the mail, I guess. Well, maybe some Seafarer may want to get to the Bronx. Ho hum. BROTHER WANTS TO PAY DUES TO SIU IN ADVANCE, ASHORE I paid off in New York on April 1, and I'm going to slay ashore until about July. I would like to know whether there is any way to pay my dues and assessments that may come up be­ fore July, while I am at home. Send your dues and assessments by money order, indicating what months you want to pay for to the Atlantic 8E Gulf head­ quarters, 51 Beaver St., N. Y. 3, and hold the money order re­ ceipt. Then, when you get around to the hall you can have your book stamped to credit you for the payment on presen­ tation of the receipt. Millji ERIC IVIE UPCHURCH It seems that a lot is being said about forcing the Coast Guard to relinquish control over seamen, but very little mass action is be­ ing taken. As long as "govern­ ment of the people, by the people and for the people" remains the foundation of our democracy, there is nothing to prevent us from arousing public sentiment in our direction. The American people love par­ ades. Although we ai-e not the lobbyist type of union, we could make an exception by donning our white caps, march right up the steps of the nation's capitdl with placards bearing "Civil­ ian Seamen Want Civilian Con­ trol." (It is wise to point out that "control" is used merely for psychological purposes). If this didn't work we could threaten the government, not with a strike, but with a flat re­ fusal to sail the ships. In other words, we seamen would decide to quit the sea and return to the farms, factories, etc. This would prevent any attack on the Union by the government. Our pat answer would be: We still have a shipping hall, but our member­ ship is quitting the sea. In an­ swer to the possible absolvement of the union we could say that they're quitting the sea, not the Union. Brother Paul Hall mentioned that we should woi'k out a plan for turning our national head­ quarters into strike headquarters overnight. A forerunner to this should be the taking over of the b.fiU- below the Hall and putting into operation our Stewards De­ WELL, BROTHERSr WHY DON'T YOU WRITE THE LOG This is it. Right here is where you can blow off steam or do a little gum-beating. Every week 62,000 Seafarers and others turn to this page to read what you are doing, thinking and saying. Maybe you've an idea for Union action, or a tip that will save your Brothers trouble. Surely, you and your ship­ mates, while plowing around various ports o'call, have run into things Interesting or laugh- partment upgrading school. The reason is obvious: S-O-U-P. For the benefit of those who may bring up the shipowner in place of the government—by this move we would force the ship­ owners into united action against the Coast Guard control, since their pocketbooks would be at stake. And since our govern­ ment is supposedly interested in maintaining a large merchant fleet, it would yield to the pres­ sure from both sides. And still further, we would not be walk­ ing out on the shipowner but on the Coast Guard, which is gov­ ernment by the Coast Guard, of the Coast Guard and for the Coast Guard. X t X. Some Consolalion A man, with rare exceptions, or unless in the company of a woman, will think about things in relation to himself. If he has one blind eye, he fails to find consolation in thinking of an­ other man totally blind. Yet, the man totally blind doesn't stop to worry either way. He is forced by nature to be con­ templative, rather than self-en­ grossed. Susan Q was a brave little^girl A brother flamed her golden curl Now, Susan Q is very bald. But Susan worries not at all. Susan says no need to curse, Susan says it could be worse. Susan Q is the type of girl who believes that no matter what is happening to her, something worse is happening to someone else. getting. Seafarers and ships-— where they go, what they do. . ^AlNT « their laughs and their beefsare news. Write 'em up. �#age Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 14, 1946 Hawk Testifies Against U.S. Coast Guard L-T came about when the Coast Washington doubletalk by a Commissioners. Some 51 years revoked in that period than ever Each time ago—back in June, 1884, to be were under commerce from 1884 Guard was transferred to the doubletalk master. Navy from the Treasury Depart­ I received an answer from him exact—the Congress created the to the beginning of the war. The ment for the duration of the war in reply to one of my letters to office of U. S. Shipping Com­ Coast Guard has instituted a legal the President I was inspired to missioners under the Depart­ system to blackball seamen emergency. Congress throughout the industry. The seaman didn't complain new hope. They were in such a ment of Commerce. when the Coast Guard took over bright and cheerful vein. Every­ acted wisely in doing so. You gentlemen may say that the functions of the Bureau, such thing was going to be rosy, they There