http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/9b65f172b5d4ca6321418300b323b3b1.PDF a4b0c5b6832649147b1eb2bd0da450fb PDF Text Text m Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 10. 1947 VOL. IX. No. 2 SlU Asks Recognition As Bargaining Agent For Tidewater Seamen COUNTING THE VOTES NEW YORK—Representation of a substantial ma­ jority of the 254 unlicensed men employed on tankers op­ erated by the Tidewater Associated Oil Company was claimed this week by the Seafarers International Union when it petitioned the National Labor Relations Board -r-'-TA Hard at work counting the votes cast in the election for 1947 officials, the camera catches the Balloting Ccmmitice on the Fifth Floor of the Ne v York HalL Left to right, standing. Isaac Miller and Louis Salvatore, Seated, Sam Luttrell: Hi I Higgs, Bob Jones, and Bob Hillman. P&O Signs New Contract^ With SiU; SS Florida Sails dustry, barring none. P&O immediately resumed pre-war operation, and the SS Florida has already started on the first trip from Miami to Cuba. A new SIU Hall has been es­ tablished in Miami, under the supervision of Acting Agent Charles Starling, The new contract is to remain in effect until September 30, 1947, and can be automatically renewed each year unless any party to the agreement gives notice of its desire to amend or terminate the contract. This notice must be given at least sixty days prior to the expiration date of the con­ tract. Nine holidays are lecognized by the Company, and if VE day NEW YORK, January 9—The or VJ day are observed as nat­ complete tallying of what is al­ ional holidays, they will be added ready known to be the greatest to the list. Any day that is a recognized number of votes ever cast in an holiday for longshoremen in con­ SIU election was finished late to­ tinental United States ports shall day by the Ballot Tallying Com­ also be counted as holidays for mittee, elected at the last New the crew while in that particular York membership meeting. The port. results of this election will de­ The only significant changes termine the officers of the Atlan­ between the contract signed by tic and Gulf District for 1947. This tally, plus a report of the Missi.ssippi and the one signed by activities of the committee, will P&O are in the wages of Bosun, be submitted to the next mem­ Carpenter, Chief Steward, and bership meeting on Wednesday, Second Steward. Under the P&O agreement, the Bosun will receive January 15. The members of the committee $225.00 per month, the Carpenter are: Deck Dept., Sam Luttrell, $225.00, the Chief Steward $325, Bob Hillman; Engine Dept., Bob and the Second Steward $220.00. The Union Negotiating Com­ Jones and Louis Salvatoi-e; Stewmittee which won these new ards Dept., Isaac Miller, Bill Higgs. Although the final results were' gains consisted of John Hawk, not obtainable, the committee Secretary-Treasurer; J. P. Shuler, states that more votes were cast Assistant Secretary - Treasurer; in this eelction than in any pre­ and Robert Matthews, Engine vious balloting for officers in the Department Special Representa­ tive. history of the SIU. NEW YORK —Culminating negotiations that began more than a month ago, this week a contract was signed between the Seafarers International Union, and the Peninsular and Occiden­ tal Steamship Company, covering wages, manning scales, and work­ ing conditions for the Deck, En­ gine, and Stewards Departments. This agreement is very similar to the Mississippi passenger ship contract which, as is well known, is the best in the maritime in- SIU Vote Tally Ends; Committee To Report To Branch Meetings Isthmian Meeting NEW YORK. January 9— The informal meeting sched­ uled for Wednesday. January 8. between the SIU. the NMU and the Isthmian Steamship Company, has been post­ poned. Instead all the parties will meet today at the New York offices of the National Labor Relations Board. The LOG will have gone to press before the results of that meeting can be obtained, so all information coming out of the conference will be car­ ried in next week's Seafarers LOG. for an election in that conipany.*The petition was filed on Jan­ uary 3, 1947, and requested thai a poll be taken of the unlicensed employes, not including Pursers or Radio Operators, to determine a bargaining Agent for the men. This move climaxes an organizing drive of five weeks duration. A majority of the men work­ NEW YORK—With but four ing on Tidewater tankers have hours remaining before the Sat­ already signed pledge cards auth­ urday midnight strike deadline, orizing the SIU to represent them, and now that the machin­ an agreement was reached be­ ery has been set in motion to tween the Tugboat operators and hold an election, it is expected the 2,800 New York Tugboatmen, that there will be a rush to sign averting a tie-up uf New York cards on the part of men who Harbor. have not done so as yel. The Union's committee, headed The petition to hold an elec­ by Captain William V. Bradley, tion in the Tidewater Associated President of Local 333, United Oil Company follows close on the Marine Division, ILA, hailed the heels of another petition filed with the NLRB in the case of the agreement as an important vic­ unlicensed personnel sailing the tory for the tugboat workers. The tankers of the Cities Seiwice Oil new agreement calls for the longfought for 40-hour week, 11 per­ Company. The move to force an election cent increase in pay, and time in the Tidewater Tankers was and a half for Saturday and initiated with a letter to the Sunday work. The new agreement, which (Continued on Page 6) will run for one year, was reach­ ed after nearij' ten hours of al­ most constant sessions in New York City Hall, and brought to an end negotiations which had been in progress .since early No­ vember. consisting of close of to six hun­ MEMBERSHIP VOTE dred pages, 1 took the matter up with our International President. While the new agreement must Harry Lundeberg. We discussed still be ratified by the memberhaving it analyzed by a compe- ship, it was regarded as acceptable to the rar^k and file. tent attorney on maritime laws Ballots will begin going out affecting seamen. We wanted this done in order that the Union to the membership Jan. 8, and would be well equipped to appear will be returned by Jan. 29. If before Congress to combat the accepted by the membership the shipowners' and bureaucrats' new wage increase will be retrosuggested revisions of the law, active to Jan. 1. and also to take up the seamen's The operators up until the last ideas on amending the laws af- meetings had stuck to their offer fecting them. j of ^ 44-hour week and an eight Brother Lundeberg approved percent increase, but as the time of my suggestions, and delegated ran out they brought up their me to go ahead. 1 offer until is was acceptable to the I committee representing Local I have started work on this al­ 333. ready, and I would appreciate The new agreement raises the suggestions in writing from any­ one of the members with respect wages aU along the line lifting to changes that are believed the lowest-paid deckhand to 96c necessary in the way of improv- an hour and the highest paid, Captains to $1.71 an hour. ing laws affecting seamen. SIU Takes Action To Prepare For Changes In Shipping Laws NEW YORK — Word has just been received from Secretai-yTreasurcr John Hawk, that an attorney is being retained to an­ alyze the proposed changes to the Federal Shipping Laws, changes which are now before the proper House of Representatives Com­ mittee in Washington. Brother lining the farers is rights of Hawk's statement, out­ action which the Sea­ taking to protect the seamen, follows: 1 was recently informed, in­ directly, that there is now before the House of Representatives, Committee on Revision of Laws, a preliminary draft of the pro­ posed revision and codification of the Federal Shipping Laws. WELL PREPARED I communicated with the Chair­ man of this Committee, request­ ing a copy of same. Upon receipt of this document. NXTugboatmen Win 40 Hr. Week; Tie-Up Averted �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. January 10. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Plib!/shed Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor J;f' At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. HAnover 2-2784 t 4. i 5. HARRY LUNDEBLRG ------- Presidci/t 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. p. O. Box 25, Station P, New York City Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. The Plain Facts There are few workingmen in the United States who ido not know that our Congress is controlled from top to bottom by industrialists and big business men. Although ,we elect the Congressmen, they rarely, if ever, represent us. If they are not already bound heart and soul to big business before they reach Washington, it does not take Itoo long for them to find out which side is the most profit•able, and they soon start dancing to the tune called by the men who control most of the wealth of this country. There are very few laws introduced in either House ,.pf Congress that are of real benefit to the workers. Instead, year after year, and bill after bill, we see special preference being given to those who are few in number, comparative­ ly, but who wield power far in excess of their size; Right now we see the way big business operates, chrough its willing servants in the Halls of Congress. For a long time the industrialists have been wanting to chop down the Wagner Act, and to take steps to out. law the closed shop. The National Association of Manu­ facturers has had these two items high up on its lists of ^things to be done for the past ten years. Now the Senate of the United States, and the House of Representatives, are starting the action to put through both of these changes. Hospital Patients When entering the hoBpftal notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Labor in the United States has worked hard and long These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, f.jd- the closed shop, and for the various provisions cmas reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging bodied in the Wagner Act. Yet, at the word from a group heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ' of men who want to grind down the workers so that they ing to them. can enjoy more power and better living for themselves, BALTIMORE HOSPITAL "CHIPS" ^EILSEN H. BELCHER the Congressmen are willing to take away the fruits of our MICHAEL LUCAS L. L. MOODY JR. THOMAS WADSWORTH long years of struggle. C. KOLSTE It is no secret that most of the bills which are intro<iuced in Congress, designed to limit labor, are drawn up by corporation lawyers and others skilled in battling against Labor. What is really horrible about the whole thing is that Congressmen are elected to protect il:e many, not the 'few. When a group of men who are the elected representa­ tive^' of 140,000,000 people go out of their way to do the bidding of a fraction of one percent of that number, then they lay themselves wide open to the charge of not carryfitig out the honorable duties that are expected of thern. The picture is now plainer than it ever was before. •'Big business maps the plans, and the members of Congrctss •carry out the dirty work. It will continue to work out that ,way until Labor is strong enough to match its strength against the power of big money. There is only one course open to Labor in the struggle ;to achieve such strength. All workers must be organized land the men who lick the boots of big business must not be allowed to continue in their mis-representation of the ^^ecent, hard-working people of the United States. PETER LOPEZ HARRY WALSH RUSSEL REDDERT JOHN DUDDKO SEBASTIAN AMENTA ORPHA JOHNSON JEFFERSON MORRISON EMILIO DI PIETRO FRANK DOLAN FRANCIS O'BRIEN JAMES DAVIS ERNEST TILLEY LOUIS SCHACKLEFORD CHARLES HAHN S. & 1 STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. L. EAKIN E. F. SPEAR P. J. WILKINSON R. G. MOSSELLER D. HUTCHINS M. J. QUINN W. B. MUIR J. S. WOOD W. G. H. BAUSE MOSES MORRIS J. GRIFFIN L. A. CORNWALL P. STEWART 4- i -i NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL H. G. DARNELL LIONEL ROTHERHAM J. W. DENNIS W. BROCE JR. E. J. RIVIERE J. P. BROOKS . JACINTO NAVARRO RALPH EWING CENTRAL MASON R. M. NOLAN JOE CAMBLOR JOHN (DUTCH) SERCU F. BURGLAND THOMAS BAIER EDWARD CUSTER KARL PETTERSSON E. B. BUCKLEY H. GRAY t t X SAN JUAN HOSPITAL P. FELECIANO E. LARKIN W. TROLLE B. AGUILAR F. APUNTE J. BERGERIA You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p. -m, (on Ist and 2nd floors.) NEPONSIT HOSPITAL LINDER CLARK J. FIGUEROA L. L. LEWIS H. SELBY H. BURKE J. S. CAMPBELL J. T. EDWARDS B. LUFLIN G. F. McCOMB E. FERRER R. BLAKE J. R. HENCHEY » » » BRIGHTON HOSPITAL H. SWIM E. JOHNSTON E. DUNPHY G. BONDI E. MAY E. DELLAMANO R. BAASNER G. VICKERY 4" ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL D. MCDONALD J, KOSLUSKY �Friday. January 10. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Rip Van Curran Finally Wakes Up; Finds NMU Officials Are Gemmles The most recent issue of thetNMU Pilot, dated January 3, 1947, contains some very revealing in­ formation for NMU members, in­ formation which they would al­ ready know by heart if they fol­ lowed the Seafarers Log. Joe Curran, president of the Communist line changes in this country during the past several By PAUL HALL NMU, and now engaged in an all- years may definitely be separated into three distinct periods. These out struggle for his job, has three periods in turn are related to certain policy changes laid down Curran's fight against the communist party in the National some plain facts to pass along in in Moscow, and concurred in by all commie front outfits or by any Maritime Union may yet prove to be of great help to the bona his column, "Passing the Word." outfits in any way controlled or dominated by the communist party. fide seaman. There is no question but that Curran is right in his For the first time since Joe has As proof, if further proof is needed, that the NMU has been con­ accusations that the top leadership of the NMU has been members been doing the bidding, and trolled by commie misleaders throughout these years, the record of of, and followers of, the communist party (the record proves that dancing to the tune of the com­ several NMU-commie functionaries is given so that it can be com­ easily, as a glance across the page will bear out), and that the munist party, he lashs out in pared with the Moscow line. CMU was a creation of the CP forces in maritime to consolidate print against the other members their hold on the smaller unions. of the NMU Executive Board. Hitler-Stalin Love Feast This was the period from August, 1939, until June 22, 1941—the Others connected in any way with As a result of the failure by the CP to capture maritime, we timeof the Hitler-Stalin love feast—during the life of the Nazithe waterfront, have known that have a right to take pleasure in the cracking of the CMU. The Soviet peace pact. At that time, the Moscow line opposed U. S. in­ Joseph Stack, NMU vice-presi­ AFL unions steadfastly refused to join or cooperate with it, be­ tervention into World War II, and classed it as an "imperialistic war." dent; Howard McKenzie, another cause we knew it for what it was: another attempt to control the The line was definitely anti-government and anti-Roosevelt at the vice-president; and Ferdinand maritime unions, just as was their first attempt, the west coast time, also anti-shipowner. Smith, national secretary, are ac­ Maritime Federation of the Pacific. Here's what Howard McKenzie, NMU Vice President, had to say tive members of the communist This is not to say that unity among all maritime unions is not party, and have been carrying out in the report of the National Council meetiqg appearing in the NMU necessary. As a matter of fact, it was never more needed that it the orders of the party in the Pilot of Jan. 26, 1940: "Another reason is that there are certain ele­ is today, with the threat of anti-labor legislation hanging over our NMU. ments in the present Administration in Washington which are trying heads, the proposed recodification of maritime laws, and the Coast to force this country into war ... It is our belief that these elements LISTEN, NOW Guard determined to exercise its coytrol over seamen^to mention in Washington advise the operators to take it easy and sign the Joe Curran has consistently de­ only a few. agreement. They still hope that if war is declared, they can hook the nied this, and has maintained union up to the war machine and destroy the hiring hall along with that his actions, and the actions First Real Chance wages." of all the other members of the Ferdinand Smith, NMU National Secretary, had this to say in Now that the disruptive CMU has been thoroughly discredited NMU executive board, have been for its raiding and political tactics, there is a great possibility that dictated solely by the desire to a Pilot article of February 9, 1940: "The manacing M-Day plan for for the first time there is a chance for real unity among all seamen strengthen the union. Listen to industrial mobilization, twin product of the War Department and labor-hating financiers, is ready for operation the minute war is based on a common program. what he has to say now. declai-ed. "They were in no position to Recently all maritime unions, AFL, CIO and independent, have -"Maritime workers, naturally, bear the brunt of any war-time been invited by Vincent J. Malone, president of the MFOWW, to to do so (criticize in a construc­ attacks on labor. Ouis is a basic, strategic industry. Our organiza­ meet in Washington to discuss joint action on problems affecting tive manner Curran's resignation tions are considered a menace to war profiteering (especiaUy in all seamen. It would be a great thing for the seamen if this ma­ from the CMU) because they munitions and shipping) and are bound to be the first victims of terialized. There is need for a move of this kind now. Action, and knew that the statement made by the drive on trade union rights." fast action at that, should be taken if any of us is to survive the myself was correct and that our Frederick Myers, former NMU Vice President and Field Or­ Union was in danger. The simple .attacks of the shipowners and the government bureaucrats. ganizer, stated in the Pilot of February 9, 1940: "We in Marine reason they did not, is because Let us not be super-optimists, however. Such a conference their loyalties and their motives object to the transfer of American vessels, the corruptness in the would not end jurisdictional lines between the various unions. This have not been for our Unioh Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, the Maritime Commis­ we know is impossible at this time. The lines are drawn too deeply first. They have openly made it sion's shipowner-policy. President Roosevelt's utter disregard for for us to throw aside overnight. clear on the floor that they spoke seamen obtaining social security and general welfare. We support We should be able, however, to unite on a specific program, officially as members of the com­ Lewis in condemning these Government officials who are more in­ and combat all common enemies: the shipowners, government bu­ munist party and for the com clined to make political porridge of the labor movement rather than to help better wages and working conditions and improve the con­ reaucrats and the communits party. One of the first things we have munist party." ditions of life of Labor in this country." to face with joint action is Coast Guard regulation, and unless we COMMIE POLICY do so we all stand a good chance to be enslaved by the hooligans. A few paragraphs further, Joe Pro-Govt. and Shipowner Period / goes back into the NMU record The second period was that which ran between the invasion of Four-Watch System during the war to prove that Ru.ssia by the Nazi.s on June 22, 1941 and the expulsion of Earl Next—if indeed it is not the first thing—is to coordinate the NMU policy was dictated by the Browder as head of the American communists in the early part of contract expiration dates of all seamen's