http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/0aef7b3773a715a09f31530e888f1976.PDF 846de1419b9e2263fcd79b907be74818 PDF Text Text >r-T._^• •-- •;-,,-.>-.*tt'v-i'' - V; -'a"^''Tv'-*- ' •••r '^^1. '' '- >• iS OffUial Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VIII. NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1946 N. O. BALLOTING COMMITTEE No. 46 NMU Delays EleGtion In Cities Service As Tankermen Faver SIU By EARL SHEPPARD Once again the National Maritime Union, CIO, is playing the company stooge role by trying to delay an NLRB election aboard Cities Service tankers. In this instance, shortly after the Seafarers petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for an electioh to S determine which union, if any, shall bargain for Cities Service tankermen, the NMU filed timedelaying charges of unfair labor practices against the Cities Ser­ vice Company. We in the Seafarers don't give a damn about what the NMU does, as long as it doesn't affact either our membership or our or­ The special privileges enjoyed ganizational plans. But here's a m China by American nationals case where the SIU is demanding and nationals of other countries an election so that Cities Service are now a thing of the past. Due to the principle of extra-territor- seamen can have the union rep­ ality, if an American was arrest­ resentation which they have so ed and charged with a crime-, he badly needed for such a long would be taken to the American time. What happens? Instead of let­ Consul to be dealt with by him. ting the election proceed, the All this is now changed. All NMU presses charges against the nationals, of whatever country, company to prevent the holding are now subject to Chinese laws of an election. and courts when in that country. Why is the NMU afraid to have Offenders are being dealt with in an election among Cities Service Chinese courts and in the process tankermen at this time? Are they of cleaning up the black mai'ket afraid that the Seafarers has a which rages in Shanghai, the majority of the seamen in this penalties have been very severe. fleet already organized? Or has As the situation now stands, someone received a piece-off to every United States merchant stall off the election while they seaman who comes into any Chi­ try to fix up another phony NMU nese port is warned that he is tanker-form open shop contract? subject to Chinese law while COMPANY UNION ashore, and that offenses will You can expect to have outfits result in prosecution. like Cities Service, Esso, Isth­ Seamen and others must there­ mian, and numerous others fight fore be on their guard, for if to the limit to prevent SIU Union found guilty and sent to jail they representation for their em­ will find that Chinese jails are ployees. But when an outfit like far worse then the worst Ameri­ the NMU, which is supposedly can penal institutions. a bonafide union, injects phony issues into the picture, that only NOT LIKE HOME From authorative soui'ces in confirms our previous statements China a report has been received that they are playing the com­ pany stooge role again. Their ac­ which bears this out. tions smell strongly like those of "Keeping in mind the lowest any company union. prison standards in America," the Today, despite any NMU re­ report says, "it is fair to say that ports to the contrary, the Cities jail conditions in China are worse Service fleet is completely un­ than America's worst. The jail organized. I visited is a series of 9x6 cells, Early in the war the NMU filthy and badly ventilated, each signed their tanker form open accomodating approximately five shop contract with Cities Service. occupants. Since that time. Cities Service "The diet consists of dry bread seamen have had no union repre­ and watery soup. The conditions sentation on their beefs.-have are unsanitary, consistent with open shop hiring, and working • the absence of any sanitary stan­ and living conditions aboard dards in China. their ships which are as bad as "Those who have actuually had those on any unorganized vessel. After having seen the condi- ; the experience of eating the tions, wages, and many other food v.ill tell you that it is so un(Continued on V*ge i) (Continued on Page 4) U.9. Seamen ft MBM M M Are Now Subject To Chinese Laws In every port Balloting Cumniitlees are elected by the membership. These committees will serve until the last votes are counted in the election of officers for the 1947. This is the New Orleans Committee. Left to right. Henry Gerdes, Walter Newberg. Ralph Tindell. Louis Fuselier. and John Bragg. Seafarer Seen Finds Out Why Tankermen Need SlU By PETER DAVIES Feeding Gees On Feeding still continues in the New York Hall of the Seafarers International Un­ ion. Although the strike of the MM&P has been settled on the East and Gulf Coasts, nevertheless the West Coast still has not signed and that means that there are 1500 Sailors Union of the Pacific Brothers still on the beach in this port. Add to this a few hundred MM&P members, and the problem becomes one that can best be handled by allowing these two groups to use the facilities of the SIU Strike Kitchen. The expense for continuing our kitchen in operation will be defrayed by the SUP and the MM&P when they have returned to work. This Cities Service tanker I'm shave. In the Deck Department on is a good example why tanker- washroom there is only one tap men need the SIU to aid them in that works on each of the basins their fight for better conditions provided. None of the foc'sles aboard their ships. has a washstand, but the Deck This ship is a riveted job built Department is privileged, for the during the last war, and I sus­ other departments have only one pect that half of the rivets are toilet and one washstand apiece missing. The wooden decks are FOR THE BIRDS so sodden with moisture that they The stuff called grub is strictly continually drip through to the for the birds. We bought a lot o decks below. good stuff aboard, but we never Just to give you a clear picture see it. of conditions aboard I'll start We did get ice cream for des­ with the foc'sle and work up sert this Sunday; but then, of from there.^ course, the Officers got pie a la Two watches and the two deck mode. The Officers get orange maintenance men are crowded in­ juice every morning; we get water to one foc'sle. Each man has one with a tinge of juice every three small broken locker, and until days or so. ten days after I joined the ship we They were only sitting two had no fan for the foc'sle—and as small tables for the crew at first, the ship's side is all that is be­ but I got ahold of the Steward tween the outboard bunks and and this has been changed. The the sea and sky, the plating be­ food is thrown at the crew on comes a frying pan from the gulf NEW YORK—The net earnings greasy tables and the coffee pot stream sun, and like a refrigera­ of 350 industrial corporations for i.s empty more often than full. tor when we are in the North the third quarter "this year jump­ The second day in port, when Atlantic. ed 70 per cent over the figures we were supposed to pay off, for the same period in 1945, the DIRTY LINEN three NMU shore Patrolmen National City Bank of New York There are only half as many came down to the ship. They reported here last week. cots aboard as men, and the linen claimed that they had a contract The cancellation of excess prof­ is dirty and stained. It is not with Cities Service, and they its taxes was one reason for the changed weekly, but at the will were aboard to take care of any arge increase, coupled with "un­ ^d whim of the Utility Man. beefs. precedented peacetime sales vol­ Also soap is something that I They asked the fellows as they umes, higher prices and the lull haven't seen given out since I ate whether they had any beefs, in industrial disputes," the re­ have been aboard. and so I tore into them when | port said. Taxes which took 59 year In addition to this we have to they asked if we were getting tb.e per cent of net earnings now claim only 35 per cent. heat our own water to wash or (Omtk^md on Pogt 4) Times May Be Tengh But 360 Firms Gained 70 Percent In Profits :^.tftj �THE SEA-FA Page Two .LOG Friday, November 15, ^1946 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York, 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 » » » » HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - Secy-Treas. p. O. Boi 25, Staticin PM 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 The Job To Be Done The past hundred years have seen great strides made by the merchant seamen. From virtual slavery, combined .with low wages and very poor working and living condi­ tions, now American seamen have advanced to where their standards are the highest in the world. None of these changes came about through the good nature of the shipowners. Every time the seamen took one step forward, they had to fight a combination that con­ sisted of the shipowners, the Government, and all other groups that wanted to hold down the w^orkers. And now, today, with most of the deep sea mariners already organized, and with great strides being made in the tanker field and along the Great Lakes, the job still is a long way from being finished. A halt to organization now might prove the death knell to all that seamen have gained through years of struggle and unity. it I As long as one deep sea sailor, one tankerman, one Lakes seaman, or one inland waterways worker remains unorganized, the whole structure of waterfront unionism is not safe. Unorganized seamen are the weak link in the .. strong chain that has bettered the. lot of the workers in the .maritime industry. Hospital Patients When enlering Ihe hospital notify the delegate by jpostcard, ^giving your name and the number of your ward. The only way to eliminate the threat is to organize all unorganized seamen. And the only way to organize is to get out an,d do the job. Organization on a broad scale cannot be carried on by the handful of paid organizers who are primarily employed to direct the various parts of the campaign. The best •organizers are the volunteers who sail on unorganized . ships so as to pass the word. They are the men who carry .with them the truth about unions, and how membership in a union is the first step towards higher pay, better • conditions, and decent treatment. The volunteer organizers of the Seafarers Internartional Union have always done an outstanding job. Under the direction of the Director of Organization and his as­ sistants, they have shipped out on rotten tubs, old rustf'buckets, and with wages far lower than they could have .,a*eceived on SlU-contracted ships. Their efforts have been uniformly successful—wit­ ness the way Isthmian seamen flocked to the Seafarers as .• soon as the drive to organize this line began. There are close to 200 companies contracted to the SIU, and most of -these companies were brought into the fold by the work • of volunteers. Right now the pressure is on tanker companies where ..uiiorganized seamen are working for coolie wages and with '-conditions that are a throwback to the years before the SIU. These men want representation by the Seafarers. Wherever and whenever they have been approached, they have quick­ ly signed pledge cards and have started to act like militant •iXJnion men. Staten Island Hospital ^ ^ . MI M • U • MCll NOW III TIlB MBrtflC HOSPltSlS These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find itme hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL C. G. SMITH P. DEODY T. WADSWORTH E. F. SPEAR A. JANIVARIS S. G. LOPEZ A. GOLDSMIT R. G. MOSSELLER C. W. SMITH J. H. HARE W. G. H. BAUSE W. B. MUIR L. A. CORNWALL J. A. FHEDENSKY M. A. DODGE ' L. L. MOODY H. BELCHER C. M. LARSEN C. L. JACQUES F. MURPHY L. KAY R. J. BLAKE J. B. PORTER J. H. DANIEL S. INTEGRA V. RODRIGUEZ This must not stop. There are still many seamen who ,;avant the benefits of SIU representation. They must not t % % vbe denied the rights which organized seamen enjoy, and the way to tell them the score is by continuing the good BALTIMORE HOSPITAL work—both by volunters and paid organizers. j KARL LARSON . LEONARD MARSH RALPH FREY PETER LOPEZ MAX FINGERHUT WAYNE TROLLE ROBERT PROTHERO CHARLES DUNN CEDRIC FRANCIS MOSES MORRIS LENWOOD PHILLIPS JULIUS TAYI.OR DONALD DENNIS HARRY SIMMONS LEON CURRY S, % % NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL NORMAN PALLME E. WESTPHAL • LEONARD MELANSON L. H. HARRIS CHARLES TILLER J. W. DENNIS R. M. NOLAN M. W. LOMBARD H. C. MERTSCH JOE BUSH H. G. DARNELL JAMES A. ATKINS ROBERT OGLETREE J. :?F. .BUCKLEY /JR. 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 Sth 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.) EDDIE MAHL CENTRAL MASON EDWARD BROCE JR. JAMES CANARD W. QUARLES R. C. BETTERS MAX SEIDEL A. FERRARI HOMER HOFF KARL PETTERSSON EDWARD CUSTER ALEX JOKI DONALD BELL AUBERT BOUDREAUX "SCOTTY" ATKINS % X X NEPONSIT HOSPITAL H. BURKE J. S, COMPBELL B. BRYDER B. LUFLIN E. VON TESMAR G. F. MCCOMB E.FERRER R. BLAKE J. R. HENCHEY . J. FIGUEROA �Friday, November 15, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page ?hre« NMU Man Gets Lesson In Labor Democracy—The Communist Kind The Seafarers International Union, and the LOG. has always maintained that the membership of the National Maritime Union is basically sound, and that only the leadership is interested in following the changing patterns of the communist party line. We are even* more sure of this because of an interview we re­ cently had with Edward E. Berndt formerly NMU Book No. 108523. Berndt was framed and thrown out of the NMU because, as he puts it, "I'm-^a good trade uniuu man, but I don't go for that com­ mie stuff." Berndt joined the NMU in Aug­ ust, 1943, and really did his best to do a good trade union job. He accepted responsibilities, and was elected either Deck or Ship Dele­ gate on his last three trips. He also served as a Delegate on other previous trips. All this tim.e, however, he was building up a reputation as an anti-communist, and this finally reached the ears of the commies who have a stranglehold on the NMU. What happened after that may be a coincidence, but here is the story, and you are welcome U.S. Seamen Are Now Subject To Chinese Laws (Continued from Page 1) appetizing in appearance and in flavor that they are repulsed, and as a result most of them are un­ able to eat anything. "Probably the most dangerous of jail conditions is the prevailence of dreadful diseases, such as cholera, typhus, plague, scab­ ies, and other strange, undiag­ nosed diseases of the skin and gastro-intestinal tract. "Immunity of foreigner's to these prevailing diseases is not partial. Health is further threat­ ened by generally lowered body resistance due to sub-subsistence diet." KEEP CLEAN And according toi court records, there have been ten American seamen jailed in the past few months. As before, the legal problems of American nationals arrested and jailed in foreign ports will remain the same. American Con­ sular officials are obligated to visit the jail, offer assistance in providing defense counsel, and to appear at the trial as interested representatives of the govern­ ment of the United States. Chinese ports now present a hazard which has not been pres­ ent in the past. The best way to avoid tangling with the law, and finding out about the jail con­ ditions first-hand, is to stay out of trouble when ashore in any Chinese port. with the stooge on the floor, beat­ en and bloody. Ed Berndt was arrested for this, i and charged with aggravated bat­ tery. At the trial, the NMU did not send him representation, and only the SIU took enough interest in him to send a lawyer. When Ed came out of jail on August 31, he headed right for the New Orleans NMU Hall. Here he got a cold reception, and the bad news that he had been thrown out of the union. Berndt had received no notifi­ cation, had not been given a copy of the charges, and now was told that . he had no appeal. The charge was "fighting with a dan­ gerous weapon aboard ship" and members of the crew told Ed personally that they had not EDWARD E. BERNDT wanted to press charges, but that one of the New Orleans Patrol­ to draw your own conclusion. When the Eugene Lykes left men had told them that if they for the Far East, Berndt was did not bring him up on charges. elected Deck Delegate, but from the first day he had ti'ouble—not with the officers, but with an­ other crew member who contin­ ually heckled him and tried to show him up. Berndt controlled himself, but it became obvious that this dis­ rupter had been assigned to the Eugene Lykes only to do a job on Berndt. Other members of the crew noticed this, and to a man they sided with Berndt and against the Patrolman would press the commie stooge. The situation finally came to a charges against the whole crew Berndt was warned about what head in the port of Shanghai. Here Berndt.made arrangements might happen when his story was with the Bosun to take three published. He was told about days off without the permission Henry Boslooper, a former NMU of the Mate. Although this was Patrolman, who was thrown out not "strictly legal, nevertheless, it of the NMU for questioning the commies. Boslooper was set upon is done. a few times by NMU goons, the While Berndt was away, the stooge went to the Mate and re­ last time in Boston a few months ported what had happened, and ago, and each time he was almost when Berndt came back, he was killed. met by a welcoming committee. Berndt said to this, "I'll have to "The Mate was pretty nice take my chances. If I can wake about it," said Ed. "He realized up some of the members of the that this guy was doing a job on NMU to what is going on in the me, but he had to do his duty. He Union, then I'm willing to risk a went light though, and only log­ beating." That's why we think that the ged me three days pay." membership of