was a crying need for this calls for an investigation of as issuing seamen's certificates, assuerd me. Oh yes, thank you such officials. . One of their ma­ the Coast Guard. I say that the examinations for licensed officers for your kind letter; we are glad jor functions was the protection inherent evil will continue to ex­ But of merchant seanjen against ex­ ist no matter how many investi­ and discipline of licensed and un­ to entertain your views. licensed officers. After all, there they didn't seem to mean any­ ploitation by merchant officers or gations are carried out. I say thing. Nothing happened. was a war on. shipping companies. They were that the only answer is to return Besides, the executive order es­ The next thing I knew the to superintend the engagement the Bureau to the Department of tablishing this procedure was to President's Reorganization Plan and discharge of seamen, to act Commerce. end six months after the termina­ 3 had been submitted to Con­ as impartial arbiters between the The Unions for which I speak tion of the war. Not six months gress. Part 1 hit me in the face seamen and the officorSj and the and other maritime unions have after peace was declared, gentle­ when I picked it up. seamen and the companies. been fighting Coast Guard con­ men—six months after hostilities That was a new deal for the trol ever since the end of the The main argument for con­ ceased. tinuing the Bureau under the .seamen. It was the first deal he war.' I have received communi­ During the war and since it. Coast Guard seems to be that it ever got that wasn't a raw one. cations from most of the mari­ ended, the seaman has had plenty will more efficiently handle the By and large the Shipping Com­ time unions. I have talked with of cause to regret the Coast matter of inspection of vessels missioners under the Department seamen of all maritime unions. Guard control. "Hearing units" and their equipment, since it is of Commerce acted impartially. I cannot recall a single instance were established to try merchant responsible, in a measure, for Neither the seamen nor the ship­ of a seamen or union which did seamen for infractions of disci­ their safety at sea. No argument ping companies had any major not concur in our position. pline. In these "courts" seamen could be more fallacious. fault to find with their decisions. I am empowered to speak for are tried by Coast Guard officers, Statement of Sailors Union EXCEED AUTHORITY The inspectors under the De­ the Sailors Union of the Pacific, usually lawyers in uniform who Since Coast Guard control and the Seafarers International Union of the Pacific and the Seafar­ partment of Commerce always have no sea experience and do ers International Union of were former merchant captains "hearing units" came into being and the National Organization of not know the practical end of North America on Reorganiza­ or engineers. They understood the seaman has been relegated the Masters, Mates and Pilots merchant seamanship. tion Plan 3, Part 1, regarding the problems of a merchant ship to his old position. The "courts" and I am sure I know how all UNFAIR TRIALS the transfer of jurisdiction of much more fully than a man set up by the Coast Guard have seamen stand. Not a few times, but often, sea­ without merchant experience ever not been impartial, and they have the Bureau of Marine Inspec­ SEAMEN MODEST tion and Navigation from the men have been tried and sen­ could. gone beyond the realm of their Merchant seamen are not given Department of Commerce to tenced to revocation or suspen­ It is our experience that the in­ authority in cases too numerous to pointing to their deeds during the Coast Guard, before the sion of licenses for the smallest spectors under the Commerce De­ to mention. I shall mention one the war, but I wonder how many House Committee on Executive infraction of discipline, and often partment always investigated our example, however. Thas is the of you gentlemen recall an item Department Expenditures, de­ without the presentation or hear­ complaints regarding items of matter of '/insubordination." that was on page one of most livered by John Hawk, Vice- • ing of factual evidence. safety aboard ship quickly and Scores of seamen have had their newspapers during 1942. It was These are not baseless beefs, President, SIU of N. A. completely. The same cannot certificates revoked or suspended the Associated Press "Box Score gentlemen. They are facts. I Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:— can substantiate them through a be said for the Bureau since the because they talked back to Coast of U. S. Ship Sinkings," and was Guard officers. This had noth­ run about once a week. Censor­ I am going to speak against host of seamen who were per­ Coast Guard took it over. ing to do wth their shipboard ac­ ship on sinkings was at its height Coast Guard officers always permanent Coast Guard control secuted by the Coast Guard