unions, and then, going communist party all that time. 1946, to be replaced by William Z. Foster. This was a period of full He says, aU-out, by strike if necessary, for the four-wateh system. cooperation with the government, collaboration with the shipown­ "Just as two years ago when ers, and agitation for all-out war against the Nazis with full-support This type of program is a simple one around which all seamen Myers was vice-president,^ Mc­ could rally without going into the ticklish problem of jurisdictional Kenzie, Myers, and Smith at­ for Russia. Fi-ederick "Blackie" Myers stated in the N. Y. NMU meeting beefs. Just so long as there are unorganized outfits left, there will tempted to promote the idea that of March 12, 1942, "When we gave up our right to strike we did so naturally be some very hot beefs while organizing is going on. How­ the shipownei- was 'our friend' with the prime intention of guaranteeing to the nation that our ever, these beefs can be controlled and handled. and that we should not worry vessels were going to move, and that we were going to move them The big thing will be to show that seamen can and will unite about wage increase.s—the ship­ on schedule . . . The proposal we made today—whereby we would on a simple program against general, common enemies. In fact, owners would give them to us out establish a "Keep 'Em Sailing Board," composed of representatives we must write a working program or the entire propaganda of the of the goodness of their hearts. from the Unions and the operators and the government—would con­ communist party will be proven true—that only through the CP can That was the same time that the tribute the maximum effort toward working out a joint program to working unity be achieved. We must prove it to be what it is—a lie. communist party promoted col­ iron out all the wrinkles that now exist." laboration with the employers Howard McKenzie declared at the same New York meeting Eliminate Communist Party and so it had to be pushed into (March 12, 1942), "The first responsibility of every loyal American our Union." is to contribute his or her maximum contribution to winning the At the same time, definite steps should be taken, agreed to by All of the statements made by war. It is the duty of every patriotic American, it is the duty of all unions, to eliminate from maritime the communist party as an Curran about Stack, McKenzie, the shipowners as well as the Union." organized group. In the face of their terrible wartime record this Smith, Myers and others, are Later, in his report, McKenzie asserted, "We also proposed a should not be difficult to do. (rue, but nowhere does Curran joint statement with the shipowners that they join with the union It must be pointed out to all seamen that should the occasion admit that he accepted all of in supporting the government for an effective price control, ration­ arise, the commies will once again sell-out to the bosses, just as they these policies until the split over ing consumer commodities and eliminate war profiteering." did during the war, when—to give but one example—they whole­ the CMU. At a special New York membership meeting on July 7, 1941, heartedly supported Coast Guard dictatorship over seamen. One statement in Curran's col­ NMU National Secretary Ferdinand Smith, in discussing the NMITs The time has come when something can be done about these umn sticks out like a soi'e thumb statement of policy on the suddenly changed international situation, and the other enemies of maidtime workers. We should not let it to anyone who believes in trade said "I want it stated here, although some of you say we should not union democracy. Here is what get away from us. give any aid to the Soviet Union in particular, it is not a question of Curran has to say about the us, as a trade union, preserving our own interests, and our interests way decisions are made by of­ are the defeat of fascism. The defeat of the Soviet Union would only ficers of the NMU. This is from mean potential invasion by the forces of fascism." a report of the National Council Committees, and was suppressed CP Super Militancy Again from the membership: The third period, the one we are now in, called for the re­ "The records we examined surgence of CP super-militancy once again. After the collabora­ show that Vice-President Myers, tion of Browder, the CP decided that in order to capture the popu­ Vice-President McKenzie, and lar labor fancy once more that they would have to replace Browder Secretary Smith did make indi­ with the more militant Foster. So, the next line change. This one vidual decisions on organization, called for anti-bureaucracy, anti-shipowner policies, and pro-Sovietnegotiations and personal ques- ism, as usual. {Con tin lied on Page 6) (Covfinued on Page 4) Re<5ord Shows NMU Leaders Follow Changes In CP Line �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 10, 1947 Curran Finds NMU Leaders Are Commies WRAT ttwiiK (Continiied from Page 3) tions at Variance with union policy." The report further state.s that QUESTION:—In your opinion, what was the greatest SIU victory during 1946? ". . . The New York Agent, Joe Stack, had on occasions exceeded FRANK DUNKLEY, Cook: CLIFFORD BROWN. FOW; his authority as agent and taken All the victories last year were As far as I am concerned, and unto himself responsibilities I think this goes for most sea­ important. That includes the new which properly belonged to the men, the new contracts are the contracts, the General Strike, the national officials." most important single victory the victory over the WSA Compe­ NOT RED-BAITING Union won all last year. It meant tency Cards, and the way we Curran makes the very good Kliiii quite a big increase in wages, and stopped the commies every time. point that in the past, in the also better conditions. For years Don't forget the way the SIU NMU, it has been difficult to seamen have been sailing under took the lead in setting up the criticize the officials who follow­ poor conditions, and with wages AFL Maritime Trades Depart­ ed the commie line because "they that shoreside workers would ment, either. However, if I have always made the plea that they laugh at. Now we are getting to pick one outstanding event, were being criticized because paid a little better for the risks I'd say the new contracts are the they were members of the com­ we take and for the work we do. most important. The advances munist party and that this was We still are not earning all we made in these new agreements red-baiting. Since that time, how­ deserve, but that will come, too, mark a long step forward for all ever, McKenzie himself spoke for through the SIU. seamen. the communist party at the Na­ tional Council, stating that the communist party and/or its mem­ bers can and must be criticized, whenever in the opinion of any­ KYLE BASHAW, AB: one, they do wrong and it is not HYMAN PITKOFSKY, MM: red-baiting." Winning the General Strike was I firmly believe that the new In bringing to a close his reve­ the main event for our Union last contracts weie the most outstandlations of what the communists year. It showed that we have a Rng victories of last year. The have done in the NMU, Curran lot of power, and that we are SIU has always had higher wages says definitely that the commun­ not afraid to go to bat for what and better conditions than any is rightfully ours. All seamen, ist party is seeking to maintain other seamen's unions, but the even those in other unions, bene­ full control of the NMU and its contracts we signed last year put fitted from our actions. The Gov­ policies. us e\'en further ahead. All sea­ FACTS DISTORTED ernment was used to pushing la­ men look to the SIU for leader­ "Their deliberate distortion of bor around, and they expected us ship, and we gave it to them in the facts concerning our rela­ to fall down and play dead when extra good measure last year. tions with. the CMU," he says, they ruled against our new wage Winning the Isthmian election is "is desperate action on their part increases. Well, we showed them also a victory, although the stal­ to keep the NMU captured and different, and the other unions ling around that the NMU is do­ under party control; the same followed our lead, and won the ing is holding that one up. tactics, attempts to create panic same increases. through lies, slander, packed meetings, are clear in this pic­ ture now and the members should he fully aware of if." The record is very clear on the role the communists have played in the labor movement, and in the National Maritime Union. Noth­ ing that Curran or any other By EARL SHEPPARD dition.s are concerned, the letter these Atlanta City seamen. Here's to say, "Pile off." But it takes a NMU official has been able to continued, the crewmembers a case where a number of men real Seafarer with real guts to say has changed the plain facts Two militant Isthmian crewthink that by the time they re­ on an unorganized ship went out stick on a ship like that, and fight that the NMU has been domin­ members, Alfred D. Pereira and turn from their current voyage and did the kind of a job that things through to a successful ated by the communists, and has Pete Blume, proved recently that everything will be fairly ship­ any Seafarer could be proud of conclusion. They did it, and so taken its ideas and line from the it just takes a little of that old Daily Worker, the organ of the shape. having done. The fact that the could anyone else. Seafarers fighting spirit to get communist party in the United ship lnvas an unorganized one decent conditions aboard an Isth­ It's men like these fellows from States. READ AND LEARN makes the job that much more the Atlanta City that make the mian ship. Now that Curran has come out commendable. Brother Pereira went on in his These two boys along with SIU the strong and militant un­ against his former comrades, it their fellow crewmen got fed up letter, "I would like to have this Too many times, fellows are ion that it is today. And, it's men makes the picture that much with the intolerable and unsani­ beef