the NMU is sin­ SILENT TREATMENT From that time on the crew cere, but that the leadership is had nothing to do \^ith the stool- dominated by the communists pigeon. Berfidt was also prevail­ party line. Berndt now has an SIU triped upon to do nothing, although he vowed that he would square card, and he is happy to be sail­ matters as soon as the ship came ing in a Union where trade union principles never have to take a back to the States. Finally the ship docked in New back seat to the political manOrleans, and Berndt went for the euverings of the communist frac­ squealer to have it out with him. tion in the American labor move­ It was a rousing fight, and ended ment. DOING HIS DUTY By PAUL HALL Some of the political bigwigs of the Republican Party didn't lose a hell of a lot of time after the past election to come out with their threats against organized labor. Joseph Ball, so-called liberal Senator from Minnesota, has said several times that the immediate objective of the Republican Party will be to pass a law forbidding closed shops. This, in simple language, means that if the bill is passed, the Union Hiring Hall would no longer exist and seamen would be forced to go to the company offices to beg and plead for a job, just as they did many years before the unions developed to the point that they have. Ball is not just talking to hear himself, either. From all indica­ tion, he and the Republican Party certainly intend to take such anti-labor action as the outlawing of the closed shop. When this happens, organized labor will be put squarely up against the greatest problem it has ever faced. Then we will have to decide to what extent organized labor will go to stop such legislation. There is no doubt about it, but we Union Seamen cannot afford to see such a thing happen, because it means the ultimate crushing of the Union. Therefore, our only course to combat such a move would be simple—the use of eco­ nomic action—a strike. Seamen, more than anyone else, realize the value and necessity of Union Hiring Halls because of the many years we spent poimding on the shipowners' doors or making jobs off the pierhead. No Back Sliding Those were damn tough days and the~ shipowner took advan­ tage of them, playing one man against the other, and reducing wages until they got as low as $25.00 and $30.00 a month for ABs. This was under the so-called open shop type of hiring. This is what Senator Ball and his Republican cohorts would like to see once again. The answer for us is simple. When that day comes, we will fight it with every ounce of strength we are able to muster. Whether or not other unions, particularly shoreside unions, agree we cannot say. The average shoreside imion doesn't operate the same as the average Seamen's Union, such as rotary hiring, etc. Nevertheless, if all Unions were to hold our opinion—that is the use of economic action to prevent such legislation—then there would be a definite hope of stopping such action on the part of the new set of reactionary fakers now going into Washington. It is a serious question even at its best, and we must begin to prepare for the answer to this problem, in the event we are put to the test. We should make known to each imion worker, re­ gardless of what union he is in or whether he is a shoreside worker, or a maritime worker, the facts of what will happen once such a law is created. Commie Fakerism Speaking of one type of political faker, the Republicans, brings to mind another type of political faker even more determined to the cause of labor than the Republican. That, hard as it is to believe, is the Communist Party. It is to the previous actions of this particular group that many of the present day troubles of organized labor can be attributed. These fellows blow hot one day to cold the next. They are the super militants of today calling for the world revolution—all be­ cause that's Joe Stalin's immediate line, and tomorrow they switch completely over to the bosses' side and even go so far as Bridges did during 'the "win the war at any price" phase, to calling for a no strike clause in wartime and peacetime. Next came the so-called education school in the NMU, teaching "reading, writing, and no striking." They have went to such ridiculous extremes as putting a picket line around a ship for political reasons, such as boycotting a ship to Franco and then allow some of their own ships to sail under scab­ bier conditions than even any unorganized ships has ever sailed under. These are the antics that have confused so many seasen com­ ing under any particular union's banner in which they have control. Confusion Experts This member of Ihe Seafarers is doing hb Union dufy by voting. Have you voted yet? . . This has resulted in confusion not only to the men involved but to the whole organized workers group in the country. Because of this political fakerism displayed by the Communist Party—^which makes militants today and 100 per cent scabs tomorrow, all organized labor in the maritime industry has suffered. This political question must be answered on the waterfront by the removal of the Com­ munist Party from any position or power that they may have in martime. " The truth must be told about these people on all the piers and the ships—that they are not "good vmion men" as they would like the average working stiff to believe, but on the other hand are the worst type of fink in the world—political finks following a finky political line. The Union is now in the middle of its annual balloting for the election of officers. This year's ballot is heavier than any one of the past several" years, eyen after several men who had submitted (Conihtued on Page 4) �' IfR:?"* FrtdaiTr Noras^iw IS. 184S THE SE AW AStEUS LOG Pas« Four Soon Why Tankemion Mood Seafarers QUESTION:—VfXudLi help did you get from oldtimers when you first started as a seaman? DUFFIN MITCHUM—AB; I first shipp^ in 1943, on the Golden Fleece, Bull Lines. The Bosun was 3 real oldtimpr and he showed me how to splice, how to handle myself, and how to get along with the other men. He was a great help to me, and I don't think I will ever forget the help he gave me when I recdly needed it. Other old salts took time to teach me the names for^ various objects on board the ship, and they took me ashore with them in foreign ports to make sure that I would not be cheated. Nobody tried any gags; everyone seemed interested in making me into a good seaman. (Continued from Page i) new tanker agreement. We weren't, so they read their phony agreement to us at breakneck speed. • PHONY AGREEMENT I asked them why they had never acted on the contract gain­ ed five years ago, and why they continued to break down their agreement. Here they were, all of a sudden, representing the fel­ lows and they didn't even have the agreement aboard with them. It was interesting to note that there were several NMU mem­ bers aboard but not one of them wanted an NMU patrolman to represent him on a beef. The sea­ men told me that the Patrolmen never do anything when they pre­ sent them with a legitimate beef, so what's the use. They told me that on the last trip there was no Bosun or Deck Maintenance, so the Mate col­ lected all the 90 hours overtime for himself. As there were no takers the NMU Patrolmen left without representing a. single man. and as we made Isthmian seamen welcome, we must make the un­ organized, tankermen likewise welcome. The seamen aboai'd these ships are not rummies or a different breed of men. They will make fine Union brothers, and at pres­ ent are just victims of circum­ stances. The seamen on tankers need our Union. Let's work 100 per­ cent with them and break the p e n n y-pinching, hamstringing companies' grip on these seamen. Tankermen everywhere want the SIU. It is our job to go aboard these unorganized tankers and give it to them. NMU DelaysTanker Election When Men Favor Seafarers can Merchant Marine Staff Of­ (Continued from Page 1) gains which the SIU has won for ficers Association (Pursers); Sea­ its members. Cities Service tank­ farers International Union; and ermen have been fiocking into the International Brotherhood our halls in increasing numbers. of Teamsters on an area basis, These men are tired of being the Maritime Trades Department unorganized and putting up with can go into any beef with the the lousy open shop conditions assurance that when they do that of the Cities Service fleet. That's they can tie up the entire water­ why the Seafarers International front until their beef is won. Union is the Union of their Powerful as it is, the AFL choice. That's why they want an Maritime Trades Department has election immediately so that they the solid backing and support of can have SIU conditions and the entire American Federation representation. of Labor behind it. This means SIU RECORD LOOKED SILLY that when you are a member of Among the many comments by the SIU not only do you have The Patrolmen managed to EMMANUEL LOID—MM: Cities Service tankermen when the backing of the AFL Maritime make themselves look like fools they comfe into SIU halls to talk Trades Department, but that Now I am a Messman, but I when they argued that the NMU over their problems and beefs, 7,150,000 AFL members are solid­ started as a Fireman on British was delaying the Isthmian count ships. One oldtimer showed me for the sake of the two crews they highly praise the record of ly behind you in your beefs. That's another strong reason why the ropes, and taught me how to that had not voted, and on the the SIU in the past years. Tankermen are all interested Cities Service tankermen are fire in such a way that I wouldn't other hand they were telling in the beefs which have been turning to the SIU for represen­ get hurt, and would be able to do these men that they are going to won by the SIU-SUP, especially tation. the job without too much strain. make a new strong agreement Within two weeks I was firing by Not only does the AFL have with Cities Service, including the through the cooperation of the myself, and ready to leach some hiring clause without allowing an AFL Maritime Trades Depart­ 7,150,000 dues paying members other green fellow. When I join­ election to be held on the ships. ment. They are well aware that as reported at the recent con­ the SIU alone was responsible ed the SIU, I became a Messman. This looked so hypocritical to for the raising of all seamen's vention field in dhicago, but It seems that I picked up the the crew that they laughed in the wages to the same high level as daily new thousands are being tricks pretty easy because I am added as a result of the AFL's faces of the Patrolmen. that of SIU members. always eager to learn to do things successful attempts to organize Several of the oldtimers aboard The Seafarers clearly demon­ the South. '. the right way. I alvrays take good who were in the '36 strike have strated to the tankermen as well advice. This is in direct contrast lb the thrown their NMU books in, and as to all other maritime worker's, CIO which is torn wide open as are disgusted with that phony organized and unorganized^ that a result of- the internal battles gooutfit. One MFOWW man I a real militant, democratically; ing on in that organization be­ spoke to is likewise all for an run union like the SIU can win tween the commies and the antielection, and for the SIU as the any beef from the operators or VIBERT BLENMAN—MM: commies. In fact, thousands of bargaining agent. government bureaus. Furniture Workers and others We proved to the world, by I had worked in hotels before These fellows are really burned have renounced their CIO affili­ 1 started going to sea four years up at the NMU. They have seen putting on the greatest show of ation to affiliate with non-com­ ago, and so I thought I knew how the NMU has completely strength ever seen in the mari­ munist AFL Unions. everything that had to be known double-crossed them after win­ time industry during our strike WHAT YOU GET about the job. But it was slight­ ning an election five years ago, in September and during the You as a member of the SIU ly different and I sure welcomed and since then not doing a thing strike of our affiliates, that the are entitled to the best wages, SIU is the outstanding Union in overtime pay, working and liv­ the helping hand that the old- for the tanker men. timers gave me. The crew knew The next day, after the NMU the maritime world. ing conditions, union representa­ Backed by the strength and tion and contracts in the indus­ that I was a green man and so men had been aboard, I got four they took it easy on me. The SIU men to come aboard and ex­ numbers of the AFL Maritime try . In addition, the support and work didn't come hard to me, and plain the phony claims of the Trades Department, the Seafar­ backing of the AFL Maritime I picked it up fast. I guess I ad­ NMU. Afterwards one fellow ers International Union today is Trades Department and the en­ justed myself to the job as fast came up to me and said he want­ the most potent force on the tire AFL organization, makes it as anyone. If it hadn't been for' ed the SIU because he liked the waterfront. With the Masters, certain that you can win any beef the oldtimers, though, it would way the SIU Patrolmen had said Mates, and Pilots; International against the shipowners because have taken longer. that any seaman was welcome at Longshoremen's Association; Ra­ you have the strength to beat dio Officers Union (CTU); Sail­ him at his own game. the SIU Halls. This, I think, is very important! ors Union of the Pacific; Ameri- These are the reasons why Cit­ ies Service tankermen are going SIU in^a big way. And these arfe the reasons why the SIU will DAVID PESSIN—Oiler: win any bargaining . election (Continued from Page 3) The best help I ever got from within the Cities Service fleet, iISscredentials for office were disqualified on constitutional grounds by the oldtimers was information just as we have won on the Isth­ the Committee on Credentials. The increased number of candidates about the Union and what it did mian ballot—a fact which will on the current ballot is a very good thing, inasmuch as it will allow for its members. Up until that be confirmed next week when the membership a wider choice in selecting their officials for the time I didn't know too much the NLRB begins to count the BiSife • coming 12 months. about unions, but they answered Isthmian votes. The year 1947 is going to be a very rugged one—more so than idl my questions. They also told liM-' the past few years have been. It is extremely advisable that all One other thing to remember. me how to get along on a ship; members keep this in- mind when marking their ballots. Whatever Not only are the Cities Service the most efficient way to do the officials the membership elects wUl find themselves confronted tankermen going SIU in a big job; and they also taught me how with a tough task in the 12 months ahead. It will be a year of con­ way; But many other tankermen tO' improve on the job. For a solidation for the Organization, and it will be a time for the drafting from the other unorganized com­ while I thought that I might have panies like Atlantic Refining, of a program to further enlarge the Union. trouble getting along with of­ Sun Oil, Esso, Socony, Texaco, It all adds up to this: Whoever is going to be at the wheel m ficers, but I took the advice of Sabine Towing are also SIUthe approaching 12 months should know what he is doing, and should the oldtimers, and I haven't bad minded. They want the best have the confidence of the membership behind him in order to do a any trouble. union in maritime, and that's the successful job. For this reason, members going to the booth to SIU. "Tto should bear these points in mind. Plfc. JSls • Clearing The Deck �Friday* November 15, 194S THJE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fie* Point For Organizing - Left'—The iocal point of the organixing drive pn the Great Lakes. The Detroit Hall oc­ cupies the entire second floor of the building and there are fetcilities for holding meetings, shipping, and carrying on the routine business of the port. Incideidally. the Masters, Males and Pilots and the ILA also occupy offices in the seune building. Right — Here's the correct way to talk over a beef. Herb Miller, Stewards Patrolman, lis­ tens to a gripe and gels ready to go into action to straighten it out. That is the Seafarers way, whether on the Atlantic, Pacific, or Gulf Coasts, or along the Great Lakes. llif: \ Port business in Detroit is carried on efficiently and quickly, just as it is in all other SIU ports. Records are checked, and dues payments entered by these two girls who compose the of­ fice staff. Besides doing their work well, they help to brighten up the office, and that's all to the good. This week the SIU Great Lakes District opened another new hall at 615 Summit St., Toledo, in order to better ser­ vice both Seafarers members and the unorganized men sail­ ing on the Great Lakes. Henry Chappell, shown above, has been placed in charge of this latest addition to the numerous SIU halls now dotting U.S. Ports. No need to go to a ginmill when you're in Detroit. The Uxiion Hall has a well equipped recreation room and you can relax here without worry or cost. Plenty of newspapers, including the Seafarers Log, and organizing literature for the asking. Unorganized seamen are also wel­ come. Besides playing cards, there are facilities for writing letters, listening to the radio, and just plain resting. What is even more important is that here you can meet the real Lakes oldtimers. The men above are relaxing by playing cards. Looks like a hot game, but they obey the rtraditional Seafarers rule of "No Gambling on the Premises." Works out fine, and everybody's happy. The SIU and the ILA work together in all ports. Here in Detroit they even share the same building. Left to right, Wil­ liam "Red" Rouse, Detroit JBusiness Agent of the ILA, and Fred Farnen, SIU Great Lakes Secretary-Treasurer, discuss matters pertaining to the two Unions. Detroit has a functioning AFL Maritime Trades Council, and as usual the SIU and ILA are in the- forefront of any organization that will raise wages and bet­ ter conditions in the maritime industry. These men are scanning the shipping board very closely, for it is here that ships are listed and the positions open on them. Seafarers along the Great Lakes like the democratic SIU method of rotary shipping, and they like the other points about the SIU that sets it apart from undemocratic, commiedominated unions. That's why they are for the Seafarers Inter­ ^ national Union. The NMU found this out to their embarrass­ ment When they tried to pull strikes in the area without having any support. They made a lot of noise, but the SIU has the members along the Great Lakes. ^ ~ 1 �i •---•??