of­ tivities or their own officers. They then, and few details of sinkings seem to regard any complaints of the Bureau of Marine Inspec­ ficers. merely ran afoul of the Coast tion and Navigation and Ship­ So the war ended. In the of unlicensed seamen with - a Guard and were "insubordinate." were given until several months after they occurred. They take the ping Commi.ssioners' functions, days that followed, seamen were jaundiced eye. This practice has continued since as provided in the President's buoyed by the expectation that attitude that we have something But there was mounting hor­ the end of the war. Reorganization Plan 3, Part 1. their days under the Coast Guard up our sleeves. ror at the way these cold -figures Under Coast Guard control a I should like first to' bring out soon would be ended. When the I see no reason to believe that seaman's papers—the means of mounted each week, Ten ships the point that I am speaking for "duration and six months" came our complaints would be enter­ his livlihood—have stood in con­ in a week was a low score for the the seamen who will be affected to an end, sure enough, the Coast tained with any more respect if German subs. The v/olf packs stant jeopardy. I know of more by this jurisdictional switch. Guard was returned by the Navy the inspections are under their cases of seamen's papers being played havoc down the Atlantic Coast. They picked off the As a former seaman, I speak to the Treasury under an execu­ permanent jurisdiction. revoked during the period since tankers in the Gulf like sitting not only for the members of the tive order. Here, however, is our biggest the war ended than I ever heard ducks. The few eye-witness Union I represent, but for unor­ But the Coast Guard had de­ beef against the permanent of during all the years I was ship­ stories that were allowed printed ganized seamen and those of cided long before that it wanted transfer: ping before the war. I will ven­ to retain control of the Merchant other Unions. The office of the Shipping ture to say that more have been told of the fountains of flame as tankers exploded, of men swim­ Seamen all feel the same way Marine. So the other executive ming through a sea of fire. about the Coast Guard. They order didn't come through. Instead the Bureau was sched­ Then, as our convoys began to think it a fine branch of the serv­ move, the scene of operations ice for iceberg patrol, life saving uled to be continued under the shifted to the North Atlantic. activities and its other pre-war Coast Guard in perpetuity. That was a bitter blow for Every survivor was an exposure functions. But they don't like seamen. case. The North Atlantic is a the "brass hat" attitude that is The membership of my Union bitter cold sea, gentlemen. part of the Coast Guard tradition asked me—why didn't the Pres­ when dealing with seamen. Sel­ FOUR TIME LOSERS dom does a seaman refer to the ident hold public hearings on the But through it all the mer­ Coast Guard as such. It is always transfer before he drafted the or­ chant seamen went on shipping. der? Why didn't you write to the "Hooligan Navy." I know well a dozen men who This may sound like gross dis­ him and tell him what a good are four time loser,s—who have respect to you gentlemen, but if job the Bureau had done under had four or more ships shot out you ever sailed on a ship and the Commerce Department? Why from under them. They always SS ELLENOR WILMINGTON, CALIF. were brought before a Coast didn't you ask him to let us—the went back. But 6,000 merchant M. Gordon, $2.00; A. Maldonado, SS PIPE SPRING men who would be most affected Guard kangeroo court on some seamen won't go back to sea. John W. Bell, $5.00; Robt. Taylor. $1.00; T. B. Rosencrans, $2.00; B. asinine charge or other, you'd —speak out before he laid down $2.00; Joe Young, $3.00; L. W. Chance, Merandez, $1.00; B. D. Nobicov, $1.00; They are at the bottom of it. the law? be calling them hooligans, too. $2.00; M, Mowell, $2.00; Jim Benlley, Marcet & Cooper, $2.00; L. Weber, Thousands more were maimed. My answer was a weak one. $2.00; Marty Steffen, $2.00; Dave $1.00; F. Sweeten, $2.00; C. E. Ramirez, The members of my Union have And so I should like to ask you found the Coast Guard officers, I had written to President Evens, $2.00; D. Brown, $2.00; E. Kar- $1.00. Total—$13.00. gentlemen a question. I should $2.00; A. J. Mitchell, $2.00; INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS with few exceptions, tyrannical Truman on three occasions ask­ pinecz, like to ask you whether • you H, Butts, $2.00; Joe Castagnola, $2.00; F, Gardner, $2.00; D. E. Wehmuenster, and imperious. They are in­ ing to be heard. Jim Ramey, $2.00; Tom' Ramos, $2.00; $1.00; R. Finlayson, $1.00; P. Bosley, think the men who sailed the In my letters to him I had L. Paez, $2.00; H. Berry, $2.00. Total $2.00; W. F. Moody, $2.00; H. Cashvan, ships through the war zones clined to treat seamen as