mentioned in the Log if it ready to pile off a ship when the like these that are going to make more plain to the naked eye. The tary conditions on board the At­ is at all possible, because I think coffee isn't perked properly, or the Seafarers into the biggest and NMU has been under the influ­ lanta City, and as a result raised that the Seafarers should read if they only get one kind of meat strongest maritime union in the ence of the CP, and now the bat­ a little hell with the Isthmian aad understand about a situation instead of two, or for a number world. Always remember, it's tle is on to rescue that union like ours. Port Captain. your Union, Brother, and you from the clutch of the red fas­ of other trivial reasons. "Sometimes, it is better if the Before they got back to their make it what it is! cists. When you're trying to organize ship, the company akeady had a men would stay aboard an unor­ an unorganized ship or company, shoregang cleaning out the filthy ganized ship with bum conditions you have to put up with some heads. Later, new mattresses and work to better those condi­ hardships in order to do a job for were delivered aboard for the en­ tions," declared Pereira, "and in the Union and yourself. Those that way it would be a better ship tire crew, also a new toaster. Switching his raiding tactics companies serving Alaska order­ conditions will always be im­ You see, it does pay to squawk for the next crew. When the sea­ to the frozen north, Harry Bridges ed Ketchikan-bound freight to proved considerably when the about the living and working men pile off a ship with plenty is once more attempting to muscle be restricted to only one hatch ship is finally unionized. conditions, even on an unorgani­ of beefs and when things look in on SUP jurisdiction and jobs and to be limited in amount. zed (but, not for long!) Isthmian bad, they are not helping them­ by ordering his longshoremen to NOT DISCOURAGED Although the CIO Longshore­ ship like the Atlanta City. Of selves or the next guy." usurp winch-driving work on an men have been badly beaten in Take the men on the Atlanta SUP ship in Ketchikan, Alaska. In concluding his letter, Pereira course, the fact that these men similar attempts to raid our con­ had the backing of the SIU in stated, "These conditions aboard City as an example. Those guys tracted jobs, they seem to be ask­ The center of trouble, the SS their beef was an additional club the Atlanta City would never had filthy heads on their ships, ing for trouble again. The SUP North Sea, reports that the ILWU for bargaining purposes. have been looked after if we, the improperly working, and many has served notice that infringe­ According to the letter from crew, hadn't beefed so much. Of other sub-standard conditions as members have demanded to take ment on its juristictional rights, over winch-driving work for Deck Delegate Pereira, men are coui-se, half our battle was won compared to an organized ship. by commie-inspired raids, will which Sailors Union of the Pacific working on the Deck and Engine with the splendid support we had Were thety discouragted? Hell, not be tolerated. deck crewmembers have a con­ room heads, installing new valves, from a crew which was strongly no! They went out and did a job The Seattle Branch of the SUP, and getting everything in work­ sprinkled in the three depart­ through beefing aboard their ship, tract. which is handling the beef, has REDUCING CARGO ing order once again. In addi ments with some good Seafarers, and having their elected dele­ gone on record as condemning tion, a load of new fans also ar- and the balance made up of sea­ gates take up their complaints As a result of this action, the this action and has instructed its with the Port Captain. -rived, so that conditions on the men friendly to the SIU." Northland Transportation Com­ members to protect their con­ JVtlanta City have improved con­ They got results. And so could pany, operators of the North Sea, tract rights by refusing to move LISTEN HARD siderably. you, if you came up against the have ordered immediate drastic any ships where the ILWU has Although the ship is still not Seafarers should listen to ad­ same kind of a situation on an restrictions on cargoes from Seat­ encroached upon the rights of what it should be as far as con- vice such as that coming from unorganized ship. Sure, it's easy tle. Also the three steamship the SUP. Jiiii Atlanta City Crewmen Show How SIU Tactics Can Win Improvements On Isthmian Ships Bridges Tries New Raid �-T-ra^F—TTiT" Friday, January 10. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG CRACKERJACK CREW Wm. Clay Is Kept On The Ball By A Crackerjack SlU Grew NEW ORLEANS—Even though the William Clay, Alcoa, was shorthandcd in'the Stewards De­ partment on Cljristmas Day, the crew of the Liberty did not suf­ fer in the eating line. The whole Department, under the able direc­ tion of Chief Steward Bill Oliver, pitched in, and the result was a meal fit for SIU members to eat and cat and eat. Here is the menu that they went to town on: Russian Fruit Salad Consomme a-la Florentine or Louisiana Chicken Soup Roast Young Tom Turkey and Giblet Sauce Old Plantation Dressing Crcuiberry Sauce Stuffed Round Steaks a-la Caillu Virginia Baked Ham with Pineapple Sauce Boiled Filet of Sole a-la Levantine Glazed Sweet Potatoes Asparagus De Hoj^t Four Watches First Among Seafarers Goals Page FivA Anglaise Sweet Peas Souffle Sweet Corn Mashed Potatoes Dauphinose Potatoes Augustin Pumpkin, Mince Meat and Canadian Apple Pies Layer Lemon, Fruit Marble and Pound Cakes Candies and Nuts Assorted Fresh Fruits Hot Coffee or Tea Hot Parker House Rolls • The William Clay is on the bauxite run, and it is' a good, clean ship. Most of the crew, including the Bosun, A1 Guanire have signed on for another trip. Eksewhere on this page is a picture of Al." Although he looks like he had a losing fight with a meat grinder, the explanation is much more simple than that, and also much more interesting. Al had a senorita on each knee when the chair broke under him, throwing him against the table, and giving him a black eye. At least that's Al's story and he sticks right to it. The crew of the William Clay brought in a clean ship, and most of the crew signed on again for the same run. This is the Deck Gang. Left to right, front row, Arrid Gylland, AB; Chad Hagbred, OS; Al Guanire, Bosun; Paul Knipp, AB; and Tony Moshak, AB. Back row, William Siesfeld, OS; Al Dolce, OS; James Van Sant, AB; Carson McCoy, AB, and John Heacox, AB. By HOWARD GUINIER NEW YORK—The Seafarers In­ ternational Union is embarking on its ninth year with a remark­ able record of success in secur­ ing benefits for its members. Those of us who were instru­ mental in creating the organiza­ tion can well be proud of its rec­ ord, and the manner in which it was constituted. In the past year, the SIU by its militant action leaped to the forefront, assumed and gave leadership in the maritime field that has left its rivals gasping and the shipowners wondering what will come next. I feel safe in making the flat statement that foreiiiost among our contract demands will be the establishment of the four-watch system. We should, therefore, discuss and explore all angles of the question so that when the time comes we shall be able to make concrete recommendations as to just how it shall be in­ stituted. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE There is no doubt that the war interrupted a program of organ­ ized labor that would have re­ sulted in the establishement of the six-hour day. We can, there­ fore, look forward to that as the primary objective of labor in the coming negotiations. This will not be handed to us on a platter. We must tighten cur ranks and see to it that the few performers still with us learn the facts of unionism. There is no place for disrupters (intention­ al or otherwise) in our Union and it is my opinion that the .sooner we unload these people the bet­ ter off we will be. Union members have a respon­ sibility to their organization to conduct themselves as such, and it is every member's duty to see to it that this is*.done. It is interesting to note that many crews have adopted a sys­ tem of fines for infractions of rules that has resulted in cleaner •jnessroms and quarters. This should be encouraged, thereby teaching our new members that an SIU ship is a clean ship. The black eye that Al Guan­ ire, Bosun, is sporting, did not come as the result of a tight. He says he got it when a chair collapsed under him when he had one girl on each knee. That's a good way to get hurt, in any case. On this page appears the menu served to the crew of the Clay on Christmas Day at sea. Tho | Stewards Department, above, is responsible for the swell feed. Left to right. Bill Oliver, Chief I Steward; Clarence Lyons, Chief Cook; Jimmie Williams, Night Cook and Baker; Gettis Light- i foot. Third Cook, and Leonard Jones, MM. Merchant Seamen Are Eligible To Buy Surplus Small Vessels may inspect them without ooltgation. Lists of vessels being offeieSt for sale will be issued from i.