>}• v-y*-; Page Six TBE S E AF ARE AS LOG High Food Prices Make Recent Labor Gains Worth Just Nothing A PROBLEM. BUD? Tho life of the present day seaman is difficult and often very complicated. He is at the mercy of unscrupulous companies, government agen­ cies, brass hats and human sharks of various descrip­ tions, everyone trying to take advantage of him. If he hap­ pens to know some of his rights, he is sneeringly refer­ red to as a Sea Lawyer. The newspapers are once again ' only approximately 25 percent, trying to whip up public opinion j and 11 percent of this wage raise against the strikes which will has come since the end of the certainly be coming, by citing war. that labor has very recently won It is significant to note that wage increases ranging from 13V2 since V-J Day the cost of living cents to 22 cents per hour. This has gone up 21 percent. A Special Services Dept. of is only part of the truth, and the Union has been set up to In the face of such exorbitant conceals the fact that huge price consult with you on all your price increases, the pressure by rises nullified all the gains. problems involving the Coast big business is for less control of Guard, Shipping Commission­ What the newspapers cunveni- commodity prices, but with ers, Unemployment Insur­ ently forget to publish is the wages being controlled at the ance. personal injury claims, news that, while big business present level. Labor and unions your stzdutory rights when was crying that labor's gains cannot afford to stand idly by you become ill aboard ship. would put them out of business, while prices zoom far out of Immigration Laws, and your corporation profits have increas­ sight. dear, beloved Draft Board. ed approximately 500 percent in NEW STRIKES If you happen to be in New the past twelve months. Thus we stand on the threshYork, contact us personally, Weekly earnings averaged a hold of new strikes which will or if you are out of town, boost of little more than $4.00 make the recent strike cycle, set write and you will receive a per week, amounting to about off by the action of the United prompt reply. 13% cents per hour, but at the Automobile Workers, and ended Address all mail to SPE­ same time food and other prices when the Seafarers International CIAL SERVICES. 51 Beaver continued an upward trend with Union won its General Strike, Street. New York 4. N. Y. little attempt to check them. If look like mighty small potatoes. Your Union is your shoreside rents are decontrolled, as is an­ Labor will not be satisfied with contact. USE IT'S FACILI­ ticipated, another huge jump a Presidential 18% cent formula TIES. will be added to the cost of liv­ when big business is allowed to ing. rake in the money without re­ gard to wage scales. PATTERN SET The largest part of a worker's The past seven years started the pattern of workers wages be-, salary is now being spent for Probably the first instance in ing increased slightly, while food. Other things, such as cloth­ prices were raised so high as to ing and furniture, are very im­ U. S. laTjor history in which a offset the wage boost and make portant. During the war, work­ union was formed to protect its the wage earner dig into his own ers were told that the postwar members against wolves was re­ pocket to meet, the rising costs. era would be full of new radios, corded in Philadelphia recently. Take these comparisons for in­ refrigerators, and automobiles. A group of attractive models The bad planning and do-noth­ formed their own organization stance: ing attitude of big business has when they decided they were fed In June, 1939, you could buy a resulted in little production of up with being pawned off as din­ rib roast of beef for 25 cents per these items, but even if. they ner dates and convention hos­ pound. Today the price, if you were available, the average tesses. Although completely in­ can get it is 69 cents. In June worker would not be able to pur­ experienced in unionism, the 1939, pork roast was 11 cents a chase them. girls quickly saw the advantages pound. Today it is 63 cents per How can he when he has to of a closed shop when the wolves pound. These prices arc not isolated spend most of his pay for food? came pounding at their door. Call Out The ASPCA instances of the huge and almost unbelievable climb in the cost of: living in the United States during; the past six years. Any ideas! like that are immediately dis-1 counted by the recent statistics made public by the AFL "Weekly By JACK GREENHAW News Service. "WEST MONROE, La. — After Here are some more impressive cost increases for food and other listening to some of the remarks mde by representatives of small commodities: business concerning strikes and Ham—from 25 cents to 49 cents labor unions in particular, ye rov­ per pound. ing reporter became a bit curious Eggs—from 20 cents to 75 cents as to their sentiments in regard per dozen. to the present strike situation, Coffee—from 20 cents to 60 and decided to personally inter­ cents per pound. Toilet tissue—from 4 rolls for view several small business men. Some of their ideas and sen­ 15 cents to 10 cents each timents seem to be good as you AU this has had a far reaching will no doubt discover, and some effect on the standard of living. of it, of course, is what is some­ As the price of food products times called "snafu.'-' goes up, the largest part of the So here goes: workers' budget is allocated for The first place of call was the food. Even so, many have liad to j office of H. A. Gentry, owner cut their consumption of food. and operator of a furniture com­ LESS FOOD EATEN pany and operator of cotton plan­ This has already happened as tations. BACKS SIU is shown by statistics which prove Mr. Gentry said he had read of that more than 72 percent of the families are buying less milk, the Seafarers International Union nearly 90 percent are purchasing and its recent strike against the less butter and oleomargarine, governmental agency, the WSB. and more than 70 percent are Queried as to his opinion of a Union that would be so brazen as buying fewer eggs. to challenge a bureau of a power­ If this situation continues ful government, Mr. Gentry said, much longer, it will have far"I think your Union and its mem­ reaching affects on the future bers are to be applauded for tak­ health of the American people. ing such a stand, and if other Since 1939 food prices have in­ Americans would do likewise our creased an average of from 400'country would be a lot better to 800 percent. During the same off." period of time, wages increased He said he was in favor of la- Friday, November IS. 1948 Omar 'Les' Ames On the fifth floor of the New York Hall there hangs a bloody Seafarers white cap. This cap is now famous, and it dates back to the attempt by the communists to take over the New York water­ front during the ILA beef in 1945. The cap belongs to Omar "Les" Ames, Bosun. Les is a real SIU militant, but the bloody head that went with the cap was received while he was helping a Union Brother, and while he minding his own busi­ ness. Here's how it happened. Harry Bridges was making one of his periodic (losing) raiding at­ tempts, this time trying to take over the AFI, longsho7-emcn in New York. The Seafarers, as al­ ways, came to the aid of their Brother AFL unionists and hit the streets in a mass demonstra­ tion to warn 'Airy and the com­ mies to keep off. wound. Now the bloody cap is kept in the Hall as one memento of the time the commies were beaten—but bad. Les has been sailing for about eight years. His first ship was a Cities Service Tanker, and as he puts it, "they were so phony that I couldn't get into the Union fast enough." However the SIU books were closed at that time, and it was in 1939, after he had made another trip on a Cities Service Ames bent over to pick up the Tanker, that he was able to join. kicked man and as he did so a During the war Les sailed ships cop broke a billy-club over his into many danger areas. He was head. Dazed as he was, it was torpedoed twice, but in each case only after he and another man he escaped injury. had picked up the fallen Sea­ TWO DOWN farer that he noticed the blood The first torpedoing took place streaming from the cut on his when he was on the Lillington, head. right after leaving Gibraltar for FIRST AID the States. Although the ship was He was given first aid at the equipped with anti-torpedo gear, SIU Hall and then taken to the it did. not help them. The tin Hud.son and Jay Clinic where it fish found its mark anyway. took six stitches to close the Next dunking was when he was on, the Noonday, coming into Le Havre. No casualties this time, and he is glad that he did not have to try his luck a third time. The streets were full of La Guardia's police called out by the hysterical commies who had de­ manded "protection." The police tried to hem the Seafarers in, and one of Les' buddies was kicked by a cop's horse, and went down. Roving Seafarer Takes Sampling Of Small Businessmen's Opinions Of Trade Unions With the war over Les satisfied his love of adventure by sailing bor's right to organize and bar- |though efficient and informed in as a volunteer organizer on the gai" collectively, but that he was his own work, had a false outlook Isthmian Lines' George M. Bibbs. opposed to the closed shop and I on problems of labor organizaFrom the story told by the crew to Union participation in juris­ members, this vessel cast a 2 to 1 dictional disputes. His opposi­ UNIONS,SlB, vote in favor of the SIU. tion to the closed shop is a result AR::- BENEATH of his belief that a man couldn't m DISNITY, NO LUCK REALLY > be made a good Union member When talking about the 1941 against his will. Bonus Strike and the 1946 Gen­ eral Strike, Les shakes his head and says, "I wasn't around for either one of those beefs. It seems as though strikes are al­ ways pulled when I'm out at sea." Mr. Gentry believes in the maintenance of rent controls, and says that the OPA failed because of the unscrupulous business men whom it favors. It hasn't been enforced because big business, which is against price ceilings, controls the government. Interviewed next was George Temple, a former accountant for the State of Louisiana and presently owner and operator of the Monroe Sales "Company, a dry goods concern. HARRIED BY LONG Did Mr. Temple see a need for a labor union while he was em­ ployed by the State? He an­ swered that he did, that he had discussed the matter with his co­ workers at the time, but Huey Long was entrenched and he op­ posed unionization of the state's employees. Consequently, at­ tempts to organize would have resulted in firings. The task was difficult too, be­ cause the white collar worker, tion, said Mr. Temple. He added that they erroneously believed a union was beneath their dignity. From talks with farmers and laborers who come into his store, Mr. Temple has gathered that they are not well-informed, do not read the papers, formulate opinions on the basis of preju­ dice and feel that Unions are do­ ing the country a great injustice. Before taking leave of Mr. Temple, we learned that he, too, was against price controls. Ames comes by his union spirit naturally. His cousin, Harry Singleton, is an Oiler who belong­ ed to the old ISU. When the SIU was formed. Singleton joined immediately and has been a mem­ ber ever since. Les Ames does not confine his Union activity to sailing on un­ organized ships or doing his share when a beef comes up. He ac­ cepts his responsibilities as a good Union member and he has therefore served as Deck Delegate or Ships' Delegate on many trips. He really believes in taking an active part in the affairs of the Union, BACKWOODS FARMER The next visit took ye roving And so hats off—and we don't scribe to the backwoods to inter­ necessarily mean bloody ones— view a real dirt farmer, a Mr. to Les Ames and the other men Jones who rented land and had who have made the -SIU the strong Union that it is today. {Continued on Page IJ) �TE-E SEAFARERS LOG Friday. November 15. 1941 Page Sevea Victory Over Fasciisni Abroad Does Not End Labor's Hard Fight By HENRY CHAPPELL DETROIT—The United States has waged a successful war against the fascism of Italy and the nazism of Germany, but now. in our midst, we are facing an­ other form of dictatorship—that of communism, as it is practiced in Russia. Unlike our system of directly elected representation, the Rus­ sian system does not permit the election of government officials by a majority vote. Russian of­ ficials assume office through force and fear as did Hitler in Germany, Mussolini in Jtaly, and as Huey Long attempted in this country. Long fortunatey was checked before he could do any harm to our structure of national government. Labor union members and prospective members should know who the communists are, how they operate, and what is their ultimate goal. My state­ ments are based on personal ob-servations and intensive study of all available material. Members of the communist party operate within labor unions Silonc* this wMk from th* as a clique. They use parlia­ Braxich Agonts of tho follow­ By D. L. PARKER mentary technicalities, disrup­ ing perls: J. Brach, MFOWW; G. H. CasGALVESTON — The stories in tive tactics, and in general cre­ CHARLESTON ate nuisances to block passage of the Seafarers Log about the con­ tagner, CSU; J. Colofer;, NMU; PORT ARTHUR H. N. Vagen, NMU; M. E. Lewis, any measure unfavorabe to the TAMPA ditions in certain of the Marine NMU; D. McLaren, NMU; J. clique trying to gain control of HOUSTON Hospitals are not isolated in­ Cremins, NMU; E. L. Williams, the union. Young members are NORFOLK stances. Some people may feel NMU; J. P. Henry, NMU; W. schooled under order of higherJACKSONVILLE that if things are bad in a hos­ Adams, NMU; J. P. Pritchard, ups, to make bids for the union BOSTON leadership. pital it is the fault of the ad­ NMU; L. T. Cloileden, NMU; J. PHILADELPHIA C. Stewart, NMU. In national politics, their tac­ SAVANNAH ministration of that particular in­ E. R. Werd, NMU; Z. G. Hentz, tics are pretty much the same. BALTIMORE stitution; but v/hen the same con­ NMU; H. A. McHenry, NMU; E. Operating through political ac­ ditions are repeated in other hos­ J. Levilotte, NMU; S. James, tion committees, they pick can­ pitals then it starts to look like it NMU; L. Antoine, NMU; W. G. didates who will jump at the is general policy to make the McClure, NMU; D. L. Dawson, crack of their whip. Hitler and situation intolerable in all of NMU; J. J. Lawless, NMU; W. Mu.ssolini liquidated their oppo­ them. A. Ball, NMU; J. E. Ashley, Jr.; sition. Although the communists For quite a while we have been NMU; G. W. Rood, NMU; R. are not yet strong enough to do' receiving complaints about the Green, NMU; A. King, NMU; F. likewise, they wouldn't hesitate By DAN BUTTS United States Marine Hospital W. Giles, NMU; J. E. Steel, NMU; to do so should they assume J. B. Watson, NMU; W. E. Easter, here in Galveston. The letters SAN JUAN — The Columbia daily service, and be sure that power. and statements have been signed Veteran; R. L. Rohden, Veteran. Victory was the first ship to ar­ the launch in use contains the DUG IN N. Inglet, Veteran; D. H. Van rive here since the termination proper lifesaving equipment. by members of the SIU, NMU, Communist party members are and by licensed Deck and Engine Ness, Army; J. F. Wiley, Veteran; of the strike- The people down SHOREGANG WORK already well established within unjon men. Add to this the many C. Hargrove, Veteran; D. F. Mil­ here lined the waterfront waiting We are on the verge of signing the AFL and CIO, controlling complaints which have been made ler, Veteran; M. Gardner, Vet­ to cheer the first food-laden ship, by the unorganized seamen, eran; G. Lewis, Veteran; A. L. which would alleviate the ex­ a shoregang contract with Wa­ some of the unions, of which the terman. The only thing that NMU is an outstanding example. Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Champ, Veteran; J. D. Daugharty, treme food shortage. holds us back is the fact that Capitalizing on the rank and file veteran patients, and it swells to USCG; D. W. Blansett, Govt. Much to their surprise and dis­ Bull Line is not satisfied with defection in the old seamen's Worker; L. A. Roff, Seaman; O. quite a protest. appointment, however, the ship the present shoregang work. They unions, the NMU originated in A. Tannehill, Boatman; J. Davis, POOR FOODJr., Seaman; H. L. Johnson, Sea­ was loaded with fertilizer. Add­ have good cause for dissatisfac­ 1936 as a plan of communist Most of the griping is about man; D. Jones, Seaman; R. Con- ing insult to injury, three days tion, too. party. A careful reading of the the food, although other points ley, Seaman. later the Luther Hurd arrived In the past, some of our full Pilot will reveal the real purpose also come in for comment. The » I know that Headquarters of also laden with fertilizer, instead book men, supposedly good Un­ of the NMU. men complain that the food is the SIU will get right to work of the so badly needed food. ion men, have gone down to The true colors of the NMU's poor, inadequate, and what there on this beef, and I hope they We now have quite a few citi­ these ships as scalers. They have unionism came to light this year is of it is badly prepared. Diets take it up immediately with the zens wondering how fertilizer done everything but the work when it started an organizational are not adhered to, and many United States Surgeon General tastes with ketchup. But, seri­ they were sent to do. Some have campaign disguised as a strike in Washington. ously, the food situation is ac- gone so far as to send ashore on the Great Lakes. Every dirty AlEk\/PATIEMT? But while those bureaucrats cute. The Belgium Victory was for a bottle of rum, then hide in trick in the book was thrown at Lake seamen, with a few new are passing the buck, these men due here with foodstuffs, but T ones added. Picketing of SlU-conand men in other Marine Hos­ had engine trouble 24 hours out CAM'T I tracted ships, calling men finks THE CHOW TD I pitals are having a hell of a time. of New Orleans, and was towed and scabs who did not quit their That left Complaints don't seem to do much all the way back. ships Aug. 15 were among the good, and we may be forced to quite a few restaurants and pri­ more noteworthy. vate homes in very bad straits. take further action to bring our case before the proper authori­ Then on Aug. 23, the NMU, NEW HALL ties. which had already violated its We have finally moved to our contracts, signed an agreement Right now it is up to the Sur­ new Hall. It's in the same build­ with the Bethlehem Transporta­ geon General. Let's hope he does ing, but on the lower level. We tion Co., thereby letting these something before it is too late to held our first meeting there last ships sail unhindered by picket remedy the situation. Wednesday and those members lines or shoreside interference. men have been discharged from who hadn't seen our new place Other members and sympathizers the hospital weaker than they as yet were really surprised and were left in a lurch, picketing on were when they were admitted. pleased with our new location the fantail and completelj' forget the beach while they wondered that they were sent to work and equipment. This situation, coupled with in­ why the agreement was signed. and not to throw foc'sle parties different treatment, and lax So don't forget, when you arc and get gassed up. MADE CLEAR medical standards, has made the in San Juan, drop around and But all of that is a thing of stay of most of the men a night­ The SIU stand on this strike have a look for yourself; you are By J. S. WILLIAMS the past. I have given the Bosun, was made crystal clear to NMU mare. always welcome. The baggage who is sent down in charge of the officials. In the press and by CORPUS CHRISTI — Business room and sanitary facilities I know that all of the beefs are shoregang, the permission to circular, we stated WE DID NOT justified since I was a patient of and shipping are about to come haven't been completed as yet. come down to the Hall wiih any INTEND TO VIOLATE CON­ back to normal here in Corpus since materials ai-e difficult to this hospital at one time. man who stalls in his obligations, TRACTS. We said we would re­ Christi, now that the ILA Ware­ obtain, but they will soon be so that I may personally tell the spect picket lines ai'ound ships Something must be done to housemen and the MM&P have ready for the use of the mem­ Brother in question what the they had under contract, but that correct the entire situation. Sea­ settled their beefs. Those of our bership. score is before I pull him, off that we would not tolerate lines men deserve better treatment, members who came off ships In the past when one of our scow and send someone down who around ships we were trying to and if they can't get it under when the strike calls came are ships was in one of the Island needs and appreciates the work. bring into the SIU. the present set-up, then it is now back on their old jobs. ports, at anchor, and transporta­ time to change to another sys­ Now that returns are in from The Bull Line is coming back tion was to be furnished to and tem or administration that will the Midland elections, which the on their run again, and we even from the ship, it was as a rule work. SIU won by an overwhelming have a foreign payoff due for of the crudest type. FOR THE RECORD majority, the SIU intends to put 9 next week—which is certainly a We have had several cases of on an organizational drive to For the record, here are the rare occasion in this area. small sailboats or rowboats over­ bring under our banner other names of those patients in the For this port it is like getting non-union lines operating on the Galveston Hospital who are com­ money from back home, since turning and men being lost, while All members—retired mem­ Lakes. This will eventually plaining about the state of af­ practically all of the ships that going ashore in these small craft. bers and former members— bring the entire great Lakes dis­ fairs: I am now making a survey of of the Seafarers Internation­ make Corpus Chri.sti, Browns­ trict under the SIU banner. al Union who are now sailing J. B. Aderhold, SIU; B. B. ville and Harbor Island are on a all the Island ports and making SIU halls are established in as licensed Engineers: Please Fuller, SIU; S. Daniels, SIU; F. coastwise run, and always pay­ arrangements with both the Bull Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, De­ report as soon as possible to and Waterman Steamship Com­ O. Seemsen, SIU; T. H. Morse, off on the other end. troit and Duluth. They are there the Seafarers Hall at 51 Bea­ SIU; H. Trahan, SIU; E. O. OrchThis is a small port and there panies to supply motor launches for your convenience. Use them. ver Street, New York City. wind, SUP; J. Thompson, SIU; is not much news these days; but with proper lifesaving equip­ We will open a hall in Toledo Your presence is necessary in D. Robinson, MM&P; J. S. whenever things start humming, ment aboard. some time this winter. Watch a matter of great importance. So remember, when you get to Peoples, MEBA; R. E. Perdue, we'll let you know soon enough, for the date and the address. MEBA; P. F. Murphy, MEBA. so keep tuned in to this station. an Island port, insist upon twice Galveston's Marine Hospital HO NEWS?? Is As Bad As The Rest Of Them New Launch Service Arranged For Seafarers In Puerto Rico Corpus Christi Back At Work Attention Members! Seafarers Sailing Engineers 'diwlvk*.- 4INI �THE SEAFARERS LOG pBc re Eiglii LOOK CLOSELY Eastern And Alcoa Make Plans To Expand Into Passenger Trade NEW YORK — There is quite a bit to report out of New York this week, as shipping is definit­ ely on the up-grade with men going out to ships daily. There are still a number of men on the beach, however, and it will be a few weeks before shipping will be what one can call normal. At the present there are a num­ ber of ships waiting orders and when these ships are crewed up, the surplus of men around the Hall will slack off. As long as there is an unusual­ ly large number of men on the beach the kitchen will continue serving meals, and from all re­ ports the quality of the food has not depreciated in the least with the SIU cooks still serving the best meals in this section of town. PASSENGER SHIPS I've just got the dope from Eastern and Alcoa Steamship Companies that they intend to go into the passenger business in the near future. Eastern intends to operate passenger ships between Boston and Halifax while Alcoa expects to run passenger vessels down to the islands. This should be good news for all Seafarers who enjoy working aboai'd pas­ senger ships. For the seamen who don't care too much about passenger ships, I'm sure they will be interested to hear that A. H. Bull Steamship Company is going to stick their old Hog Islanders in the boneyard and replace them with new Q. type vessels. No doubt there will be tears galore shed when the news gets around that the Hog Islanders are heading for the boneyard. Well, finally, the Isthmian count is going to come off, on November 18, this time there is no doubt about it as the Company and the NMU have run out their string of delaying tactics and now they'll have to face the music. The above money will only be paid between the hoiir.s of 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. For Mississippi Shipping Com­ pany: Am Mer Mar, George W. Alther, Abraham Baldwin, Mur­ ray M. Blum, Tarleton Brown, Del Aires, Del Mundo, Del San­ tos, Del Valle, Rufus E. Foster, George Gale, Clarence King, Meteor, Charles McDonnell, Rich­ mond M. Pearson, John S. Sar­ gent, Francis M. Smith, Alexan­ der H. Stephens, Ida Straus, Tailsman, Typhoon, Bluefield Victory, Brazil Victory, Cuba Victory, Dashing Wave. This money is in the company office in New Orleans. Men in New York see Captain Lala, Room 133, 17 Battery Place, New York. The following retroactive pay for the Tugs of the Moran Tow­ ing and Transportation Company can be collected at the Moran office, 17 Battery Place, New York: Fallhead, Farallon, Pidgeon Point, Blackrock, Fire Island, Burnt Island, Montawk Point. This tattooing came off the arm of an unidentified man who was found dead in New York. If you recognize the tat­ too marks, get in touch with the New York City Missing Persons Bureau, or with the New York SIU Hall. This is important as there is no other way to identify this man. Seafarers Making Good Progress With Tankermen In Marcus Hook By BLACKIE CARDULLO MARCUS HOOK — Shipping has slowed down some what here in Marcus Hook, but we have kept ourselves busy on the or­ ganizing drive. It is progressing very well with Sun Oil seamen coming to us in greater numbers every day to ask us questions about the Union and it contracts. Every tanker man who comes in is shown the new agreem^ent and they are 100 percent for it. To thern it looks good to see the highest working conditions on the waterfront down on paper in black and white. Due to the fact that many cargo ships are tied up here, there are many men on the beach, and our only outlet right now is to make a drive on the unorganized seamen in this port. This the SIU is doing with full force. While some of the SIU men have been waiting for ships around here, they have given us a hand in the organizing and have done a bang-up job, so any of you boys who are coming down here to ship can look for­ ward to a bit of interesting work helping us organize while wait­ ing for a ship. Below is listed some of the ships that,have retroactive pay coming to them. As more retro­ TANKER NEWS active lists come in I'll put them Last week the SIU Tanker in my column. News made its debut along the Here's a tip to men who have waterfront of Marcus Hook. It's money coming them from Mis­ a mimeographed sheet we ran sissippi Steamship Company, If off, giving the unorganized sea­ you intend to take a trip to New men the score of the campaign. Orleans, wait until you get there It was so well received that we and go to the company office. intend to make it a regular They'll pay you the money there weekly affair. immediately; whereas, if you When the first issue was passed write to the company it may take out to the unorganized tankera week or two to collect. men it was hungarily grabbed up. They are quite pleased with The following is the retroactive I it and have made many com­ pay that can be collected at ments on it to SIU men around Smith and Johnson Steamship ' the Hook. Company, 60 Beaver Street, New York: E. K. Collins, E. T. Mere­ j The other day we were very dith, W. M. Tiyler, M. Brady, ' successful in crewing up a new Williams Victory, P. Lee, Ralph Standard Oil of California ship, A, Cran, J. Lee, N. G, Cochran. I the SS Bryant. With this parti­ The Patrolmen Say,.. Mis-Mate By JOE ALGINA cular outfit the Union has a con­ tract in the Deck and Engine De­ partments and we are now going after the Stewai'ds Department. On this ship we were very suc­ cessful and signed up the entire Stewards Department. CONDITIONS TOPS The conditions aboard this ship are well worth mentioning, for in the past ships have been built to carry cargo and to hell with the crew, but this one is dif­ ferent. It has hot and cold water in each foc'sle, rug.s on the deck, and mattresses six inches thick in all bunks. There is more than enough clo.set space for all gear, also a large chest of drawers and a desk, with the foc'sles big enough to hold a jitterbug contest. The set-up is two men to a foc'sle, with the Bosun and Pumpman rating a foc'sle of his own. The Deck hands sleep W I , / TMlSAl.-^'TTVIE7 J WAV IT USED amidship with the Black Gang sleeping aft. Each one of these foc'sles looks like a stateroom on a passenger ship, and to top it all off they have a crew's lounge, which is next to the crew's messroom. The crew's messroom looks like the saloon on a C-2. If this sounds appealing to you, I'll let you in on something. There'll be another new ship like this in here around December 1, so hold onto your cards. Ffiday. Nov«mb«r 15, 1948 chance to introduce myself I was asked what the hell I wanted. I NEW YORK—I wonder where told him that I was the Union the shipping companies send Patrolman and I would like to their talent scouts to find the talk to him about the overtime in material that some of them have the deck department. He started on their ships and call officers. to bellow and yell, and made two I had the SS Von Stueban of the or three attempts to get up off his Robin Line to pay off recently bunk. It was then that I saw he and ran into a so called Mate. was stupid drunk. The Carpenter had some over­ He started telling me what a time that he thought should not bum crew he had and that the have been disputed, so I went up Union had to do something about to talk to the Mate, and see if he it. Well, you can't talk to a drunk was the third party at the time so I left him there looking for his tlie contract was negotiated and bottle, and had the overtime signed. squared away with the company I tapped lightly with the toe agent. of my shoe on the door marked: INTERRUPTIONS Mate. I was told to cuine in, and While talking to the crew, and the minute that I opened the door I thought I had made a mistake. checking books in the . crew's I took another look at the name messroom we were interrupted plate over the door to see if it by the Mate who wanted to know said Crew Toilet, but I had read what right I had to keep the right the first time; holding my crew from working, and I should breath I entered the vulture's send them up on the boat deck to paint the stack. I told him I nest. wasn't the bosun, and if he want­ PRIDE OF SHIP ed the crew to turn to the bosun There stretched out in the bunk was the pride of the Von Stue­ was the man to see and not me. ban. He had his feet propped up Well, I thought we would have against the bulkhead and it did to call Bellevue for a straight jacket: he raved, pulled his hair and even cried a little. He final­ ly left the messroom muttering HfRE-I'D something about, when he was in SWEAR / the NMU they did not treat Mates -th-iwA-r I in such a fashion and the SIU was a bunch of die-hards; if you picked on one you picked on the whole bunch. I really didn't think the old boy had it in him and told him he was talking real Union unity. SKIPPER GOOD EGG .After the .short tu.ssle with the not seem to bother him that he Mate; the Captain called me into had forgotten to take his shoes the saloon and told me the Com­ off. After all, the bedroom waiter missioner would be a little late. was responsible for the care of He said if it was all right with this pig's room, so cigarette butts the crew and I, he would pay off were thrown around or stepped all overtime, transportation and on wherever they happened to retroactive pay so the crew be finished. Before I had a wouldn't be held up any more than could be helped. He realized that the men had made train, and plane reservations that they would miss if the payoff didn't come off in short order. About this time the seagoing version of a lost weekend came By HERBERT JANSEN strolling into the saloon and CHICAGO — Shipping is still thought the Captain was having pretty fair here, and there are an ai'gument with me and wanted to lend a hand. He rushed up to quite a few jobs on the board. the table and said, "Captain, this The Buckeye State paid us a man has been giving me a hard visit during the past week. She time ever since he came aboard; will carry a load of grain from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Buf­ I want him put off the ship." falo, New York. When she hit The Captain is an old timer and here she was in pretty fair shape, has a good name with SIU crews. and had only a few minor beefs, We came across a clipping from a Chicago paper which told of WHAT how some non-commie seamen broke up a commie meeting in 7^ New Orleans when the speaker praised Russia as the only coun­ try in the world that was worth living in. The non-commies blew their top at this and showed their feelings very plainly. The boys here in the Chicago Branch were pretty burned up themselves at He sat there and didn't raise his these commies and what they voice at all, but in a quiet way stand for, and don't care who told the Mate, "Mister, you have knows it. been drinking and you are hold­ We are back on the job again ing up the payoff. Please leave after trying to catch that big the saloon." one for two weeks. A Mississippi SAD SACK catfish was the only thing we Well the lamb, or should I say can brag about, but we did have pig, turned and slowly walked fun. The following members are out. Sorry Captain that you have now in the Chicago Marine Hos­ such a sad sack for a first. I. hope pital: Paul