though $2.00; S. J. Leiacheur, $2.00; A. Pisano, should be perpetually shackled they were enlisted personnel of poMted out the fact that the —S-IO.OO. $1.00; J. Vllos, $2.00; C. Shanks, $1.00. Bureau had operated successfully the Coast Guard. NEW YORK to the Coast Guard—which they Total—$16.00. Merchant seamen don't like under the Department of Com­ SS GOV. J. LIND hate—as a reward for their serv­ B. Smith, $5.00; R. D. Humphrey, this at all. They are civilians. merce since 1884. Seamen and BOSTON ices to their country. They want to be directed by shipowners alike were sati.sfied Crew of SS Lind, $9.00. Total—$14.00. John Fedesovich, $1.0. I don't think these men are SS EVANS with it under that Department. civilians, as civilians. asking for very much when they Robert Cartwright, $:?.00; G.' E. GALVESTON I had pointed out to the Presi­ Strumski, Seamen resent enforcement of merely request that they be al­ $1.00; Chee Mohat, $1.00; INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS any will beyond that of their dent that when the transfer was Bin O'Mar. $1.00; Vernon B. Mino, S. Cappello, $1.00; A. R. .Marchana, lowed to continue thier chosen officers and the policies arrived effected all of the old Bureau $2.00; Pedro D. Velez, $1.00; John Klau- $2.00; W. M. Harn. $5.00; H. N. Jan- pursuit under peacetime controls. at by the rank and file of their employees were transferred, too. sen, $2.00; W. V. Grocki, $2.00; Rob­ dro, $4.00; J. G. Coulter, $1.00; R. T. I think we all want to get back Unions. They were merely supplemented ert S. Freeman, $1.00; Paul R. Klausen, Ballard, $5.00; S. Rothman, $1.00; B. to peacetime. $1.00; Ed Castro, $1.00; Jack Ross, But during the war emergency by Coast Guard officers who $1.00; Melvin Zeitler, $3.00, Total— Bergeson, $1.00; S. C. Hanks,, $2.00; No, I don't think it's very B. T. Kincard, $5.00; D. Ellsworth, the merchant seaman recognized superimposed Coast Guard ideas. $22.00. $5.00; H. G. Dawson, $2.00; T. Pen- much to ask. the need for the executive order The real work of the Bureau con­ SS CAPE TEXAS land, $2.00: H. Martin, $2.00; C. W. But they won't realize that R. Natol, $2.00; J. Rosario, $2.00; McCambridge, $2.00; N. R. Rehmeyer, transferring the Bureau of Ma­ tinued to be done by the old em­ simple desire, gentlemen, unless M. Valentine, • $1.00; M. M. Iturrino, $2.00; T. C. Cobb, $2.50; A. D. Beasley. rine Inspection and Navigation ployees. $1.00; R. Barcelona, $1.00; F. Bone- $2.00; W. E. Clark, $2.00; E. C. Phelps, you make it possible for them and from the Department of Com­ All of my letters were an­ font, $1.00; C. Llamas, $1.00; J. Forres, $2.00; R. H. Jewer, $2.00; F. M. defeat Part 1 of the Reorganiza­ merce to the Coast Guard. This swered in non-committal, official, $1.00: A. Morel. $2.00. Total—$12.00. SchivabL (3rd Mate SS DeSotoI $5,00. tion Plan. It's up to you/ (Continued from Pa;^i' 1) the President's Reorganization Plan 3, which would place the ; Bureau under Coast Guard juris­ diction permanently. The response was grutifyingi for the Committee members who are considering the Reorganizaliun Plan listened eagerly to his revelations of Coast Guard kangeroo courts, malfeasance and persecution of seamen during I, and since the war. In addition to his role as spokesman for the SIU and the SUP, Hawk was authorized to speak in behalf of the National Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, representing more than 30,000 licensed officers, and for the International Long­ shoremen's Association, repre­ senting 80,000 workers. Here is the text of Hawk's tes­ timony, which set the solons' auditory appendages to flapping: fj i| �Friday, June 14,1S4S THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen BUUJ<]TIN Clark, Alan G. ...! Clark, F Clark, H Clark, Henry V , Clark, John D Clark, James E Clark, .Tohn .T Clark, J. O Clark, John W Clark, John W Clark. Joseph J Clark, Joseph T Clark, Thomas J Clark, Vernon A Clark, Woodrow Clarke, George Clarkashoff, Samuel Clarkin, Bernard N Clary, Richard D Cla.ss, Robert Clegg, Daniel L demons, Cecil L Clendcnning, Paul W CTcrisasio, Michael F. ... Clifton, Buddie Clifton, Fred Cliflon. James Clinkenbeard, B Clippard, Frederick B. .... Cline, Joseph F Coady, Stanley Coats, Glenn B Cobb, Clarence W Cobb, Otto, C Coccia, Baldo Cochcnauer, C Cnchi-on, H .. Cochian, James O Codgatc, Leigh Coffey, Walter T Coffman, Donald R Coffman, Martin T Coggins, Donald S .. Cogloy, John M . Coit, William L Colb}^ John B Colca, Philip J Cole, Calvin A Cole, Grover C Cole, Luttreil . Cole, Phillip R Cullfla, Antonio Colella, William A. Coleman, Charles A. Coll, Andrew . Collett, Arthur G . Collin, Harold E . Collins, Charles E Collins, Edw. W Collins, H. H . Collins, Myron Colomb, Etienne L Colpitts, Lawrence H. Colt, Kenneth H Colyer, E. A . Compton, Noel Condos, Geo Condrey, Samueel C. • Conjour, Leon J Conlin, J. D Connoll, Pete J Comeaux, Anthony Compologne, Armond