-mo to time by the Maritime Commia^ sion. Seafarer's who wish ro bo placed in the mailing list shouf^ write to the United States Mari­ Sales of the craft will be limit­ time Commission, Room 2410, 'V/ ed to veterans and to merchant Building, Washington, D. C. seamen who have received, or are eligible to receive, a certi­ i ficate of substantially continu­ ous service. Merchant seamen are eligible to purchase Government surplus small vessels 65 feet and under in length, according to terms of an announcement just released by the United States Maritime Commission. NOTICE! Seamen who are interested in inspecting the vessels for .sale are advised by the commission to contact the nearest office in their district. This is the Engine Department, lined up from left to right for this picture. Paolo Pringi, D. B. Moller, Tommy O'Shea, Al Freund, Alfred Medina, and Boleslaw Czeck. Like the other members of the crew, these men have done a swell job of keep­ ing the William Clay on the ball. Smooth sailing fellows. The Commission's latest an­ nouncement lists some 80 small craft of varying types and speci­ fications, ranging from 30 to 65 feet in length. Prices range from $100 for a Higgins Landing Craft (personnel) to $20,000 for a sea­ going tug. Several motor launches and speed boats are listed. The vessels are located at var­ ious naval and shipbuilding es­ tablishments throughout the na­ tion, where prospective buyers Jack Balson shipped aboard the Benjamin R. Milam on a run from rbo boneyard at Wilmington, N. C. to New York, where the ship was delivered to the French Government. Hf> claimed to be an SIU member and gave two different num­ bers, 234 and 2234. Investi­ gation proved that neither of these numbers is his. Agents in all ports and ships dele­ gates are urged to be on tho lookout for this man, and see that his book is clear be­ fore he ships on an SIU ship. J f J { 1 �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Defense Of Bilbo Bleeding Hearts Comer Blocks Host Of Anti-Labor Bills :^£CO<L SiixtmAAip Gympxi/ru^, //vc. WASHINGTON — By an ironic twist of fate, one of Labor's worst enemies, Senator Theodore Bilbo, is responsible for staving off temporarily the flood of antilabor bills waiting for introduc tion into the new congress. Bilbo, who is being threatened with denial of his Senate seat for graft in war contracting, and for intimidating voters in his dis­ trict, has the backing of a small group of southern senotoi's wlio have pledged a filibu.ster until he is seated. If the Biblo group makes good its threat, the rcactionarie.s with their briefcases bulging with antilabor bills will have to cool their heels outside the senate chambers, and weep bitter tears over the fact that labor is being granted a reprieve by one of their own boys. Among the bills slated for first consideration by both houses are those aimed at strangling the rights of Labor. They are taking various shapes and forms, but all have the same purpose; the destruction of unions. One is the infamous Case Bill, with its outlaw of boycotts and sympathetic walkouts; another is a proposal to prohibit strikes in basic industries and for compulsary arbitration. Also there is no ddubt but revisions of the Wag­ ner (NLRA) Act, calling for the Open Shop, will come high oil the agenda. These are but a few of the anti-labor bills that will be in­ troduced in the 80th Congress, to be rushed through committee, and passed on to the President quick­ er than the bill that raised the salaries of Congressmen. There will be more of them. Gadsden Crew Gives To Baltimore Brothers In Marine Hospital By RAY WHITE BALTIMORE—This week the crew of the SS M. B. Gadsden do­ nated thirty dollars to be di­ vided among the hospitalized SIU members at the Baltimore Marine Hospital. The hospital committee headed by John Taurin reported that the money given by the considerate crew of the Gadsden was divided equally, giving $3.00 to each of the following hospitalized Sea­ farers: Manuel ^S. Romero, M. H. Walsh, W. L. Gillespie, Francis R. O'Brien, Emilio DiPietro, S. J. Amento, Joseph Ramieri, Peter Lopez, John Fitsimmons and Orpha Johnson. ATTENTION SIU, SUP CREWS When your ship comes in­ to the port of Tampa, do not buy one single thing from any of the Ships' Chandlers there. Those men. with the help of policemen, crashed our picketlines during our General Strike. Keep those finks off your ships, and re­ member to pass the word to other seamen. This is action thai has the backing of the entire membership of the Seafarers International Union. PieR*K" WCCHAWKCN. N.J •e«. LO»«oAe«»c »••«*> • T IOOO Kov60b«r 19th 1946. He regret to Inform you that you ire not entitled to vecatlon or transportation money for the time you hare been working as Chief Steward for t hie Company. The anion has ruled that there be no more TacatloRj, they feel that by paying vacations. It will Mice company men cut of you. In other wordi, any man, who one year» eervlco with the Company, prior to the eigning of the arjeen'^nt on Auguet 4, 1946, has forfeited hla vacation. This haa nothing to do with the caspany'e feeling but le ilrlclly ths 0 land taken by the Union. Regarding tranoportatlcn, again It eeeme to the writer that the Union haan't doneeiaotly the right t hlng towarde the Crew. As you know, the artlcleo were not terminated wnou vou arrived In the Port of Mobile, Eowever. the Union forced the men to sign off on mutual conoent and, when that happened, no transportation had to bo paid. The writer, for' one, regrets having to explain thle to you. as ws would very much like to see you getting paid for both vacation and tranaportablon, but, ae you can readily understand, the Company cannot do for one and net for another and, therefore, we have to live up to our agreement with the Union. Hoping you ere In the best of health, wo are Very truly yours, yaCQA STEAKSHIP COBPAWC, IMC. O.-'ICKAMSW-— Comiciesary Supt. GHHxCBA Friday. Janoary 10, 1947 AICDB CDDperates With SIU; Sends Stewards Cute Netes A slimy, finking technique em­ ployed by the Alcoa Steamship Company's commissary superin­ tendent to alienate Chief Stew­ ards from their shipmates by means of subtly worded letters was exposed this week by the Seafarers International Union as part of a vicious anti-union campaign. The Union's expose was sub stantiated by one of these letters sent recently to an SIU mem­ ber who has worked as Chief Steward aboard Alcoa vessels The Steward recognized the let­ ter's purpose and turned it over to the Union. The letter 'was written on of­ ficial company stationery at its Weehawken, N. J., office's Drip­ ping with syrupy friendship, it sought to convince the Seatarer that the company was his great benefactor. Any shortcomings which the Steward found in the company's treatment of him, the letter al­ most tearfully pointed out, were not the company's desire. OH. HARD LIFE Very few Stewards ar* duped by the crocodile tears shed by such good Samaritans as Hansen for the "poor unprotected Stewards." One of the questions in the minds of the Stewards is why the self-styled "chcunpion of the cause" never thought to pay them overtime at sea on Sundays and holidays, and in port on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. They are astounded at the idea that a man who had their interest at heart as much as Hansen says he does, never thought to raise their pay. They often wonder how long Hansen had to plead with the Union to let his company give the Stewards an increase of 3S cents an hour for fheir overtime. They can hardly understand why Hansen never thought of easing their work by putting on an adequate manning scale. Although Hansen's interest in their problems is appreciated, the majority of the Stewards prefer to string along with the Union as long as the SIU continues to he "influenced" by him to sign agreements such as the one recently signed. Hansen, nor any other company stooge, can never sell the Stewards, or any other Union man. the idea that their best iriends are the companies or their commissary superintendents. In fact, the company would like to do more for the Stewards than the agreement calls for—it says in the tear-jerker—but it wouldn't be living up to its agreement. "The Company cannot do for one and not for another and, therefore, we have to live up to our agreement with the Union," the letter concludes. The end of the letter, quoted above, reveals its true purpose, which is to pilay the Stewards against the other crewmembers. The SIU has known for a long time that various companies have been trying to pry away from the Union the selection of Chief Stewards when calling for crews. Stewards for freight vessels are shipped off the board. For pas­ senger ships, the Union clears Stewards through the Hiring Hall, SIU Asks To Be Recognized As Bargaining Representative For Tidewater Seamen (Continued from Page 1) Company, and at the same time the petition was submitted to the NLRB. Here is the text of the letter to the Company: Mr. R. K. Kelly, Vice-President Tidewater Associated Oil Co. 17 Battery Place New York, Nev/ York Dear Mr. Kelly: Please he advised that we are the authorized representatives of a sufficient number of the unli­ censed personnel now employed in the Tidewater Tankers to qual­ ify us as the Bargaining Agent for Ihe unlicensed personnel in your company. This is to further advise you that we have petitioned the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board for an election in these tankers as of this dale, copy of which is en­ closed. Sincerely, Paul Hall, Director Tidewater Tankers OrgcUiizing Committee The letter to the NLRB fol­ lows: Mr. H. LeBarron, Director National Labor Relations Board but the companies would like to give these jobs to their specially selected men, free and clear of the Union. These supposedly friendly, per­ sonal letters, plus the many other overtures made by Alcoa pur­ porting to show the company as good Samaritans to the Stewards, form a definite pattern. The SIU has definite reasons to believe that the primary pur­ pose of the campaign is to drive a wedge between the Chief Stew­ ards and the other crewmemher.s. OLDTIME FINK It was pointed out at Unyjn headquarters that the signer of the letter, Commissary Superin­ tendent Hansen, has a notorious finking record, and finked on the SIU during the 1941 bonus strike. The fact that the Alcoa com­ pany allows an official to openly employ finking tactics leaves open to question their announced desire to deal with the Union in good faith. Calling upon Alcoa to back up it.s pronouncement to deal in good faith, the Seafarers recom­ mended that the company de­ monstrate its intent by not using Hansen to continue his anti-un­ ion devices. Crime Wave Hits Waterfront In Port Galveston A wave of crime is sweeping the waterfront in the Port of Gal­ veston, Texa.