Kinstout, Pat Wyne, the next trip will be different. James O'Donell, Louis Johnson, Four days later I had the du­ and Robert Maupin. Those of bious honor of seeing the First you who can make it might drop again. While on picket duty wdth in and say hello. {Conthmed <m Page 14) Chi Shipping Is Still Fair �mm Friday. November 15, 1946 THE SEAPABERS LOG THEY KNOW THE SCORE Page Nine Isthmian Keeds Speedy Changes, Say Twin Falls Victory Crewmen Some of the many reasons We are the guys that wil suffer means. In the coui'se of a five thf Isthmian men are so anxious;those phonies play games." month trip, the average over­ '^'he others, Elton Painter, time for the men came to 130 for SIU representation •vi-ere Ma.son Seals, hours each—and one half of that given to the Log this week when Messman, and Chief Electrician, concurred in is being fought by the company. Warren Wyman, Bosun, stepped this last statement. Seals is a On SIU ships, for the same type into the office with three ship­ member of the International and length of trip, the OT would mates from the Twin Falls Vic- Brotherhood of Electricians, and be around 500 hours. When Wyman spoke to the tor.y. Warren is the famous knot- he realizes the need for organi­ Skipper about overtime for Sat­ tying specialist of the Seafaiers zation. and he served as volunteer or­ "1 never knew that conditions urday afternoons, Weary Willie ganizer on the Isthmian vessel. could be so bad," he said. "You raised the roof. He contended One of the thiee men who ac­ know this was my first trip, and that his company does not recog­ companied him, Ronald Hendry, bfcfuj'e this 1 never beli(^ved that nize such newfangled idea.s, and Messman, had sailed on five a .sailor's life was as bad as it is that when Isthmian goes SIU he •Straight Isthmian scows, and his pictui-ed. But on Lsthrnian ships. will throw down the ladder any Patrolman who comes aboard his words also spoke for the others 1 guess it's even wor.se. ship. with him. ISTHMIAN LUCKY Besides being a very good volunteer organizer. Warren SOME DECENT "Every trip on an Isthmian Luckily for the Isthmian Lines, Wyman. left, has a reputation as a knot-tying specialist. Here rustbucket," says Hendry, "is a the Twin Falls Victory did not The only decent officers on he is with his latest board of knots. Helping him hold it up is 1 ugged trip. Now that we are vote in the election. This vessel board were the Second Mate/the Organizer Johnny Arabasz. Warren came off the Isthmian's getting close to SIU representa­ was taken over by the company Second Engineer, and the Pur­ Twin Falls Victory with the crew lined up 100 percent for the tion you can see why we resented on June 8, and was therefoie ser. All the others were rankSeafarers. With his knot-tying and his organizing. Wyman is a the NMU holding up the count. ineligible. According to Wyman, happy, and knew less about their valuable man to have around. if the ship had been permitted to jobs that the newe.st OS or Wiper. vote, it would have turned in at In the matter of food, the crew least a three to one majority for fai'ed worse that the crew of any the SIU. foreign flag ship. What little food "The men on board trusted the there was could not be eaten, SIU," is the way Wairen explains and that was not the fault of the it. "In fact, I was elected Ships' Cooks or the Steward, all of Delegate and other known SIU whom tried to do their jobs but men were elected to other offices. were stymied by the poor qual­ Practically everybody on board ity of the stoi'es. came back to the States ready Flour with weevils, spaghetti and willing to join the Union." with bugs, green meat, smelly All of the troubles on the ves­ fish, and rotten fruits and vege­ sel were not caused by the poor tables were the daily order of living conditions.' The policy of chow. the company to employ only of­ Of course, the Captain's table ficers who arc known to be anti­ did not suffer. All lite milk and union means that only the poor­ sugar went there, and the good est ones are available to the com­ food was confiscated right away pany. This complement of offi- so that the officers might dine cei's was no exception. in style. So, after a five months trip REAL BUCKO that took them from New Or­ "Our Skipper," explained Paint­ leans to Alexand;:ia, Port Said, er and Seals, "was a man who Karachi, Bombay, Cochin, Mad­ had been called Willie the Whip ras, Calcutta, and other ports of when he was a Mate. Now they call, the crew of the Twin Falls call him Weaiy Willie. He is the Victory is back in the United When the Twin Falls Victory. Isthmian Lines, came back to the States after a long and rug­ type of man who rings arrival States, wishing mightly for SIU ged trip, the crew went SIU in a hurry. From now on they want to sail organized, and they when the .ship is still 40 miles out." want to be organized in the SIU. Left to right, Ellon Painter. Messman; Ronald Hendry. Messman TbiS BUM CHOW GOTTA STOP! I f and veteran of five Isthmian ships; and Mason Seals. Chief Electrician. The crew of the Twin Falls Victory now know what being I — covered by an SIU contract Vets' Group Charges U.S. Communists With Exploiting GIs' Needs For Party Line Scoring "the current efforts of the Communist Party to exploit the hardships of the veteran in order to further the party's sel­ fish political ends," the Ameri­ can Vetei-ans Committee (AVC) recently went on record as op­ posing the infiltration of com­ munists into veteran organiza­ tions. The statement was made public at a dinner in honor of General Omar Bradley, Veterans Admin­ istrator, in behalf of the 24-man National Planning Committee of AVC, holding its quarterly meet­ ing in New York City. The resolution, which was the subject of hot debate, was pro­ posed by Arnold Rivkin, ViceChairman of the New England Region of AVC, and was second­ ed by Michael Straight, editor of the New Republic Magazine. The resolution is as follows: "We oppose the entrance into our rgnks of the Communist Party and we shall strive to pre­ vent them, when and if, by sub­ terfuge and deceit, they gain .• • ,'r': such entrance, from attempting so through dishonesty, and the to use AVC as a sounding board statement concludes with the folfor their own perverse philo­ ' lowing; sophy." "We spurn the insincere coop­ eration of a minority group unDISHONEST METHODS In a statement which accom­ qucstioningly obeying leaders panied the general release of the whose objectives, including a to­ resolution, the AVC that all of talitarian dictatorship of the ex­ its members must subscribe to treme left, are irreconcilable with the preamble to the AVC Con­ our own." The AVC is the largest and stitution which obliges them to agree to "preserve the Constitu­ most progressive of the Veterans tion of the United States," and to Organization which have come "maintain full production and out of World II and admits mer­ full employment under a system chant seamen to membership. From tlie lime it was first or­ of private enterprise." ganized, it has been the object of The release pointed out that heavy Communist infiltration, therefore the Party members who against which the non-commun­ have joined the AVC have done ist majority in the organization found itself helpless. New forces, however, was add­ ed to the fight against C. P. dom­ ination when the Veterans Lea­ gue of America amalgamated with the AVC. Since then the tide has slowly turned, and it seems entirely possible that the communists will be forced out of the AVC by the time the next convention rolls around. Protect Yourself Once agiiin we remind you about the need for protect­ ing your rights in regard to compensation for injuries and medical attention. Whenever the case war­ rants it. active seamen should check into a Marine Hospital for medical care. When in doubt about your rights un­ der the law, check with your SIU officials. Seamen should see to it that any injury or health im­ pairment is recorded by the ship's Master, or your de­ partment head, regardless of how small the case may seem to be at the time. Failure to follow such a procedure often results in financial loss and inferior medical attention if the case develops into something more serious. Protect your rights! Anyone who takes ilL or in any other way is unable to sail after taking a ship should notify the dispatcher at the Union hall as soon as possible so that another man can replace him. to be officially designated as the bargaining agent for them men of the Isthmian Line. CLAIM TO FAME Besides being a damn good or­ ganizer, Warrc.n Wynhan has an­ other claim to fame. He is an ex­ pert at tying knots, and his repu­ tation is well known to all men of the SIU. Warren has been going to sea since 1935. He has been tying knots for the same length of time. "I don't know how I picked it up," he said in answer to a ques­ tion. "I watched some other guys doing it, and then I was tying knots all by myself." Warren is also waiting for the day when Isthmian will have to bargain with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union. He has sailed on SIU contracted ships and he knows the difference. Soon all Isthmian men will know the difference between con­ ditions as they are now, and as they will be! ! ' iI �;«fssw^ Pae» Tm TH E 'Wipi-i E A P A R B R §: L O Frtd«qr,. NovemlMx -IS, 1946 SHIPS'MmUTES AND N£WS ALL HANDS CUTTING UP A memorandum citing the First Assistant Engineer for dis­ criminatory treatment of engine department men conducting leg­ itimate union activities, and for generally acting in a manner contrary to the provisions of the company-union agreement, was drawn up by the Black Gang of the SS Alcoa Pioneer at a ship­ board meeting held at sea Sept. 25. The charges point up the fact that despite the increasingly fa­ vorable amicable working rela­ tions between the licensed and unlicensed personnel, occasion­ ally individuals still crop up to SIU Tripcarder Drowns Off Trinidad Shore Henry Cox, a Seafarer holding an SIU tripcard, was drownec recently off Trinidad, it is report­ ed in the shipboard minutes of the MV Capstan Knot. The body was brought to New Orleans aboard the Knot. Cox was a crew member of another Alcoa vessel, the name of which was not given in the minutes. The membership files in the New York hall show a Henry Cox residing at Deb Street, Tonowanda. New York, the home of his parents. He is listed as a Wiper. The members of the Knot crew took up a cpllection for flowers to be sent to the deceased's resi­ dence upon the body's arrival in New York. Brothers Labrosse and Flynn were designated to select the floral piece. Lyman Hall Men Laud SIU Fight Crew members of the SS Ly­ man Hall, at a shipboard meeting held at sea Sept. 15, unanimously approved a telegram voicing their satisfaction with the "suc­ cessful and persistent fight for better living conditions and high­ er wages," conducted by the Seafarers. The message was sent to SIU headquarters in New York. Text of the telegram follows: "Union members of the SIU aboard extend congratulations and appreciation to all Union officials for their successful and persistent fight for better living conditions and higher wage.s." Chairman of the meeting was Carl Lawson, Bosun, and serving as secretary was Fidel Lukban, Steward. Black Gang Charges First With Agreement Violation The victim whose cranium is the center of activity for all hands in the top photo, is a crewmember known as "Tito." The shell-backs aboard the SS Sea Dolphin initiated Brother "Tito" into the ranks of the "Order of Neptunus Rex" as the vessel crossed the Equator during a summer run to South Africa. After the lads finished giving •••'Tito" his haircut, they hauled out the buckets and brushes and proceeded to paint his epidermis with fresh red lead, as revealed in the scene at the right. Seafarer Ralph Swillinger, OS. caught these shots with his never-failing candid cam­ era. The Dolphin, now of the Robin line, was operated by the Waterman outfit when the pic­ tures were taken. Messmen Flee Fury Of Hilton's Hell throw a monkey wrench into the works. UNION-HATER Referring to the First Assist­ ant's discriminatory tactics, the memorandum, signed by the mcmbcra of the Pionccr'a engine department, charged the engin­ eering officer with acting against those men who were pronounc­ edly pro-Union. The men cited this as a violation of Article 2, Sectiori" 1 of the agreement. He also threatened to have Oilers logged for turning in legitimate overtime, the statement con­ tinues, with regard to the break­ ing and setting of watches as set forth in Article 4, Sections 1, 2, and 3. The crew members also aver that the First refused to accept other overtime. "We consider the ignoring of overtime a serious charge, and believe this act to'be for the benefit of his reputation with the company," their mem­ orandum states. In an effort to cut down his requisition of engine room stores, the First Assistant Engineer has resorted to unconventional means of acquiring supplies by drawing on other departments, the state­ ment continues. HOLDS BACK SUPPLIES "While having plentiful sup­ plies of soap powder, mops and other cleaning gear, this man has failed to issue sufficient amounts of this equipment to Wipers for sanitary work," the statement goes on, "and he has also ordered the Wipers to use the equipment of other departments whenever possible. "This practice puts a black mark on the Union's longstand­ ing motto, 'SIU means a clean ship.' He has also failed to issue Hell hath no fury like the messman's quarters on thei^^i^Puerto Rico, driving ., , ,j rains swept across the decks, but SS Hilton. The quarters assigned to the messmen aboard ^t^e heat-fleeing; messmen rethe ship were a veritable inferno for practically the entire mained in their open air quarters, period of the vessel's "rum and coke" run, according to a Preferring the cool wet to the A GREAT LAKES 'CLIPPER' The excursion steamer Milwaukee Clipper, Wisconsin and Michigan Steamship Company, as she enters the harbor at Muskegon, Mich., after the run from Milwaukee. The photo was sent in by a female hand aboard, who calls herself "The Clipper Wren." "The Wren," in an accompanying nofe, warbles that wed­ ding bells "will ring out" this month for Mae," who has been on the Clipper for the past six years, and some other items of gossip. "The Wren" sends greetings to all Seafarers, and wishes all "smoother and better sailing."' a recent set of minutes which ex-' searing dry atmosphere of their posed this and several other inside room. Not until the Hilton was with­ damnable conditions existent on in three days of New York on the the Bull line scow. Conditions return trip did the men dare ven­ in the mess quarters were des­ ture back. cribed as "terrible." CHANGE NEEDED There was no immediate sign of what was to develop when The ship's minutes assert that the messmen and the utility oc­ a "change will have to be made," cupied their quarters as the Hil­ and that suitable quarters for the ton left New York in late sum­ men will have to be found. mer bound for Puerto Rico and Similarly condemned was the St. Thomas. The quarters were condition of the food stuffs stock­ located directly over the engine ed aboard for the crew's con­ room with "not a chance of any sumption. The cook reported that ventilation," the minutes say. the flour was unfit for baking purposes. No oranges, grape­ HELL BREAKS LOOSE fruits, apples or like varieties of Whatever hope the occupants fruits were provided for the re­ may have held out were soon turn trip. In fact, it was revealed dissipated. On the third day out, that while in San Juan, the the room became like the inside Steward had received orders from of an overworked oven. "It was the Bull Line not to buy any like a burning hell," the minutes fruits in San Juan. state, and it was impossible for TOUGH BIRDS the men to sleep in the blistering heat. The minutes say further, that The Hiltort's steward rushed to the chicken served was tough, their rescue. He furnished cots the porkchops fatty. The night SO' the men could seek relief on lunches were termed monotonous, the outside^ The refugees from the minutes pointing out that the the roasting room set up their same menu prevailed throughout eot* and alept on the after fan- the voyage. %mi X/ ^ ^. soap powder as per Article 2, Section 21 of the agreement since this ship's departure from the States." WAS PARTIAL In laying the charge of favor­ itism on the First Assistant En­ gineer, the statement points out that he demonstrated his partial­ ity by "okaying overtime on some sheets and disputing identical overtime on others." The engine men say further that they are of the belief that overtime should be divided equally within the department whenever it is pos­ sible. The meeting at which. the memorandum was drawn up also dealt with matters pertaining to improvement of the launch ser­ vice, fumigation of the ship, etc. Brothers Johnson and Smith' were chairman' and secretary of the meeting, respectively. �7'-. '-•r<,i.'--jmy -••ii Fridar. November 15. 