Connor, Ivor R Conner, Willis Conlev, Joseph E. Jr. Connor, Harry G — Unclaimed Wages— Mississippi Shipping Company, Inc. SiU HALLS 1.37 .01 NEW YORK 51 B«avcr St. 47 HAnaver 2-2784 BOSTON 330 AtUntic Ave. 95.62 Uberty 4057 8.04 BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 5.70 This list comprises unclaimed wages as of December 31, 1945, some of PHII..ADELPHIA B Ssuth 7th St= 4.27 Phone Lombard 7651 .24 which may have already been paid. If you still have a claim, write to Mis­ NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 27.12 sissippi Shipping Company, 339 Chartres St., New Orleans, La,, enclosing CHARLESTON 68 Society St. 4.00 your z-iiumber, social security number, date and place of birth and present Phone 3-3G80 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. 1.02 Canal 3336 30.29 address. SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 3.82 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 1.79 Conrad, Benjamin 1.42 Crandell, Caleb R 19.22 Damos, F 1.65 2-1754 .33 Consalvo, Gaetano 6.22 Damson, Chris 45 Ponce de Leon 2.23 Crane, James 1.00 SAN JUAN, P. R San Juan 2-5996 .70 Contatore, Anthony 2.84 2.25 Cranford, Charles L. Jr GALVESTON 305Vi 22nd St. Dana, Ira B 15.77 3.38 Crater, James 59 2-8448 Conway, E. L 3.56 Daniels, Lonnis C 74 TAMPA 1809-1811 Franklin St. 7.82 Crawford, James M 5.04 M-1323 1.78 7.38 2.82 Conway, James R Crawford, Rupert W 5.94 Daniels, Robert JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Conway, Thomas J 1.98 3.96 Phone 5-5919 11.32 Crawford, Russell G 6.93 Daniels, Thomas W Coogan, Joseph J 2.82 445 Austin Ave. 10 PORT ARTHUR 2.84 Crawley, Wm. D 5.51 Daniels, William H Phone: 28532 Cooglc, Murray L 7.13 Daniels, William J. B 1.48 2.82 HOUSTON 7137 Navigation Blvd. Creel, Robert C 59 Cook, Byron E. Jr 45 Phone Wentworth 3-3809 2.06 1.80 Crews, A. W 1.00 D'Anjou, Harry J RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Cook, Donald E 14.34 Danzey, C. A 17.12 10.09 Crews, Tracy E 4.13 SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Cook, Harold R .45 1.58 Garfield 8225 9.75 Cripe, Jack C 2.00 Danzey, J. L Cook, LeRoy .38 86 Seneca St. 7.13 SEATTLE 8.73 Criswell, Nolan S 3.17 Danzey. Morris J. Jr Main 0290 Cook, Vincent E 59 .02 PORTLAND 5.94 Ill W. Burnside St. Crockwell, William H 12.00 D'Archowlean, F. Cook, W 74 9.08 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. 9.40 Cronan, John J 2.64 Daie, Edward J. Terminal 4-3131 Cooke, Paul 0 3.48 .45 T. Darman, Andrew 1.98 Cronan, Wm. P 59 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Cooney, James L 6.43 2.25 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. .42 Cronin, Floyd B 2.75 Darsey, Robert . Cooney, W. J " .45 Cleveland 7391 Da Silva, Jose 26.60 2.23 Cronin, John J 5.65 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. p, Wm. E 19.49 Darwin, D 12.83 Superior 5175 1.98 Cronin, Thomas F 24.19 per,* Delmar R 8.95 75 CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair St. 4.95 Crosby, Stephen W 35 Daub, Leslie R Main 0147 per, Frank E 5,59 20.54 26.48 Crosby, Thomas J .'. 1.48 Davenport, Harry T DETROIT 1038 Third St. per, Houston 1.52 1.93 Cadillac 6857 4.22 Cross, Clair L 2.28 Davey, Sidney John Cooper, Leonard M 3.76 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Davidson, C 7.00 18.00 Cross, Robert P 3.71 Melrose 4110 looper, Stnley Geo 4.79 11.39 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. .59; Cross, P 70 Davidson, Robert opcland, Arthur M. Jr 1.37 ... 3.96 VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. 3.18 , Cl'oss, Walter J 59 Davies, James opeland, W 4.50 ... 3.96 Davilla, Dominick .. Crosswhite, Louis 6.40 5.00 ] npeland( Charles J 5.58 ... 9.20 46.30 Crotwell, Floyd H 2.06 Davis, Charles, P. .. opher. Steward 45 ... 4.46 Charles S. Jr. Davis, 15.49 Crouse, Howard 2.68 oratti, Nicola 21.81 .... 2.97 4.82 , Crowell, Emery D 2.67 Davis, Edgar O ... 1.32 Davis, E. R Anyone knowing the where­ 1.34; Cressiiian, Walter 21.80 y, Charles A 1.98 ... 5.25 Davis, E. V abouts of William Gubich, five Crowley, C. G. ...'. 1.80^ 25.57 1 Eugene 98.75 .79 Davis, George F feet, eight inches, age 27, who 41.63 Crowley, D. M 4.501 W 18.75 ... 2.23 Davis, Jas left New York in Dec. 1945 in 43.70 Crowley, Eugene 6.34 rn, Sheldon E. ... 2.97 ... 12.49 Da-vis, James C the auxiliary motor yawl, Mid1.65 Crowley, Wm. P 49,18 ', Henry N. . .. 2.38 Davis, 2.23 Lowell gett, please communicate with 1.33 Cruz, Esteban 70.90 le, Alfred . .. 9.50 Davis, Oscar Thomas 85.771 his parents, at 340 Bedford St., 1.50 . Crury (Cruz) Luis 3.96 er, Emile J. .74 Davis, Paul H 2.58 Bklyn, N. Y. .01 ; Crym, Harry N 6.40 John 4.43 Rudolph 1.98 3, 5, S, 8.95 Csmereka, Ciobael L. Jr 24.17 Davis, lo, Anina ... 1.34 R. N 2.25 Davis, 7.69 : Will holder of dues receipt Cuadra, Alfredo 19.28 Manuel T 117.50 Davis, Stanley B 4.78 number 2415, who paid off the 10.43 ^ Culletron, James A 2.07 Jose ... 