«!, witli seafaring men the chief victims of holdup and sluggings. One SIU member is in the Marine hospital reported­ ly suffering from a skull fractui-e a.s a result of a beating ad­ ministered by thugs in the latest of the series of attacks. The incidence of waterfront crime in Galveston was reported to the Log by John D. McLemore, a Seafarer. Brother McLemore said that "the highwaymen's fra­ 120 Wall Street TcUiker Corporation of same, as ternity in this port has been con­ New York, New York of this date. We are, therefore, centrating recently on the sea­ Dear Mr. LeBarron: using ihe facilities of your office men." in order to make preparations The Seafarer hospitalized with This is to inform you thai the for an election to he held within the skull injury, "Fats" Wolfe, Seafarers International Union of was in the company of C. A. North America represents a suf­ this company's tankers. Hancock when the two men were This letter also was signed by ficient number of ihe unlicensed attacked following the payoff Paul Hall. personnel now employed on aboard the SS Hastings on which Tidewater Tankers fo qualify us The drive to organize Tide­ thej^ were crewmembers. as the Bargaining Agent for this water is another step in carrying company. out the Seafarers pledge to or­ The two Seafarers were beaten We have advised Tidewater ganize all unorganized seamen. and "rolled" for over $500 each, according to Brother McLemore. Seafarer Hancock received a less severe beating than did Wolfe, and did not require hospitaliza­ tion. (Continued from Page 3) NMU Leaders Followed CP Line In the Pilot of April 5, 1946, Secretary Smith declared in an ar­ ticle on maritime unity, "By virtue of their huge profits and their importance in world trade, the shipowners today are in an extremely strong position. This position is buttressed by many friends in Congress and in government agencies related to the maritime industry." The article continued, "They (American and British tories) want to break up the Soviet Union and smash labor's organizations, so that they can depress wages and working conditions at home and continue to exploit the colonial peoples." Vice President McKenzie declared in a Pilot item of April 26, 1946, "The employers of this country are determined to smash the labor movement. The employers, including the shipowners, are trying to prepare the groundwork for a Third World War against the rising democracies of Europe, against tKe liberation movements and against our great ally, the Soviet Union." rsf? Within the past week there have been four other cases of as­ sault and robbery, McLemore re­ ported. McLemore warned Seafarers to "watch their step" while ashore in the Port of Galveston. He urged particularly that they ex­ ert exti-eme caution in handling and displaying their money in public places. "It's no fun to work for four or five months for your money only to learn that you'll never get the use of it," McLemore said. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 10, 1947 \<m- V Pag* Saraa study In Contrasts—Okay Skipper And Bucko Mate—In Marcus Hook By BLACKIE CARDULLO ... MIMM Check The Ship Before Sign On NO For Stores And Needed Repairs By C. J. 'BUCK* STEPHENS Silence this week from the Branch Agents of the follow­ ing ports: get about being black balled be­ CHARLESTON cause the new agreement covers HOUSTON you so that the Union protects NORFOLK you completely. As far as having JACKSONVILLE to kow-tow to the cOiripany Port PHILADELPHIA Steward, those days are gone, too. PORT ARTHUR Remember you are a member SAN JUAN of the SIU, and bear in mind that MOBILE your Union is the strongest in GALVESTON the industry and will definitely CORPUS CHRISTI take care of you in a beef with The deadline for port re­ the Port Steward. ports. monies due, etc., is the If the Port Steward claims that Monday proceeding publica­ you are feeding too much, then tion. While every effort will you are solid with both Union be made to use in the current and crew. But don't waste food. issue material received after On the other hand, if you are that date, space commitments hungry, and the crew brings you generally do not permit us to up on charges because you are do so. trying to chisel on their grub, then all the Port Stewards in the whole country will not be able to help you sail another SIU ship as Steward. Remember, when you are at sea, your Delegate is your gobetween with the Skipper and yourself. If the Skipper cuts By JOE your store list, repoi't it to the WATCH SIGN-ON NEW YORK—A couple of the I would like to take a blast Delegate so he in turn can call boys in the Baltimore thought at the crews that sign on in one a meeting of the crew to .see to it they were getting a real break port and then go to another port that you are not to blame. when they went down to Wil­ to have repairs made, additional DEPT. DELEGATE mington, North Carolina, to take stores put on, etc. Recently we have had ships a ship out of the boneyard and This is definitely not a good coming in without a report on sail it to New York. practice and should be stopped. the disputed overtime, beefs, re­ They were taken aboard the Once the companies get you on pairs, etc, as a matter of fact SS Benjamin Milam, Waterman articles they give you the old run without even electing Delegates Steamship Company, and they around. They say that no one on the ship. sailed the vessel right into this told them there were stores need­ This practice .should stop. It hai-bor. ed or no one put in a repair list is the duty of each and every So what happened? The com­ or what have you. crew to see to it that there is a pany tells the boys it was all a We have two ships tied up here reliable member of the crew in mistake, and that they were as­ now that were supposed to have each Department elected as Dele­ signed to the wrong ship. The signed on yesterday. Both ships gate. ship they were supposed to bring came from other ports, but the The Union rules gives this au- up here is still resting quietly in crew had used savvy enough not Ihe boneyard. (Continued on Page 8) to sign on foreign articles with a promise, and the ships are hung alongside until the stores are put aboard and repairs are made to the satisfaction of the crew. It makes it easier for the crew to get plenty of stores aboard a By HENRY W. CHAPPELL •ship, especially when she is fully loaded with pay eargo and ready TOLEDO — Although activity the NMU is "finished with en­ to sail, if the crew is not on ar­ in this Great Lakes port is pretty gines." ticles. The December 27 issue of the But, Brothers take it from me, much at a standstill, Lakes sea­ "Pilot" gave a fairly accurate if you are signed on foreign ar- men are taking advantage of the description of Wisconsin and tcles, it's mighty damn hard to slow season by coming into the Michigan's new ship the Chicago force the company to come across Hall to get the real dope on the Clipper. and usually you are up the well But after going to all the trou­ SIU. As a result every week new known creek without a paddle. ble of procuring and printing the Besides we still have the won­ members and former NMU men data giving all the dimensions, derful boys in blue, the Coast are being signed up in the SIU. cost, passenger and crew accom­ Guard Gestapo Unit. Now that the entire structure modations, etc., the writer for­ of the NMU is crumbling, both got to mention the main item of FOOD A PROBLEM Another beef on the list is ends against the middle, the SIU, interest to Lakes sailors—which against those Siewards who do which has proven itself to be the is that the ship will be crewed not confide in the crew and hol­ only sailors' Union, can exert and operated by SIU seamen. No doubt just a slight over­ ler to high heaven that the com­ more energy in fighting the sea­ man's common enemies, the ship­ sight on the part of the "Pilot" pany will not give them this or owners and their government reporter. that or the other thing until they 1947 BIG YEAR are out to sea, and there "aint no agencies. With 1946 stowed away in the "FINISHED WITH ENGINES" more." history books, the coming year The feeling of resentment These Stewards should confide should be one of great advances in the Delegates and not tell them among the rank and file of the in maritime despite the anti-la­ at sign-on time that they hav/ NMU, coupled with the fact that bor bills that will come up before enough for two months and then Joe Curran can no longer endure the new congress. the complete domination of the two days out begin to run short. One thing is sure—it will be a Some of these Stewards are afraid communist party officials and year that will see the SIU lead­ members in union policies, veri­ that they will be black balled by ing the maritime field again in fies the predictions and opinions the company. Brothers, for Pete's sake, for- of SIU officials and members that 1947 as it did in the past. NEW ORLEANS — Things are really booming in the Crescent City, with all hands that wanted to ship before the holidays able to pick their own jobs. Prospects for the next couple of weeks do not look so good, so the members that wanted to spend the holi­ days home may have a lonjger stay than they expected. Shipments of grain out of this port have really been going strong and so much has been com­ ing here that the railroad had to put an embargo on grain for this port, so they would not have too many railroad cars tied up here waiting to unload. There is so much grain here in the elevators that they are not even putting in any more, but are loading the ships directly from the barges and also from the elevators at the same time. We have the SS James Smith and the SS Zezulon Pike loading out at the present time and three more ships waiting. MARCUS HOOK — In many years of sailing, on practically every kind of a tub, I have heard of good Skippers and bad ones. You sort of get used to them after a while, and so it takes either a real bad one, or a very excellent one to arouse any in­ terest. Last week we paid off the SS Carlsbad, Pacific Tankers, and met Captain F. H. Bishop, a Skip­ per who doesn't have to take a back seat to anyone when it comes to taking care of his own crewmembers. Some of the Cap­ tain Bligh's who are sailing in command of ships should take a lesson from him. There were no beefs on this ship, and I never heard a crew