1946 THE SEAFARERS LO€ Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings AIKEN VICTOEY.. Aug. 15— Chairman Mayhorn; Secretary Poslenreider. Motions carried: to see Captain in regards to putting number one off limits; to see Captain about having something done to eliminate so much soot coming from stacks? that anyone caught selling food to the troops be brought up be­ fore the Union; to have the water cooler back aft brought midship. It was suggested to the Stcv/ard that better night lunches be put out. It was brought out that the messhalls were in a dirty condition and the fines should be stronger. It Was slaled thai the money col­ lected from fines was to go to a good cause. A minute of Sil^ ence was observed in respect to our Union Brothers lost at sea. t X * FORT HOSKINS, Oct. 6— Chairman Kinney; Secretary Hanna. Motion carried that all departments stick together and no one is to pay off until all disputes are settled. Motion carried to find out if the com­ pany allows money for person­ al mail to be sent by the crew. Suggested that delegates col­ lect all books and tripcards from mem.bers for the patrol­ man. XXX Cooperative Crew Considers Galley Men The majority of the crew aboard the SS Eloy Alfaro de­ cided at a shipboard meeting to have a cold meal served Sunday nights while in a hot weather zone. Realizing that a hot galley is not the most enjoyable place on a hot evening, the crew voted to forsake the usual hot meal for a cold lunch, thus giving the Steward Department a break. Cooperation is the keynote aboard SIU ships and this is an­ other example of the men being concerned with the welfare of the whole crew and not with themselves alone. XXX ELOY ALFARO. Sepf. 22— Chairman Hershell Holloway; Secretary Jerry Palmer. Dele­ gates reported all good and disputed overtime is in order for the Patrolman on arrival. Repair lists to be turned over to the ship's delegate and he in turn will see that the Captain and the HalL receive copies. Several men were voted to keep recreation room clean. XXX CHILTEN SEAM, (no date given) — Chairman LaFraze; Secretary C. R. Rowland. All delegates reported everything shipshape. A list of repairs and replacements was made by the Deck Delegate and read for ap­ proval. Discussion on the cleanliness of the messhall. Captain was asked for awning for the poopdeck. XXX SEATRAIN N. O., Aug. 30— Chairman C. Giallanzia; Secre­ tary C. Breaux. Motion carried that this crew go on record not to ratify the agreement unless all departments get overtime on Holidays at sea. and also that a copy be sent to the office of Company, and Log to be published. Page El£Te» i* SEAFARER SAM SAYS: WILLIAM F. MACLENNAN. Aug. 3 — Chairman H. Green; Secretary G. Benfley. Dele­ gates reported everything in or­ der. Motions carr^d: that the cooks be more careful about the food; that all members wear shirts and pants in messhall; that the galleyboys wear shirts while working. One min­ ute of silence observed for Brothers lost cit sea. XXX ALCOA VOYAGER. Aug. 12 — Chairman F. Betts: Secre­ tary (not given) Delegates re­ ported all members in good standing. Motion carried: to write letter to headquarters in reference to the old articles; to elect five men to further in­ vestigate the two wipers that shipped through the company office; to have all library books returned when finished with them. XXX And Twice As Much . For A Nickel, Too The crew aboard the Grover C. Hutchinson has found their own way to fight inflation and profiteers. The ship's minutes of Sept. 1 report that the Purser has been making 1.50 percent profit on Coca Cola. "Coke'' may be the pause that refreshes, but at the price asked it's the pause XXX JOHN W. CATES. July 30— that refreshes only the Purser's Chairman E. Shaw; Secretay S. purse. The crew decided unanimously Shatkovnick. Special Meeting. that a buyers strike is the only Motion carried to bring the answer to this bucko, and there­ Chief Steward up on charges fore they slapped a boycott on for refusing to carry out the buying Coca Cola from the Pur­ motions accepted by the crew ser. Pepsi Cola hits the spot boys. in the special meeting of May 2. Motion carried for the delegates XXX and the Steward to see the MARIN HILLS. Sepf. 1 — Captain and to obtain fresh Chairman Rogers; Secretary fruits, vegetables, etc.. in this Wade. Reports of delegates port and if Captain refused to includes several beefs. Mo­ do so. that the crew go on re­ tions carried: that delegates cord to send a representative to see Purser about having for­ the American Consul to see eign money changed back to about paying off the crew. Mo­ American currency; that Chief tion carried for the delegates to Steward and cooks be sum­ see Captain about having med­ moned to meeting; that small ical supplies replenished, also fine be levied on anyone not slop chest. attending meetings; theil dele­ gates prepare written report, to be presented to Patrolman in States, on Ch. Stewards re­ fusal to attend meeting after deelgates had sent for him. Other motions were carried to XXX improve messhall conditions. JOSHUA HENDY. Sept. IS. — Chairman A. H. Anderson; XXX Secretary N. T. Wade. Motion RICHARD BASSETT, Aug. 1 carried that a question be plac­ —Chairman Pickur; Secretary ed on this ship until the foc'sles Helms. Motions carried: that be changed and slop chest be any member missing union relocated as well as foc'sle to meeting, unless for a legitimate be pciinted. Suggestion was reason, be turned over to Union made that the Captain and the Patrolman; to see Patrolman Mate be straightened out when about securing inner spring the ship arrives in port. mattresses for crew before leav­ XXX ing New York on next trip; JULIEN POYDRAS. Sept. 10. that all foc'sles be painted be­ — Chairman H. Fauntaia; Sec­ fore next crew comes aboard; retary P. Blair. Delegate to to see Captain about getting ci­ make list of repairs needed. garettes in Poland; that next Ship to be left clean. List of crew make certain they have a proper amount of stores in the fines checked. No one to pay­ off until all disputes are settled. slopchest before sailing; that Captain be invited to meeting Anyone leaving ship must have so he can understand motions permission to cross picket line. -carried rather than have him XXX get it second-hand. Look Out, Below, The Sky Is Falling XXX ALCOA PILGRIM. Aug. 25 Going to sea is beset with dan­ —Chirman Charles O. Lee; Sec­ ger. Incautious seamen never retary L. W. Highsmith. Mo­ know when or where some foul tions carried: That crew ice box deed will befall them. In support be repaired, if possible; that of this contention, wff offer an delegates and Ch. Steward item from a set of minutes sent make sure fresh coffee is made in from the SS Fort Hoskins. for every meal; that a collection of money and cigarettes be The item read: taken for hospital case trip"It was also brought up that carder—money to be given to the mess boys should stop throw­ him on arrival in Trinidad; that ing stuff out of the portholes, as holes be drilled in a knife, fork, someone might be passing and and spoon and they be hung get hurt." in crew pantry ^nd a fine of Especially if it was a hunk of $25.00 levied on aiiyone remov­ ing same. last night's cake. iF YOU HAVE A BEEF SEE YOUR. PATROLMAN . DON'T WAIT FOR HIM TO LOOK YOU UP. IT'S YOUR SPEAK UP! CUT and RUN By HANK So help us, what's happening to New York anyway? Where are all the ships that come here steady? The Brothers on the second floor sure would like to see them come in all of a sudden and take them all off the beach . . . After all, waiting for retroactive pay or unemployment insurance doesn't help the empty pockets and the restless feet . . . Say, if any of you guys want to read a swell article about Merchant Seamen—then invest that last fifty cents for a copy of the November issue of Esquire magazine—and read about a woman thinks of us guys, and she sure praises us like nobody has ever done before, indeed. 4. 4. t i One of our swell shipmates. Bosun. Hera Smyley, just blew in with one of his shipmates, Marion "Whitey" Kirtley. after a not so good Isthmian trip of four months duration to Khcrhamshahr, the world's most overheated fly heaven, in the Per­ sian Gulf. In addition, they had no shore leave for several weeks in the port of Ras Tanura, Arabia, also in the Gulf, which is the emptiest hole of port in the world. The Old Man's goldbraided angels had plenty of this something called shore leave, which is the sailor's only happiness in his life. Well, we hope things change for the best from now on, for the guys in the fo'c'sle. 4, 4. 4, t Say, Brother Edgar Kurz, who do you think is in New York right now with you? Good old "Blackie" Daniel Boyce, your Stew­ ard's Department buddy, famous all trip for those famous but true words—"One hand for the company, and one hand for me!"' . . . "Big Woody" Roland, the Cook, and his shipmate, "Little Woody," are in town now. Woody got spliced several months ago and is planning to open his own bellyrobbing- landlubbing restaurant in the near future. Name it the Seafarer's Cafe, Woody, and you'll never get a beef on your hands . . . According to a cigar-smoking pal named Johnny, we are informed of the happy and important fact that "Blackie" Cardullo will be splicing into the old sea of , matrimonj' soon. Congratulations, lots of happiness and we hope wc at least snrell some of that cigar smoke from ?.Iarcu£ Hook, Blackie! 444. 4. Jibi Matheson has just confessed his plans of staying on a steady North Atlantic run to either Polish or other European ports . . . Say. isn't that Brother P. J. McCann in New York right now? . . . And where's little Jimmy Crescitelli right now —and his mustache and humorous talk? . . . Mickey Healey just shipped to Bermuda for a few weeks and Southern exposnro . . . "Chips" Einar Hansen just shipped for Buenos Aires. This lime don't lose your box of tools. Chips . . . Benny the dispatch­ er says one of the best of his pals and who really can use his "dukes" if he has to. named Ah Rodriguez, is in town right now. 4> 4, 44> We apologize to Rocky Benson for last week's remarks. The printer who sets up these words must have twitchy eyes or some­ thing because it was his mistake, Rocky . . . Here are a few oldtimers who may still be anchored down in Norfolk waiting to sail: Gustaf Anderson, John Price, W. W. Barrett and Fritz Krane . . . We don't know if Mike Gison, the biggest beachcomber residing in Now York right now on a temporary basis, is still anchored rather heavily in this port—unless he threw his weight around and sailed luckily out of this brotherly overcrowded and slow shipping port . . . Well, don't forget Brothers, if you want to read about how swell we are to a woman, get the November issue of that magazine mentioned earlier, before you sail and you'll hit your bunk for many nights of smiling sleep, indeed. J �" ~- -. --'IM'iTr'i' • CkMar* NerembMr IS, ISM TBS SSAF ARE RS iCoffe 7i*idve THE SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR G€t Up, Grab Your Garlic: Hank To Frank (Who Is Hi) (Open Letter to Frank Radzvila) Dear Frank: Well, I never heard of any cook getting sick from anything, including his own experiments or even some other cook's pot luck —and so I'm naturally surprised to hear from Joe Algina and Joe Volpian, that you're anchored in some land-shaped ship called the Marine Hospital down there in New Orleans, which is going through a lot of horrible and sad changes, so I hear. After all, being sick and missing those good old pots and pans and coal smoke is a double crime, indeed, to all food-loving shipmates. Although it wasn't Friday I was further in­ toxicated by smelling something fishy in the fact that you're in something called Ward 2. Now even though I'm one of these half-way dumb Polacks, I still says to myself, kinda smart­ like, I says, since when do the cooks have their quarters called wards now? Well, maybe our companies, blushing with pride and smaller money-bags, have some new ships built—with whiz­ zing elevators from the quarters to the galley—and musical pots to keep the cooks whistling with their greasy work? Or maybe this funny kind of a ship is all full of cooks—with no black gang and deck apes screaming for more toothpicks, colored napkins and coffee a la mode for coffee times? But then I figure there wouldn't be any more good trips without those two departments and the cooks would sure go crazy from just staring at the beef in the galley every day. Now you know yourself, Frank, that you never heard of any cook being anchored in any port too long—no matter how sick he was or how good the cooking was there or how healthy the air was. Especially if he thinks anything of his health and his art of cook­ ing—even if he's a fine doctor and artist with bread puddings and old beans and rice. But a cook like you, Frank, who is in Smooth Cruise, No Blues Dear Editor: Enclosed are the minutes of the shipboard meetings of the SS Julian Poydras. We have quite a few oldtimers on here, and they all seem to be planning on taking in the sights of Rome after we hit port in Civi­ tavecchia, in the sunny lands of Italy. So far we have pleasure-cruis­ ing weather and, hope to continue having it. H. Fountain Ship's Delegate the upper crust of cooks, and the way you throw that garlic aroimd in those meals—well, you can't stay in port long enough so that the pots get rusty on the ships. The day I heard the news that you were drydockcd in some hos­ pital I was eating some sloppy meal for a half a dollar and I looked at the darn stuff and I say: Why wasn't I born a cook? Garlic or no garlic, but just a cook, like the guy called Frank who was on the Delaires a few years ago. Now you gotta know one thing, Frank. THEY'RE WAITING Some of your shipmates—even if they aren't cooks who inherited the art of self-defense (technical­ ly called cooking or filling the empty sack) from their bearded grandfathers sailing the May­ flower—well, these guys are go­ ing to get mighty sick of this business about you laying rustylike and dream-like — losing weight and your health and have your shipmates practically starv­ ing in their loneliness — while waiting for you to get better aw­ ful fast. One of your shipmates, in fact, Joe Prestigiacomo, was in New York, dying for a whiff of gar­ lic on some of your dishes—and now Michael Gison, who never lost any of his weight while fishoiling decks and training a ship­ mate of a monkey from India to "Sir" him on Number One. hatch, indeed—he's in New York now, screaming for some fancy cook­ ing a la your style. So how about it, Frank, grab your nurse—I mean, grab your bag of garlic and your sharp tools and leave some of your weight to some" little guy in the corner looking at you so sadly. Put some fire in the stove and let Charlie Noble smoke his black old head off! Your shipmate Cut and Run "Hank" Wanted: Tips Ships are again on the roll, plying the seas to the four corners of the earth. You Seafcurers who man these vessels will be popping into ports of call in Africa.- Asia, Australia. You'll be hitting the Near East, Middle East and the Orient, and you'll be making the high spots and the low in the islands, and down South America way. Your experiences in these places, the characters you meet both ashore and aboard ship as you wend your way, make interesting stories. Surely, you'll run into strange gals and guys, clip-joints, dives, and points of historical interest. Maybe you'll have a beef on the v/ay, or a tip to pass along to your Broth­ ers that might save them some trouble. We want to hear about any and all of these. Just jot them down and mail them to the Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver Siseet. New York 4. N. Y. Enclose pictures if you have any, we'll return them. Log-A' Rhythms Gambler's Dream By Vic Combs 'Twas the night after payday, 1 was off on the morrow, 1 went to the races, which was much to my sorrow. There was a horse in the first race who really could run. View from a passing ship of the spot where some oldtimers spend their retirement days. Last week, after 60 years of sailing the world's waters. Seafarer Carel Rappold announced that he was snugging down here. The locatid!i commands an excellent view of the bustling activity in New York harbor. On him I bet money, but he was out only for fun; The second, the third race I thought 1 picked swell. But both felt bad, and they went straight to—well. Plan To Improve Conditions Suggested By Bosun Norton My luck was all bad for the fiftk was a sprint. And the nag 1 bet on didn't even get a glint; side shall be kept clean and touch­ On the fifth and sixth races 1 got I have been fuming over in ed up, or whole areas painted lips from the stable. to maintain the original liome at my mind several ideas by which sea atmosphere. But neither horse ran fast—1 SIU seamen could assure them­ ONE PAYOFF guess they weren't able. selves of better working condi­ The payoff shall come only at tions, and at the same time make The seventh race came up, the the end of the year, however, their voyage enjoyable. horses were all set. money shal be drawn any time, Usually when a crew goes ashore or at sea, and liberty in The filly 1 backed was really aboard a ship that needs much port shal be dispensed to those worth a bet. repair work done they have to capable of sensibly using it, with­ The race was started, 12 horses suffer the inconveniences and out any restrictions as to num­ were away— poor conditions until the ships ber of men or time that can be All but mine who declined to run spent ashore. gets back into port. that day. PROVIDE THE BEST When the ship ties up, the re­ 1 swore on an oath; no more pair list is handed in and most The company will provide for gambling for me, of the crew piles off; thus never the crew the best supplies and enjoying the repairs that are tools obtainable and in return I'm through with betting for life. made. a good boy I'll be. each man wil do his work to the best of his ability. But now that the meeting has NORTON PLAN When the year is completed started again. After giving the matter much and the crew is being payed off, The old urge is back, 1 feel a yen thought I scrapped up the follow­ the ship will be inspected to in­ ing plan. When a ship is in for sure that it is left clean and To pick just one winner, to see its annual inspection, a new crew sanitary. him run. should be signed on with the So. I'll go on the morrow—Gee. At the same time a bonus shall provision that they are to re­ won't it be fun. main with the ship for a year. be paid each member of the crew who has completed the full year They will be able to transfer if —Dedicated to JayVee with a clean slate (meaning that Jie has remained aboard for the % % % full year and has not been log­ ged). Thus the ship and the crew will part with a clean slate and By M. Jabo Sams no debts or regrets shall be in­ curred. 