3.56 Davis, Wm 21.60 SS Cornelia on May 7, 1946, 3.56 , Culeton, John J 6.14 please bring that receipt to the .95 Culclon, John 30.53 George .69 attention of the New York Agent. .99 Culver, Stanley A 12.75 ^ , ® J. 926.63 Cullinan, Eugene T 8.26 ^-"1 '• 2.13 1.48 , Jose 5.65 Culolta,a Samuel E. W 11.87 : d 14.38 J: I Day, Howard Elbert 3.23 3.96 ^ Culpepper, Robert C 2.41 Day, Sidney C 33 Cumba, C 57 .59 J Day, Theo Carl 15.14 1.48 ^ DONALD G. JONES Cummings, Chas. H 2.75 arles W. ... • .40 Dayse, Harold 13.46 R9 ^ Cummings, F 02 Gel in touch witli your mother. Henry D. 18.88 Dayton, Raymond E 4.82 16.93 ^ Cummings, H 2.25 4- J. SW. .40 Dean, Homer J 12.92 47.47 ^ Cunningham, Charles W... 2.31 11.39 Dean. T. 0 37 WILL E. HOFFMAN .45 ^ Cunningham, Chas. W 20.74 tney, H 20.59 Dease, Francis J 2.44 Deck Engineer on the SS J. 16.50 ^ Cunningham, N 11.40 eau, B. A 1.80 Deansolt, George 6.75 H. Gardner, Waterman Lines, 7.44 , Cunningham, S. G. 33 ure, Joseph C 95.62 Deaton, Jay Douglas 5.94 please get in touch with Pati'ick Curcio, Louis 3.48 •'^•3 c leski, Tliaddous 1.98 De Benedetto, A 9.50 Cronin, 1412 Edwards Avenue, 10.80 ^ Curl, Glen M 1.48 ngton, Howard R 45 Di Llasi, Charles 20.62 Bronx 61, New York. 2.25 ^ Curl, Harry 1.16 , Allen P 45 .91 Decareaux, Ignace 5.64 ^ Curran, Wm. H 6.69 m, Billie 23.76 Decker, Robert A 7.50 1.37 ^ Currier, Fred W 45 irt, Emory B 21.77 23.82 Deegan, J. P .45 do Neville, F 5.94 ^ Curry, George 88 m, Norman 1.44 8.91 Deofe, Michalios 7.11 Del Valle, T .59 ^ Curti-s, Malcolm R 39.59 37.37 Frederick G 12.00 De Fusco, William .59 Demmary, Arnold ^ 5.94 ^ Cuthbert, Richard G ' 8.39 6.09 Marrin E 2.75 18.75 De Mr.I P. Eugene J De Groffem'cid, E 3.22 p Cutshall, Thomas 2.25 54 Roily B 2.75 5.10 Dendo, A De Haus, Arnold .63 Czakowski, W 6.19 52.15 Warren C 1.19 4.28 Denton, Edward F Dahler, Frederic A Czarnecki, Sigmund J 6.85 3.89 Coxhead, Harvey 627.65 Deiss, F. F. 4.80 Denzak, R. D Szyzowicz, Edward 45 26.60 Coy, Thurman W 2.84 De Jesus, Pedro 2.77 De Olivera, M. C 8.02 De Julio, C Coyle, Charles P 59 6.89 De Parlier, Edouard Leon 2.48 Anyone having any informa- Coyle, David R 11.88 Delaney, Joseph 10.89 De Paz, Phillip 5.64 Dafnis, Artstedcs 6.Y5 25 Delaney, Michael John .... 1.78 De Pietro, Anthony ,tion leading to the hospitaliza­ Coyle, Joseph D 1.34 Dahlen, Edw. J 94 tion and later death of Edward Coyle, R. T 23.94 dc la Reguera, J. F 4.95 Derasier, F. > .'. 14.00 Dahlquist, Arik Vr .45 8.29 Del Rosso, Louis E. Hamilton of the MY Hillsboro Coyne, James J. ..., 2.82 Derth, Albert F. F 2.97 Dahlenborg, T li42 79 Dellinger, "James M 1.98 Dermond, Milton Inlet in San Francisco, please Craft, Arlen E 59 Daily, Philip J. Jr 18.00 4.22 Dernott, J. W. S communicate with the New Or­ Cragie, A 53 Delmonico, E. H ,.. 2.00 Dake, C. M 59 1.83 De Shane, Charles E 2.97 De Long, R. E leans Agent. This brother's Craig, Lawrence S 3.57 Dam, Espur H Desjardins, R. C 84 Delong, Wm. F 29.15 7.57 widow is in^need of this , infor­ Craig, Luther Jr 5.Q0 Dam, Frank 26.62 6.35 Desmond, Tomothy E 3.31 De Marino, Joe mation in order that aher may Craig, Roft. Franklin 1.37 Dambrino, Donald enter Suit. Desmoulins, B. B 22.05 Demuth, Joseph E 1.93 Damguard, Delmar E 16.63 Craig, Wallace F. 2.81 NOTICE! PERSONALS NOTICE! i' �I®.''? "•'• ' ->^ -J .. - ' ' ' 7r ' KV;. Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS E OG HERE'S ISTHMIAN SEA STALLION f ^ !•• n.. JJ V Hf-'. Prior to the actual election on the Phoenix, NMU organizers Chandor, Reyes and Martin tried all of the tricks in their bag in a vain effort to win the crew's votes. Boarding the ship several times, according to SIU Gulf Or­ ganizer Lindsay Williams, they tried the old "wine, women and 5ong" routine, and even took the boys for a "boat ride." u With the Sea Stallion faintly visible in the background, this group of Isthmian seamen wat snapped near 29th St. Docks, Brooklyn, just before they took off for the Far East. KneelinC; (reading from left): "Screwie Louie" Larsen, Jerry Beckner, Jim "Flash" Brasdell, Richard Jamrus end W. "Finn" Flemming. Second row: Sid Turner, Harry Le Maire, Alvis "Bloodhound" Rainey, E'aul Tassen; Ben Little Jr., Jack Tice and T. G. Morris. Rear: Walter Hatten, J. R. Groves, Gus Kern,' C. W. Schneider and W. R. Dixon. WSA And Maritime Commission Charged With Collusion By Senator; Face Prohe I,: I. Charges by members of Con­ gress that the War Sliipping Ad­ ministration and the Maritime Commission have been scandal­ ously mismanaged culminated , this week in the introduction of a bill proposing Congressional in­ vestigation of the two agencies. private interests they were sup­ posed to supervise. Such action, plus Senator Aiken's charge of collusion and mismanagement, ties in with the SIU's demand, on April 12, that the two WSA officials be dis­ missed on the basis of their col­ lusive dealings with shipowners The bill was presented concur­ rently by Representative R. B. Wigglesworth in the