praise an Old Man like they praised Captain Bishop. He set­ tled each beef on the spot, and the ship came in clean and ready for payoff. If more Skippers would follow his example, there would be more cooperation between the men and the officers. The unlicensed personnel does not expect any favors, but they do insist on be­ ing treated like decent men. And when they are treated that way, they go out of their way to show their appreciation. We wish Captain Bishop many more years of happy sailing, with SIU and SUP crews, to add to hia 20 years of sailing time. BAD ACTOR And now as contrast, let me show you how another char­ acter operates. This one was a Chief Mate whom we met when we paid off the McKettrick, Pa­ cific Tankers. This officer, who was called a "joker" by all the members of the crew, tried to give orders to the Deck Gang without going through the Bosun. Soon the men were so mixed up that they didn't know whether they were coming or going. Then he laid down the rule that there was to be no whistling on deck. Now that used to be a superstition in the days of the old sailing ships, but it no longer holds true, and the men laughed themselves sick over that one. But the one that really took the cake was his order that the men soogie without putting it down as overtime. When the crew asked about this, he told them that ALGINA unless they did as he ordered, Well, the boys shrugged their he would take it out on them shoulders, and admitted that it when he became a Skipper! was too bad, but what were they GOOD AND BAD expected to do about it. The com­ pany wanted them to payoff, That kind of fellow would have which they were willing to do, been able to get away with a lot but refused to pay them trans­ of that stuff if he hadn't been up against a militant SIU crew. Some of the boj-s were on the picketline right here in Marcus Hook during the General Strike. I know that they mind their own business, but if anyone steps on them, they fight back hard. So, as I said in the beginning of this report, you meet all sorts of officers, good and bad. Last week we met both kinds, but usually the good are more fre­ quent than the poor ones. Unions, for both imlicensed and licensed portation back to Baltimore, the personnel, have done plenty to bring about better understand­ port of signing on. Needless to say, the company ing between the two sections of finally came through with trans­ the crew. portation dough, and the men are Organizing work at Sun Oil all happy. Come to think about Company is still going on strong, it, I guess the company is the and we are still having the same unhappy party to this whole deal. old trouble. The SIU Tanker The Topa Topa, another Water­ News comes out regularly, and man ship, came in from a three from the way people grab for it month trip, and paid off in Phila­ and read it, I'm sure that it is delphia. This ship was crewed more popular than the Marcus by a bunch of oldtimers, and the Hook dailj' papers. trip was very successful from all points of view. Most of the men came back to the New York Hall to ship out again. Business and shipping continue The Log wants at once* Iho fair in New York, but we really names and addresses of bars, expect things to pick up next clubs frequented by seamen, week. Have you heard that one particularly in foreign ports, before? so that they can be put on Robin Lines has three ships the Log mailing list. With coming in from the South African the postal delivery to ships run next week, and that will be snafued, this remains the only like a shot in the aim to us. If practical way of getting the other companies show the same Union paper into the mem­ kind of improvement, we will be berships hands. kept hopping for some time to So do it today—send us the come. names and correct addresses Still and all, there are a good of your favorite places all many jobs appearing on the over the world, with an esboard each call. With the good estimation of the number of weather we are enjoying lately, Logs they can use. and with jobs available, what else can a sailor ask for? Wrong Ship But Right Crew (SIU) Takes Trip From Boneyard To N. Y. NMU Is "Finished With Engines;" Lakes Seamen Gome To Seafarers Let Us Have 'Em �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight Friday, January 10, 1947 Weather Reroutes Freight Ships But Tankers Keep Boston Busy Check The Ship Before Sign On For Stores And Needed Repairs By JOHN MOGAN beefing to him that you are going to report him to the Union. Call a meeting of the crew and tell them to keep track of every phony move he makes, then when you come in you have it on the bird and it will be very easy to The elected Delegate should have him removed. keep a list of all the men in his Make .sure that your nose is department when they are paid, and when a.ssessments, etc, are clean though, before you request the Union to have the company paid. wipe the nose of one of its of­ He should keep track of all beefs ficers. Get the deadwood on him and at the time the beef takes and have it in black and white. place he should make a detailed report so that the Patrolman pay­ NO REAL BEEF ing off will know what the score Recently we had a company it. beef that the Union was not co­ He should see that regular meet­ operating with it in trying to sail ings are called so new members its ships on time. can be taught the principles of I would like to remind this Unionism and can be told of the company that in the future, as great struggle that the unions well as in the past, we will not went through to make the preswork on a promise and have a ent wages and conditions possible. ship signed on before all repairs, The Delegates 'should keep stores, etc., are okay. track of all disputed overtime, and The same company that cries above all, not argue with the to high heaven for unity between head of the department because the Union and it, waited until he disputes overtime as he is only the afternoon of December 24 to pay off a ship. Even a seaman should have been on his way home for Christmas Eve. {Continued from Page 7) thority to the shore Patrolmen, but even they do not know the man that is capable of being a Delegate so they leave it up to the crew. was no good anyway. There was a swell gang on the Klamath Falls; but possibly it wasn't real­ ized by the crew that Boston Patrolmen cover Providence, also. SEE PATROLMAN Quite a lew of the unorganized By JOHNNY JOHNSTON tankers are hitting up this way now, with the prospects of a When Mount Pelee, the naked greater trafTic in the very near mountain on the Isle of Martinfuture. que in the West Indies, erupted Everything appears in good on May 8, 1902, it completely shape, though the turnover on wiped out the city of St. Pierre these scows is terrific. And, also, and killed forty thousand people. it is becoming increasingly diffi­ When rescue parties arrived in cult to make contact. St. Pierre next day they found a SIU men on these vessels dead city and no one to rescue. should make a special effort to For four days the town was Set ashore and contact the near- searched for survivors, and two est Hall, even when docked at men hunting through the debris out-of-the-way ports up around heard a faint cry which seemed to hei-e; or, even more important, come out of a crack beneath their at refineries where Patrolmen feet. Other members of the party cannot get aboard. were called, and they started To sum up, shipping and busi­ digging through the rock and ness is just about fair in Boston. lava. Hours later they discovered a Improvement of the situation is MOSTLY TANKERS hopefully looked for, but even criminal, who was in his cell We had a Mississippi ship (SS at pre.sent there are times when when the eruption started, and Tarleton Brown) in Portland last it is a struggle to get the sixth had thereby e.scaped the fate of week, expect another to pay off book-member AB for a full deck the others in the citj'. here within a couple of days department. S. 4. J. (weather permitting her to got And as far as business is con­ Did you know that the song down from Portland). cerned we are keeping above "O Bury Me Not On The Lone Except for these and a Moran water, so this department isn't Prairie" was first sung and writ­ lug, it was the tankers which too bad, either. But we are still ten by a sailor who had left the kept us busy, one of which paid ^ looking for some improvement, sea? off in Providence a few days ago, | and no doubt it will be Eastern He was driving cattle up the and another of which is scheduled , that will provide it — toward the Old Chisholm Trail during the to pay off in Portland tomorrow.' end of January. great cattle boom after the Civil The SS Klamath Falls paid off War, and he was homesick for on New Year's Day without, a the sight and smell of the sea. Patrolman. This is something So he started singing a song well that shouldn't occur again, and it known to seafaring men of that a member of the crew and he has is up to the Delegates to notify time. instructions to go by. Keep track the Hall and to await the Patrol­ The song was "O Bury Me Not of it and bring it in to the shore man's coming before starting to In The Deep Blue Sea," but since Delegates and if its okay they payoff. It is quite possible to lose he was on the open range, he will get it for you. good money by not waiting. changed the words to suit the lo­ However, when the Patrolman The Delegates on various ships cale. arrived at the ship and checked have beefed against the Skip­ The song became very popular, the disputed overtime, it develop­ per, Mates, etc., and wanted and has been translated into ed that all the questionable stuff them pulled off the ship. In some many foreign languages. Wher­ cases they had good beefs, and ever you go today, you can hear in some they had bum beefs, so the lone.some words and tune of a few words of advice. a song that started with the sea If you have a phony on the but which has become the cowship, don't put him on guard by punchers' song. BOSTON — My last report, it seems to me, was chiefly about the weather up this way. I could