1 put my name upon the ballot to Well, that's about all there is be elected in this year, to the plan. True it's a rough 1 wanted to be a piecard, and I draft, but the idea of signing on didn't care just where. for one year, and thus being sure of having everything ship-shape 1 went up and down the hall try­ ing to solicit a vote. they way a crew likes it, it an idea worth giving some serious But all 1 did to the guys was real­ thought in your spare moments. ly get their goi t. Any comments or suggestions? 1 pinned down many a guy and they wish, but only if it is for Bosun Norton really bent his ear. the betterment of the crew and So alas! I've decided to give it the vessel. up and try again next year. At the time of the sign on, the Dear Editor: Piecard Blues ship will have been overhauled, scaled and painted inside and out. The rigging and gear shall have been overhauled by the shore workers. The crew signing on shall then accept her in first class condition. From this time on until the year is completed there will be no painting outside beyond scaling, leading and touching upT The in­ SANTOS SPOT TO HAVE LOGS FOR SEAFARERS Dear Editor: Enclosed you will find the card Of the proprietor of a bar in San­ tos, Brazil. This bar's patronage is over­ whelmingly SIU apd SUP, and Lop^, dhe owner, is an ex-sea­ man. He told me that he would be very glad to receive bundles of the Log to place in his bar for incoming Seafarers. Edwin Westphal New Orleans (Editor's note: Thanks, Brother, for keeping your eyes open for Logi distribution spots. Seafar­ ers calling at Santos should soon find the Log at the Lopez place.) �FHday^ WimmiBn 15; 1948 9m^ruUUm rUE SEAPARERS hOG VIEWS OP THE RUTGERS VICTORTS DAMAGE Pholo at upper left shows portside stove in when the Rut­ gers Victory was hit by the SS Nashbulk Sept. 27. Above, two SIU crew mem­ bers, J. Mele (standing) and A. Melino, look over the damages incurred by their vessel. Left. Brother Melino stands over damaged area. Side was stove in about 10 feet. The crew of the Rutgers Vic­ tory worked feverishly all night after the collision. The Skipper and the Coast Guard complimented the men for their work in stretching a life chain, and preventing further damage, reports Blackie Cardullo. Agent at Marcus Hook. 'Ropeyam' Uses His HeadI But (t) So Does BUlygoat Dear Ed; Well, Ed, I know that you are really going to be shocked when you find out that the writer is someone else other than"Ropeyarn-the genuine" but Ropeyarn is a bit under the weather, so here goes at my worst. Now Ed, don't think that old "second-hand-guy" rope, has kicked the bucket. Nothing like that Ed. You know his old hide is too tough for that, he has just met with a slight accident and am sure that he will be back pretty soon. It seems according to Rope's own story that he some how got the idea that the strike was over and that it was time to cele­ brate. Now Ed you know how Rope celebrates. He don't drink nice red soda water, or adam's apple; Rope drinks the old hard liquor with no chaser. Now Ed, Rope tells me that he run into a lamp post, but I heard several other versions of the stofy and according to them it wasn't no lamp post at all. One feller told me that Old Rope was wandering around in a gin-mill where some of those JUSTAMlMUIB. CfDDI-ES! 1 FEELASHtKER COMING ON! Brother Bause Asserts It Was A Lucky Day He Came To The Seafarers For A Tripcard Dear Editor: once Ship's Delegate, and I know tains an office on the fifth floor It has been a long time since that all difficulties on any ship of this hospital They are very I last wrote a letter to the Log. can be handled by the delegates active in giving men something but now I feel that a letter con­ on board, for they were elected to do, and Brothers, the things cerning the activities here at the because they carried the confi­ they donate for the benefit of dis­ Staten Island Marine hospital is dence of the members of their de­ abled seamen are not of the dime store variety of two other well necessary. This letter speaks for partments. It is the duty of any SIU Bro­ known organizations you and I several SIU men laid up here and we all wish to thank our ther to accept the job as delegate donated many a dollar to. The brothers for the increase of Hos­ on board a ship. Some says it's DAR doesn't collect money from trouble, but it isn't. It is merely any one. In behalf of three SIU pital benefits. the fulfillment of your pledge men confined on the fifth floor in As usual the SIU leads again. v/hen you were obligated. As a this hospital I gratefully join To you Brothers who are sailing matter of fact it is an honor to them in saying "Thank you DAR; now, you may not think that a represent the SIU. You have it is so nice to be remembered.' dollar is important, but in here, tremendous power behind you, all William Bause after many months of confine­ you are asked to do is to repre­ ment, it is just the difference of Marine Hospital "to be or not to be" and there­ sent your organization honestly Staten Island fore we, the SIU men of B-5 ward and intelligently. (Editor's Note: Brother Bause of this institution wish to thank THANKS is a bit premature in his thanks the SIU, the Log, and Brother I would like to ask you to Joe Volpian for their untiring ef­ print a word of thanks to the for increased Hospital Benefits. forts to make our stay a little DAR. This organization main- Members are presently voting on the Resolution. Results will be easier, and letting us know that announced as soon as possible we have not joined the ranks of REYES TIPS after voting ends. Dec. 31.) the forgotten men. I One can find forgotten men HIS HAT here, plenty of them, men that TO THE SIU DECK GANG PAYS belong to no union, men with problems but no one to help Deu Editor: them. Some of these men didn't "We did it again, so it is with 'FEARLESS' BOSUN know about unions, while others pleasure that I extend my con­ speak of union dues as nonsense. gratulations to all the members Dear Edilor: "Why pay for the privilege to and officials of our great Union, In behalf of the former Deck work," they say. These men are for the wonderful job done dur­ Department of the SS Ranier, we known as freeloaders, and indeed ing the 1946 General Strike. wish to express our thanks to they are, for they are only inter­ one of the best Bosuns we ever I understand that none of our ested in the benefits' of the union. sailed with. He is A1 "Shorty" members suffered for anything. "When a man accepts any benefits, "Van Dyke of Philadelphia. he who accepts an obligation as They had lots of food, and they We are" turning this scow over a good union man is aware of it had a place to sleep, in fact those to another outfit. We have left on the food committee were paid and fulfills his obligations. for their services. I hope that everything in good condition and LUCKY DAY everyone was satisfied and is clean, but before we scatter to It was indeed a lucky day for ready to fight against the ship­ the four corners of the Stqtes we me when I decided to turn my owners or Washington bureau­ wish to say that we hope we may MCS book in for an SIU tripcard crats if the day comes again. sail again with a man who isn't in the Philly Hall. Since then I Everytime we strike and win afraid of phony mates—that man have sailed good ships with good means better conditions and more is "Shorty." crows and believe it or not no dough in our pockets, so hats off Former Deck Gang beefs and no disputes. I have to the SIU and a job well done. SS Ranier beetr Department Delegate and Juan Rayes Beaumont. Texas young fellers who are graduates of a famous school for training seaman, and while in his cups made a few impolite remarks about the value of their old col­ lege. Well, Ed, from the best I can find out some feller sorter took exceptions to Old Rope and closed one of his eyes. Anyway Ed, Rope's got a black eye and I don't believe from the looks of it that he run into any lamp post. However, there is an­ other version which sounds somewhat plausible. Another feller has it that old Rope was seen stepping around with a dame who owned a billy goat, and this dame also has a husband who is a. wee bit jealous. Well, this was a little bit puz­ zling to me at first, as to how a dame with a billy goat and a jealous husband had anything to do with old Rope getting skinned up. But after hearing the story, Ed, I soon seen how they both fitted in. It seems that according to this version that after Rope and this dame had several rounds of drinks, they decided to retire to the lady's apartment for a night cap. Well Ed, you know old Rope he always was great on these night caps, especially if there was a good looking lady to "nightcap-with." Rumor has it, Ed, that this lady had brought out her pet bil­ ly goat for old Rope to admire. SOME SHOWOFF Old Rope wanting to show his prowness to the lady, and pretty drunk too, decided to butt heads with the biUy goat, and of course, Ed, after looking at old Rope you can easil>- see that the billy goat won. Damned if Old Rope can't think of some dumb things to do. So here is another version Ed, and it sounds like it might be pretty much the truth. Friend husband decided to re­ turn from sea right suddenly and visit friend wife, and see how her and friend billy goat was pro­ gressing and just happened to walk in on old Rope, friend wife and friend billy goat. GET HEADS TOGETHER Well Ed, from what I can learn, friend husband and friend billy goat both decided to show old Rope how to really butt and friend husband and friend billy goat proceeded to give him a two­ fold demonstration. Old Rope pleads not guilty to the goat version, Ed, and still sticks to the lamp story, so I guess that since he is the victim we'll have to take his word. I asked old Rope if he cared to do a little night-capping with one of them Arkansas kicking mules the other day. Just to pass the time away. Well Ed, old Rope said it was a damned lot safer to night-cap with a kicking mule than with a drunken damsel and a billy goat plus a jealous hus­ band. "AL" TRIBUTE TO • '• /I' 'NAMES OF MEN IN MARINE HOSPITALS' PUZZLES LAKES BROTHER I am now in the marine hospital and I will be leaving soon for home. I just finished reading the Seafarers Log and I saw your notice about having the Log sent to a home address. WiH you please see that I get one each week? By the way, how is it you don't put in the Log the names of seamen who are "in the hospital here in Chicago? Joseph Hutches Answer:—Your name has been placed on the mailing list. Brother Hutches. With regards to your question, the answer lies in the fact that the Seafarers Log is the official organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, and lists of the men hospitalized are forwarded to the Log by those Port Agents. However, whenever we re­ ceive names of men in Lakes district hospitals we gladly publish them. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Pags Fsariesn Friday, Norember IS, 194S Amateur Spies OrganlzeAgalnst Trade Unions Steamboat Came Across A Few Characters In His SeafaringCareer, And How! By "STEAMBOAT" O'DOYLE Louis Goffin is dead right when he says the characters one meets are what makes a seaman's life worthwhile. Somehow one meets funnier, crazier, happier guys on ships than one can any­ where else. "PAINT POT" McGEE Who remembers "Paint Pot" McGee, Chief Engineer of the old Arion? This guy used to have the whole Black Gang painting the engine room at once, and him going faster than any of them. He was never satisfied with the effect achieved, and as soon as one coat was finished he would start everybody off with another color. He averaged nine coats a trip. Nothing could have sunk that ship, the paint was too thick. "Paint Pot" used to paint over everything in the way. Everytime the Deck Engineer laid his toolbox down he picked it up a diffrent color. Finally it got so heavy he couldn't lift it. After a while the price of paint went up and the company had to let old "Paint Pot" go. CAPTAIN STARDUST West Coast sailors will remem­ ber Captain Stardust, so called because he allegedly navigated the ship by astrology. Before the Hiring Hall put a crimp in his zodiac, he would ask the date of jmur birth, get out his charts and crystal ball, and God help you if you were born under the wrong sign. Once he refused to take a ship into port because the stars weren't favorable. Another time Venus must have been exerting an undue influence because in­ stead of Italy, he landed in Trini­ dad. CAPTAIN BOW-WOW The famous Captain Bow-Wow should not be forgotten either. This character was a dog fancier and his mutts won prizes at all kennel shows. That was okay, but he used to take his kennels DOESN'T tain Bow-Wow pay it all out of his own pocket. Finally a desperate crew let all liis dogs overboard one night. At least that's what Captain BowWow said. Of course the crew in­ dignantly denied it. Anyway, the dogs were gone. Maybe the cook knew something about it. SHIPBOARD SEANCE Peisonally, I will never forget a spiritualist I once shared a foc'sle with. I don't mind if he believed in communicating with the dead, but when he started holding his seances in my foc'sle I got nervous. He used to lean SAOREBLEU! THIS ISA VOGS out the porthole at night talking to some imaginary character named "Kelly," whom he thought was following the ship. Pretty soon "Kelly" was being blamed for everything that went wrong. One night the Mate tried to take the ship up a mountain and even the Captain blamed the troubles on this nautical gremlin. Finally the spooks got so bad the lookouts were afraid to go up on the bow at night. The cook had a silver spoon hanging on his door to keep out the ghosts, and the whole ship had the jitters. One night an Oiler put on one of the old rubber zoot-suits, with strips of luminous tape pasted on it for bone.s. In the dark he glowed and lit up like the orig­ inal walking skeleton. He sneak­ ed onto the boat deck with it and sent the whole watch running out of the wheelhouse screaming gibberish. 'What a trip that was! When we got back we were all ready for Bellevue overcoats. Then there was the Skipper who played the piccolo—but the Log wouldn't print that one. Call me up sometime and I'll tell it to you on the phone. Where Do You Fit In This Picture? Have you ever wondered to sea with him. Every ship he where you fit into the national rode the carpenter had to spend wealth picture? If so, you can all trip building doghouses on quit worrying right now, for here the poopdeck. These seagoing are the latest figures: dogs couldn't tell the difference 1,114 are multimillionaires between a ventilator and a fire 12,085 are millionaires hydrant, so after a while the 22,735 are worth $500,000 or deck was rich enough to grow over ten foot of corn. 49,405 are worth $250,000 or The arguments Captain Bow- over Wow had with guys who couldn't 117,549 are worth $100,000 or sleep when his menagerie began over baying at the moon became fa­ 505,230 are worth $50,000 or mous. Once on a long trip, some over of his pups had pups, then the 717,932 are worth $25,000 or pups had pups. We had an AB over walking them two hours a day 1,308,275 are worth $5,000 or on the afterdeck. Of course the over guy put in for overtime which Looks as though we are deamounted to several hundred finitely the majority—^the rest of bucks. The company made Cap-us. By JOE VOLPIAN only suggestion the writer can make in their case is to continue sailing in wder to build up five years sea time. Recent attempts to legalize the entry of alien sea­ men in certain cases died in com­ mittee in Congress. 2. Seamen who have made a legal entry, that is, who have a ifaident visa, may build up their fuieigii flag Veasels. These men who have been our five year period by a combina­ shipmates through the bitter hos­ tion of sailing time and residence tilities of the late war ai'e now on the beach in the United States. 3. Men who did not make a le­ faced with the stringest peace­ time regulations governing imrhi- gal entry into the country have gration and naturalization, and in many cases married women their war heroism seems to be who are United States citizens. These men are privileged to ap­ completely forgotten. As early as 1906, Congress en­ ply at any office of the Depart­ acted legislation with special ment of Immigration for pre-exconsideration for seafaring men. arhination, that is, the same ex­ It was recognized that their oc^ amination that would be given cupation, in all justice, required in a foreign country when ap­ that they be considered in a plying for a visa and their en­ class different from their lubber­ try can be legalized. 4. Men who made a legal en­ ly brothers as far as residence try and who have married Amer­ is concerned. ican citizens. Such aliens after a NO DECLARATION two year period, may apply for The law provides that a per­ their final papei's. son who has served honorably or The question uppermost in the with good conduct for an aggre­ minds of aliens sems to be "Can gate period of at least five years I ship out on a coastwise ship?" on board of any vessel of the The answer is that coastwise and United States Government (other intercoastal ships require 50 per than in the United States Navy, cent citizens or more and may Marine Corps or Coast Guard), carry up to 50 per cent aliens or on board vessels of more than who made legal entry into the 20 tons burden which are not United States. foreign vessels, and whose home If, however, the vessel is sche­ port is in the United States, may duled to touch a foreign port first, be naturalized without having such as Havana, she may carry resided in the United States for up to 50 per cent aliens without at least five years and in the legal entry. 