House, and Senator George D. Aiken in the NEW YORK—Another finking Senate. company tactic has come to light in the attempts, by the Calmar COLLUSION CHARGED Steamship Company, to go back In asking for the investigation, •o the days of backdoor shipping. Senator Aiken told the Senate This scabbing practice has that "reports of the Comptroller General, beginning with 1942, in­ long been a favorite trick of the dicated that $8,007,163,990 was operators to get around the Un­ Union men improperly accounted for by the ion Hiring Hall. Shipping Administration and don't go for this, and so as soon Maritime Commission. The re­ as some of the members of. the ports show gross negligence, Seafarers received telegrams ask­ wastefulness, collusion, and in­ ing them to report to the Calmar office for assignment, they want­ efficiency." ed to know the score. Aiken pointed out that the two Union officials immediately agencies have been run, since swung into action. The Calmar their inception, by Naval officers. He questioned the propriety of Line was contacted and a spokes­ the appointment of Admiral W. man for the company said he W. Smith to head the Maritime knew nothing about it, but would Commission in view of the fact checH. that Smith was a colleague of A few days passed and noth­ Admirals Land and Vickery, for­ ing happened, so the Assistant mer heads of the commission. New York Port Agent, Joe Algina, again started burning up POSSIBLE COVER-UP the telephone wires. This time "It is not appropriate," AiJcen another .story. said, "to place Smith in the po­ POOR EXCUSE sition where he may have to re­ Said the Calmar spokesman, port that Land and Vickery did "It is our custom to send these not merit the trust placed in telegrams to officials and li­ them." censed personnel." Underlining the demand for "Well," said Algina, "the tele­ the investigation was the an­ grams we have heard about were nouncement that Captain Gran­ to ABs, Oilers, and Wipers. How ville Conway, head of the WSA, come?" will retire on June 30, and be­ "If what you say is so, it's our come president of the Cosmopol­ error," was the answer. "We itan Shipping Company. will see to it that it doesn't hap­ Conway is the latest in a long pen again." And that's how it is up to now. line of members of regulatory commissions who left to take If any Brother Seafarers receive high paying positions with the these telegrammed invitations to Results overwhelmingly in favov of the Seafarers indicated .heir complete lack of success in attempting to bribe Isthmian seanen. They voted SIU! Contrary to actions aboard )ther ships which have hung up arge SIU votes, NMU observers aboard the Sea Phoenix did not Aallenge the vote. This change in tactics indicates that the NMU is finally realizing the futility of challenging the SIU landslide in the current Isthmian election. TWO TO VOTE As this Log goes to press, two additional Isthmian ships are scheduled to ballot. At Balti­ more, the Sea Hydra crew is awaiting its turn, and the Clyde L. Seavey will register her choice at Philadelphia. to the detriment of organized and unorganized seamen. The Seafarers has been in the forefront of the fight to have the WSA and the Maritime Commis­ sion drop all jurisdiction over the Maritime Industry. Events now coming to light prnve that it was right all along the line. With the completion of this week's voting, including the two last-named vessels, approximate­ ly 15 percent of the Isthmian Fleet remains to be balloted. This means, as reported in pre­ vious issues of the Log, that the completion of polling Isthmian ships will be accomplished con­ siderably short of the estimated 6 months period. MORE ADDITIONS Another recent addition to the scab, notify the Union Hall im­ mediately. As fas as the SIU is postwar Isthm.ian Fleet is the concerned, back door shipping is Twin Falls Victory, which was taken over by Isthmian at New finished for ever and ever. Calmar Tries Backdoor Shipping • The Patrolmen Say>». Sad, Sad, Story This is the story of the noncooperating Steward. I went on board the SB White Oak for a payoff, and the Steward Delegate told me that there were plenty of beefs. Later I went out to look for him, and found him in the fore­ castle, hitting the bottle. After seeing the condition he was in, I didn't want to speak with him. No sooner did I return to the messroom, than the Skipper walked in and said that he wish­ ed. to speak to me alone. So I went to his stateroom. There he wanted to know how come we shipped out a Chief Cook who can't slice ham, can't boil water, and is not wanted by the Stew­ ard To top it all off, the Captain said, this Chief Cook wants to go as Steward liext trip. I rushed out to see the Stew­ ard, and he agreed with every­ thing the Skipper said. So I de­ cided that a meeting should be called. This meeting .brought out something different from what the Captain and the Steward told me. It seems as though the Chief Cook was the best liked man on Friday, June 14. 