'Vessels under for­ State in which the petition for eign articles require 50 per cent naturalization is filed, for at least or more citizens and up to 50 per six months. However, the peti­ cent aliens, legal or illegal. tion must be filed while the alien The past couple of months have is in the service on a reinlistment, been a trying period for Alien reappointment or reshipment or seamen who are only allowed 29 within six months after an hon­ days stay on the beach in the orable discharge or separation United States. Strikes, and lock­ therefrom. Service with good outs have prevented them from conduct on the vessels described complying with the letter of the above may be proved by certi­ Immigration Laws. 'We have ficates from the Masters of such been informed by various Immi­ vessels. No declaration of intention or gration officials that no attempt certificate of arrival or residence is being made to enforce the 29 within the jurisdiction of the dej/ period as they recognize court is required. At least two that these men could not go to citizens of the United States are sea. However, these men are required as verifying wtnesses. warned to ship out as early as The petitioner shall continually possible. It is the opinion of the writer reside in the United States for qj that taken all in all, the Immigra­ least five years and in the State tion Authorities will give favor­ in which the petition is filed for able consideration to bona fide at least six months immediately preceding the filing of the peti­ seamen insofar as the law per­ tion, if his service terminated mits. Prospects of passage of legisla­ more than six months before the tion to legalize the enry of for­ date of filing the petition for na­ eign seaman who began sailing turalization, but any service time American ships after the period shall be considered as residence of hostility began on Sept. 1, within the United States or the 1939, is extremely dim. State. Periods of service shall be These men are advised to make proved by authenticated copies every effort to obtain a visa from of records of the,departments hav­ the American Consul in foreign ing custody of the records of ports in order to legalize their such service. entry. Briefly, the meat in the above paragraphs is that an alien sea­ man, after the five year aggrogate period required, may apply immediately for his "second pa­ If you don't find linen pers." He skips the filing of when you go aboard your "first papers," the term common­ ship< notify the Hall at once. ly applied to the Declaration of A telegram from Le Havre or Intention. Singapore won't do you any Four major classes come to good. It's your bed and you mind: have to lie in it. 1. Aliens who have not made legal entry into the country. The Another problem arising out of the late war was in one involving immigration and naturalization of seamen. It arose due to the fact that, in the early days of the war, critical shortage of rated men necessitated issuance of American seaman's papers to men who had been sailing on AnENTION! .. ski The United States will soon have a star-spangled unofficial version of Russia's infamous NKVD, and Hitlerite GJermany's Gestapo, if a one-time army col­ onel, Sidney Morgan of Washing­ ton, has his snooping way. Morgan heads up the recently formed Military Intelligence As­ sociation, a nation-wide organi­ zation of ex-Army intelligence men, whose operations are to serve as a link in the Army's ex­ panding spy and counter-spy network. Thus far, this fascist-modeled agency is said to be unofficial in character, but it is reported that Major Gen. S. J. Chamberlain, War Department director of in­ telligence and chief of the Army's intelligence service is studying the setup with a view of granting it official reqpgnition and sup­ port. The American Gestapo, which already has several hundred members attached to chapters in 12 cities, lists among its longrange objectives: "Better prepa­ ration for service; a better in­ formed citizenry; a stronger, wiser nation." The real threat of the organi­ zation lies in the announced plan of its leaders, who have pointed out plainly that the spy associa­ tion is determined to keep the War Department informed on persons and organizations who might betray the nation in time of war. Thus is revealed the real pur­ pose of the outfit, for their plan includes labor unions, and lead­ ers thereof; in fact, any group which might disagree with offi­ cial government policy. The operations of the reaction­ ary spies will not be confied to war, however, and have an air of definite immediacy. The MIA is already di-awing up a series of bulletins describ­ ing in full the organizations which it considers to be "ene­ mies." In this category will fall all bona-fide activities, such as la­ bor unions, etc., which do not meet with the approval of the reactionaries. Should the Administration in Washington fail to stamp out this incipient fascist threat quickly and cleanly, the future for lib­ erty and freedom-loving Ameri­ cans will be dark and stormy. The Patrolmen Say— (Conthmed from Pa^c 8) the Masters, Mates and Pilots we had to go aboard and tell the old rum pot that the MM&P were on strike and he would have to get off or be thrown off. He belly ached a little and said .that | he didn't know that there was a strike being called. That is the hell of being along side of a dock in New York. You are cut off from all civilization. The pride of | the 'Von Stueban only gets his j communiques from the bottle's j mouth so how was he to know. Well, he got off and the last j I saw of him he was reeling, along South Street and he wasn't looking for the Staten Island | Ferry. Johxmi* Johnston I �Friday,-HoTember 15,: 1946 T H E S E A 'E.4 R ERS LOG ~Page Fiflesa BULLETIN Roving Seafarer Takes Sampling Of Small Businessmen's Opinions Of Trade Unions NEW ORLEANS INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Black Gang SS Del Santos—$6.00. Clarence Umberger, $1.00; Ignace Decarau*. $1.00; Frank E. Shimelfinig, $1.00; Louis Tuckfield, $1.00; Allen Voorhees, $1.00; Victor Kocurek, $1..00; Fastino, Torres. $1.00; Chris Edmonds, $1.00; James Crone, $1.00; Louis Arena, $1.00; Thomas Cook.sey. $1.00; W. J. Legen. $1.00. NEW YORK SS CAPE HATTERAS V. Diperi, $1.00; L. Mulero, $1.00; C. K. Yates, $1.00; F. Piccolo, $1.00; O. P. Oakley, $1.00. SS E. SCRIPPS A. P. Stearns, $1.00; F. J. Gruffis, $1.00; F. Jenkins, $1.00; W. D. Sawyer, $1.00; C. A. Mosley, $2.00; R. R. Lee. $1.00; E. Parkman, $1.00. SS LAREDO VICTORY H. Wykosky, $1.00; E. J. Butkowzki. $5.00; R. 1.. Robertson, $I 00; S Man gold. $1.00. SS A. G. BELL L. O'Neal, $5.00; E. Mislosky. $2.00; J. F. Boyle, $2.00; B. Agol, $2.00; Orual Burks. $2.00; J. Buhia, Jr.. $2.00; E. J. Sakon, $2.00; E. L. Merril, $2.00; J. R. Nolette, $2.00; S. Williamson, $2.00; M. Messina, $5.00; J. M. Palozzolo. $5.00; W. A. Meyer, $5.00; N. A. St, ,\ubin. $5.00; J. E. Gaghe, $5 00; C. L. Rittcr, $5.00; R. D. Peterson, $5.00; W. A. Gunther, $3.00; L. D. Yoder, $2.00; H. D. Dell'Orfano, $10.00; George Gentry, $5.00; William C. Salie, $5.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS J. M. Sadler, $4.00; E. F. Howell, $1.00; D. Blonstein, $1.00; P. J. Dattalo. $1.00; A. J. LaSala, $1.00; E. W. Weiss. $1.00; D. Karasek, $2.00. MONEY DUE CHARLES GLOVER Charles Glover, Second Cook on Tanker Hart Erie, there is money due you being held at the SIU Baltimore Hall. 4 i, SS THOMAS GREGORY . (Voyage No.' 7) Money due the followihg has been mailed out to the addresses listed on the ship's articles. B. W. Talley, 25 hrs.; R. Verdeflor, 4 hrs.; G. A. Nott, $1.00; A. Seidl, $1.00; J. Higgins, $1.00; F. White, $1.00; G. Perry, $1.00; O. Johnson, $1.00, 5 hrs,; C. E. Larson, $1,00; F. Jennell, $1.00; R, Bradley, $1,00; N. Dodash, $1.00. PERSONALSFRED BARRETT Fred Barrett, Steward from Ore Steamship Company, con­ tact Engine Patrolman Masterson at Baltimore in reference to rebate of money. 45 ft JOHNNY BALIDAY Get in touch with Spider Korolia, c/o New Orleans Hall. He wishes to locate his sea bag left in your foc'sle on the SS Robert G. Ingersoll. i 4" • FRANK MANUEL NILLAR Get in touch with Spider Korqlia, c/o New Orleans Hall. He wishes to write you. I;' ^" (Continued from Page 6) been farming for 25 years in this state. Two of the mangiest looking hounds I have ever seen were watching him mend a fence, when I asked him what he thought about labor unions. He replied that he had a son, Ed, who had joined a union shortly after the war started be­ cause he couldn't have worked unless he belonged. But the union benefited farmer Jones and his neighbors. The wages his son received enabled him to give money home, and Mr. Jones pur­ chased needed tools, equipment and horses that he couldn't have gotten otherwise. NO TIME "My boy got good wages, sumpin us folks hain't used to down in these parts," he said. What about all these strikes going on? Mr. Jones didn't know there were any strikes at the moment, so we told him about the waterfront strikes. He re­ plied that farmers had so many of their own crucial problems in trying to eke out a living they didn't have time to think about anything else. Questioned about the benefits of government aid to farmers, Mr. Jones answered they have helped some, but "by the time a feller filled out all his forms and got the money from Washington, the crabgrass done tuck his crop." Labor unions are okay because "they help a fellow that gonna work fer wages," said farmer Jones. So we asked him what he thought of a union for farmers. "I'll tell ya suthin'," he said, "a farmer aint a body that works fer wages, he's a sorta two by four business man and now and Notice! Retroactive pay for the follow­ ing ships have been completed and can be collected at the com­ pany offices. MORAN TOWING AND TRANS. CO. 17 Battery Place, New York The Fallhead Blackrock Burnt Island Farallon Fire Island Montawk Point Pidgeon Point SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS Reinhold Richler • Robin Wentley Mary Bickerdyke Robin Sherwood Charles W. Stiles Francis Marion Joseph Emery Koloa Victory then hasta hire nuther feller fer wages, and this being the case it mightint work out so good. HUNGRY HOUNDS "Though I wouldn' be opposed ifen I thought it would do any good," he added as we wound up the interview. Dark was falling at this point and ye roving scribe had memor­ ies of several other bad-looking hounds that he passed on his way out here, and not having any extra change to have a piece of flesh grated back on my leg in case I met with these leg-chewing mongrels, I decided to light a shuck back to the bright lights uf tlie city of West Monroe. Tycoon Flays Big BusinessAnd He Knows CHICAGO (LPA) — The ivory soap that Charles Luckman^ pres­ ident of Lever Bros. Co., manu­ factures may be 99 44/1007P pure but as far as the Natl. Associa­ tion of Manufacturere is concern­ ed Luckman is a stinker. The overtime payroll has not To the acute dismay of dele­ yet been set up, but is expected to be ready for payment in the gates to the annual convention of the Super Market Institute near future. here, Luckman gave industry as ft 4. ft a whole the worst tongue-lashing EASTERN SS LINES it has received in years from an % ft ft SS Calvin Austin executive in its own ranks. Rep­ SS Josiah Bartlett resenting a firm with an annual AMERICAN LIBERTY STEAM SS WilUam Beyan SHIP CORPORATION sales volume of $200,000,000, SS James G. Blaine 75 West Street, New York Luckman blasted industry's re­ SS John Henry SS Albert S. Burleson actionary role as no one has in SS Samuel Johnston SS Cecil N. Bean SS Herman Melville recent years outside of organized SS George G. Crawford SS Eugene E. O'Donnell labor. SS Halton R. Carey SS William Phips SS Stephen W. Gambrill Reviewing industry's record, SS Walter E. Ranger SS Otis E. Hall Lever charged, "We declared war SS Claymont Victory SS Webb Miller on collective bargaining. We op­ SS Francis Amasa Walker SS Walter Kidde posed increased taxes for educa­ SS Jesse H. Metcalf SS John La Farge tion. We fought health and safe­ SS Smith Victory SS Charles H. Lanham ty ordinances. We battled child SS Stephen G. Porter SS Thomas W. Gregory labor legislation. We yipped SS Joseph N. Dinand SS Joseph I. Kemp against minimum wage laws. We SS Lincoln Victory SS Robert S. Lovett struggled against unemployment SS Augustus P. Loring insurance. We decried social se­ SS Robert Treed ft ft ft curity and currently we are kick­ SS Speurtanburg Victory ROBIN LINE ing the stuffing out of proposals SS Gaien L. Stone 39 Cortlandt St.. New York to provide universal sickness and SS Edward L. Logan accident insurance. SS Robin Doncaster ^ SS Lou Gehrig SS Clovis Victory "We did all these things," con­ Payment commences Novem­ SS Louis Joliet tinued Luckman as delegates ber .25. Collect at Boston office, SS James Harlan 40 Central Avenue, or New York squirmed in their seats, "without SS Flagstaff Victory making one single constructive office. Pier 25, North River. SS Antonin Dvorak suggestion which would assure SS Oscar Underwood the American people of our de­ SS Oriental sire to achieve the same I'esults San Juan Hall SS Finley Peter Dunne for them qn a basis which would SS George H. Dern be more businesslike and less po­ The address of the Puerto SS Nicholas Biddle litical. We did all these things Rico Branch has been changed SS Charles M. Conrad and today we wonder why peo­ from 45 to 252 Ponce de SS Francis N. Blanche! ple don't like big business and Leon Avenue, Stop 5, Pta. de SS Charles Paddock why it is necessary to start cam­ Tierra, San Juan, P. R. SS Cooper Union Victory paigns to save free enterprise SS Ira Nelson Morris from the damnation v-wows." SIU HALLS BALTIMORE 14 North Cay St. Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St, Boudoin 4458 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 CHARLESTON 68 Society St Phone 3-36S0 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 CLEVELAND . . 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Main 0147 CORPUS CHRIST! ..1824 Mesquite St. Corpus Christ! 3-1509 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose 4110 GALVESTON 30554 22nd St. 2-8448 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. HOUSTON 1515 75th Street Phone Wentworth 3-3809 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 MARCUS HOOK 1'/, W. 8th St. Chester 5-3110 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 330 Churtrcs St. Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Phone LOmbard 3-7651 PORT ARTHUR 445 Austin Ave. Phone: 2-8532 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St, Douglas 54/5-8363 SAN JUAN, P. R. . . 252 Ponce dc Loon San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. M-132.3 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Vlvd. Terminal 4-3131 VICTORIA. B. C 602 Boughtan St. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. CHIEF STEWARD WISHES SUCCESS TO MARCUS HOOK Dear Editor: Enclosed you will find minutes of a meeting held aboard the SS Plattsburg. If you find them worthy to give us a little space in the Log we will all be very ap­ preciative. The old saying is that we are just one big happy family, well that just about covers it as we are getting along just swell and having a very pleasant trip and hope that we get back by Xmas. My main reason for writing this letter is that I want to say a few things about our hall in Marcus Hook. I have been run­ ning in and out of Marcus Hook and Philadelphia for a yeai- and a half now on tankers and as you know we keep on the go and need men in a hurry sometimes. The Marcus Hook HaU has not failed us since it was setup. Through the Log. let me again wish Blackie and the Marcus Hook Hall every success in the coming years, and may they conr tinue to prosper. A. 'W. Gowder. Chief Steward �Page Sixleea THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, November 15, 1946 r Mf''--:- WIN fOft yOURStl}f($ THE HIGH WA6C$ AND 5HIP6CAKD CONDITION; "WATTHE INtceNAHONAl UNION WON FORIHE DRTCARSO ^MEN i I; 1; tP' mr j''\ SEETHE TANKER OR6ANIZING COMMITTEES IN: • PORT ARTHUR* HOUSTON • • <5AIVESION*N^OR1£ANS •/MARCUS HOOK* NEW TORK • |;i'. - If .. , - '''• , -I" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource November 15, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 46 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: NMU DELAYS ELECTION IN CITIES SERVICE AS TANKERMEN FAVOR SIU U.S. SEAMEN ARE NOW SUBJECT TO CHINESE LAWS SEAFARER SOON FINDS OUT WHY TANKERMEN NEED SIU FEEDING GOES ON TIMES MAY BE TOUGH BUT 360 FIRMS GAINED 70 PERCENT IN PROFITS THE JOB TO BE DONE NMU MAN GETS LESSON IN LABOR DEMOCRACY--THE COMMUNIST KIND DETROIT HALL IS THE FOCAL POINT FOR ORGANIZING HIGH FOOD PRICES MAKE RECENT LABOR GAINS WORTH JUST NOTHING ROVING SEAFARER TAKES SAMPLING OF SMALL BUSINESSMEN'S OPINIONS OF TRADE UNIONS GALVESTON'S MARINE HOSPITAL IS AS BAD AS THE REST OF THEM VICTORY OVER FASCISM ABROAD DOES NOT END LABOR'S HARD FIGHT NEW LAUNCH SERVICE ARRANGED FOR SEAFARERS IN PUERTO RICO CORPUS CHRISTI BACK AT WORK EASTERN AND ALCOA MAKE PLANS TO EXPAND INTO PASSENGER TRADE SEAFARERS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS WITH TANKERMEN IN MARCUS HOOK CHI SHIPPING IS STILL FAIR ISTHMIAN NEEDS SPEEDY CHANGES, SAY TWIN FALLS VICTORY CREWMEN VETS' GROUP CHARGES U.S. COMMUNISTS WITH EXPLOITING GIS' NEEDS FOR PARTY LINE BLACK GANG CHARGES FIRST WITH AGREEMENT VIOLATION SIU TRIPCARDER DROWNS OFF TRINIDAD SHORE LYMAN HALL MEN LAUD SIU FIGHT MESSMEN FLEE FURY OF HILTON'S HELL STEAMBOAT CAME ACROSS A FEW CHARACTERS IN HIS SEAFARING CAREER AND HOW! AMATEUR SPIES ORGANIZE AGAINST TRADE UNIONS WHERE DO YOU FIT IN THIS PICTURE? Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/15/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log