1946 Sea Phoenix Goes For SlU; Isthmian Vote Nears End NEW YORK, June 12—Voting at New Orleans last week, crewmembers of the Isthmian Lines ship, Sea Phoenix, cast 90 per­ cent of their total ballots for the Seafarers International Union as the Union of their choice. 1& • •- board, and his cooking was said tb be very fine. The whole crew wanted him to go as Steward on the next trip. The upshot of it was that the crew brought charges against the old Steward, and I took his tripcard with me when I left the ship. Salvador Colls X % Good Training When I went aboard the SS F. M. Smith, Mississippi Steamship Company, I couldn't tell whether I was on a large passenger ship, or just a simple freighter. This scow was so clean that I had to take a second look to believe my eyes. The crew left everything in apple-pie shape. Each Delegate had all the books and tripcards of his nien in his possession. Best of all, there were no gas hounds to hold things up. It is easy to see that the tripcard men on this ship got some very good training and will be­ come excellent Union" members. It is the responsibility of the oldtimers to take them in hand and teach them what they need to know. •yy. Hwmilton Orleans on June 8th. Leaving New Orleans on the 11th for Houston, a strongly pro-SIU crew was reported on the Twin Falls with Warren Wyman acting as ship's delegate. Two other re-allocaitons to the Isthmian Fleet are the Sirocco, and the Belle of the Seas. Both of these vessels are C-2's, and the Belle was acquired May 27th, while the Sirocco v/as turned over to Isthmian more recently. Gulf Organizer Lindsay Wil­ liams also reported the depart­ ure from New Orleans of the Cape Martin, which voted 70 per­ cent for the Seafarers a short time ago. She was headed for Port Said, Bangkok, and other Far Eastern ports. STRIKE POLICY Elsewhere in the Log appears a bulletin regarding the course of action for Isthmian Seafarers to follow in the event of a mari­ time strike or other work stop­ pages. All SIU members sailing on Isthmian ships are urged to keep on working no matter what aetion takes place on other ships. They are also urged to keep in contact with SIU Halls in aU ports in order to be informed of any further developments, read the Log and official SIU bul­ letins, and follow instiuclions is­ sued by bonafide SIU representa­ tives. Belle Of Seas Backs Stoppage Holding a sliipboard meeting while at sea, crewmembers of the recently acquired Isthmian Lines ship. Belle of the Seas, unani­ mously endorsed the SlU-SUP work stoppages of June 6th to force ship operators to negotiate contract demands of the SIU and SUP. Dated June 9th, a cablegram of endorsement was received at the SIU New York office from the Belle of the Seas. It read as follows: "Belle of the Seas Isth­ mian crew at joint meeting voted unanimous confidence in SIU ac-. tions to force negotiations." ALCOA SHIP Formerly operated by the SIUcontracted Alcoa Company, the Belle of the Seas was acquired by, or chartered to, the Isthmian Lines on May 27th. Some Sea­ farers members remained aboard her when this C-2 • was re-allo­ cated, and they quickly convert­ ed the new crew to the SIU way of life. The • Belle left San Francisco on June 6th headed for Manila and China. A short trip of less than two months duration is ex­ pected by the crew, with the pos­ sibility that the ship will return to the East Coast rather than the West. . Bon voyage, fellows, and many thanks for the endorsement. Make Isthmian SIU! � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource June 14, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 24 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU-SUP WORK-STOPPAGE TIES UP ALL PORTS; FORCES BARGAINING SESSIONS BY OPERATORS HAWK GIVES TESTIMONY AGAINST COAST GUARD MILITANCY IS THE KEYNOTE OF ALL STOP-WORK MEETINGS AFL MARITIME GROUP FORMED IN NEW YORK TAKING OUR STAND AFL MARITIME COUNCIL IS FORMED IN N.Y. PURSER TURNS IN HIS NMU BOOK, JOINS THE STAFF OFFICERS ASSN KIT SETS UNION APPARATUS IN ORDER SEA STALLION CREW IS STILL FOR SIU FIRSCO SHOWS OPERATORS THE WAY WITH TWO STOP-WORK MEETINGS AND HERE'S WHAT WE REALLY THINK OPERATORS SPEND BIG CABBAGE TO ADVERTISE LIES IN ATTEMPT TO GET PUBLIC ON THEIR SIDE PHILLY WORK-STOPPAGE MEETING SHOWS SIU WATERFRONT STRENGTH SAVANNAH HAS GOOD PAYOFFS AND SUCCESSFUL WORK-STOPPAGE MORE DOUGH FOR BOSUNS IS OKAYED OLDTIMERS AND NEWCOMERS MAKE SEAFARERS MILITANT AND STRONG GREAT LAKES SEC'Y-TREAS REPORTS HOW SEAFARERS RESPONDED TO CALL SCENES DUPLICATED ALL OVER NATION MUSTARD ADDS COLOR TO VOYAGE ANOTHER CHIEF MATE STINKS UP HIS SHIP CREW OF THE PIPE SPRING MISSES MAIL FOUR MONTHS SEA PHOENIX GOES FOR SIU; ISTHMIAN VOTE NEARS END WSA AND MARITIME COMMISSION CHARGED WITH COLLUSION BY SENATOR; FACE PROBE CALMAR TRIES BACKDOOR SHIPPING BELLE OF SEAS BACKS STOPPAGE Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log