easily fill up a couple of columns this week about the same thing, fur it is still mighty tough going up this way. There apparently is a direct connection between the weatlier and shipping. The daily papers have been replete with news of shipping accidents, groundings, etc., occurring in the immediate vicinity, which may or may not be the explanation as to why most of our steamship companies are shifting their base of oper­ ations to the south. Judging from the reports of our Agents in the Gulf area, shipping and business is really good. Just by way of example: four Waterman ships were scheduled to payoff and crew up here this first week in January. Every one of the four was cancelled and other ports got the business. New Branch Opened in Miami By Seafarers Calmar Ships Given To Bull And Overlakes By W. H. SIMMONS SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping around the Gold Coast is better than it has been for .some time, but it still isn't what one can call too good. But we are looking for ship­ ping to pick up in the near fu­ CHARLES STARLING ture with jobs for all the men on the beach. To facilitate the handling of The ACA Radio Operators' beef union business in the Port of with Calmar Steamship Company Miami, the Seafarers Internation­ has been settled, with the WSA al Union has opened a new reallocating the Calmar ships to branch office in the Florida re­ Bull and Overlakes Steamship; ^^rt city. The office is located at Companies.. This switch is okay, 1355 N. E. l.st Ave., Miami, Fla. with us as both these companies Charles Starling, former Patrolreceiving Calmar ships are con-1 man in the Port of Baltimore is tracted to the SIU. handling the business of the new The crews of the four ships branch. which turned over to Bull and Brolhei' Starling was tempo­ Overlakes came out okay on the rarily appointed by Secretaryswap, and everything is smooth Treasurer John Hawk, and he at present. This eliminates a will fill the post until such time headache which has been plague- as he is replaced. ing us for some time out here. The installation of -an office in At the moment there is little Miami was nece.ssitated by the to report from the Gold Coast flow of SIU business in that port. wth everything running smooth. Seafarers signing on, paying off Maybe something will pop in the and calling at Miami are now near future to make a big story assured of on-the-spot Union rep­ from the west coast, but until resentation in line with the SIU's then the Gold Coast reporter policy of giving its membership will sign off. the best possible representation. 4. 4. S. The 31900 ton Mauretania, an English passenger ship, will live always in the history of shipping. Built in 1907, she set an Atlantic crossing record in 1909, steaming from Cork Harbour to Sandy Hook in 4 days, 10 hours, and 41 minutes. This i-ecord was not beaten for twenty years, and during that time she was the fastest ship afloat. 4- 4. 4. As long ago as 1879, the first ship with electric lights was al­ ready afloat. True, she only had six electric lamps in all, but she caused a sensation wherever she went. The ship was the City of Berlin, belonging to the Inman Line, and was the talk of the maritime woHd. 4. 4. The horsepower rating of a ship is an important factor in gauging the maximum spei-d the ship can be expected to give For instance; 12 knots requires 45000 HP 16 knots requires 11000 HP 20 knots requires 22000 HP 24 knots requires 39000 HP It is obvious, therefore, that to double the speed, you cannot just double the horsepower. Re­ sistance increases three times as quickly, as speed does. This same outfit can never get a company official down when the Patrolman makes a paiticular ship, but when it's tied up or the payoff stopped then they find time to get there. They cry for unity. Well, in the coming year they will got all they want, but first they had better get squared off. And above all, when a payoff is set for 1:00 p. m. let them make it one, and not five. This outfit should remember that the war is over and no of­ ficials of the Union need to won-y about being drafted or being threatened with being reported to the army, for now it is the Company and the SIU, and the army is a past issue. So to this company I wish a happy , and a prosperous New Year, for they can really have one if they want it that way. The Patrolmen Say,.. Gold Coast Invites I the old SIU banner in a militant manner. SAN FRANCISCO — After a MORE TRANSFERS two week vacation on the East Coast I have returned to the old This fact has begun to show Gold Coast to find everything on the Gold Coast, as every day moving along in fine shape. we have men coming in want­ There are a few ships out here ing to transfer from other stuffy that are moving slow due to the unions to reap the harvest SIU fact that the CIO Radio Opera­ members have been enjoying. To the men who have been tors have been trying to raise a coming in to join the SIU, I fuss just to get their names in would like to impress upon you the papers. that this is one union you can That is about all the hulla­ brag about. This is one Union baloo ever amounts to as I fail that you do not have to apologize to see /here they have ever for. Every SIU man holds up his gained anything for their mem­ head arid is proud of the pin bership. he wears. While I was in the East, I visit­ PASS THE WORD ed the Port of Tampa, and the day I arrived it was so foggy I Out here on the Gold Coast we don't believe any one recognized like to hear from the Brothers me nor did I recognize the port. wherever they may be. After the mist cleared, I found Once in awhile a few Brothers that Brother Simmons and his staff hit the beach here and we get a have done, and are still doing, chance to chat, but as it is impos­ some fine work around that port. sible to chat with all we would He has made a good start in like you to drop us a line once making it one of the finest ports in awhile. on the mainland. Keep up the Brother Simmons is still taking good work. Brother Simmons, for good care of the port, so write it's officials such as you that us, or when in town come in and make the Seafarers International get acquainted. Union members proud to carry E. H. Teague �Friday, January 10. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine Frenchy Pens Open Letter To Membership Dear Brothers: , , , . am going o e caving you fellows in a few months to devote all of my time to a shoreside busi­ ness. But there are a few things that I would like to call to your attention before I drift along. and I find that I have paid less than two hundred dollars, dues assessments included, during the full six years that I have en­ joyed the benefits of this organi- Let's .see if we can't be a little more tolerant with the Johnnycome-Iatelys. Some of us have a habit of sneering at 'ern as "young punks." To be young i.sn't r.eces.<-'anl7 For practically as long as he When I consider what this to be a punk. The hope of thi.i. could remember, John Dugina al­ Union has done for me and then organization lies in the type of ways wanted to go to sea. Stuck First, I would like to thank the read some boss' stooge's account new blood it can attract to its in the s)nall coal mining town of Seafarers International Union for of what a racket unionism is, banner. Clairton, Pennsylvania, the lure the economic security and the de­ then I am forcibly reminded of We've ail .-ailed with guys who of the open sea was something cent working • conditions that I how little organized labor has were thirty years in the business that he had to fight to resist. have enjoyed during the six years blown its own horn. and all they had learned was to Some of his boyhood friends that I have been a member of The next time you read a blast become expeit at turning out a had already graduated from high the organization. at organized labor in the nation's botched up job. It was the young­ school and were sailing ships into I've gotten so much more out press just remember that the er element of this organization, the war zones as merchant sea­ of this Union than ever I put in­ press is wholly supported by the under the firm guiding hand of men. to it, and so many of my friends bosses and that the scribblers real big-time know-how, that did When they came home on in­ tell me that they have enjoyed who edit the papers are not about the magnificient job of organizing frequent leaves, they told him of the same experience, that I feel to bite the hand that feeds 'em. what will prove to be the bal­ their adventures, and of their that it would be a good idea to Brothers, the financial reserves ance of power in the m.ai'itimo Union, the Seafarers International review them biaefly. of our organization has been dan­ union field—the Isthmian Steam­ Union. He couldn't wait to grad­ gerously depleted during our re­ ship Compan,y. I think it especially desirable uate from high school himself so cent successful strike. The Union to remind you of these benefits The next lime you feel your­ that he could join his friends and was foj'ced to lay out an enorat this time because the press self burning because .'^ome ordin­ share their adventures. has been enjoying field days/"ous .sum., to feed and flop the ary .seaman can't tic a bowline, But when he did receive his lately telling us what rackets membership and to conduct the just remembei- that you couldn't diploma from the local high school unions are. business of .striking. So I want splice a line 'til you were kneehis mother put her foot down to sail out on an unorganized I went to sea in the twenties opportunity to urge high to a grown goose yourself. firmly on the idea of his going to tanker. and I can tell you that it was all of my brother members to acsea. She claimed that he was too So, steady as she goes, fellows. "I've noticed the bad conditions tivelj' work for a ten dollar vol­ young, and that she would not on unorganized tankers berthed rugged. The bosses were in the Give her head and play her fair. untary rehabilitation assessment. saddle then with no union standsign the necessary papers. And W'hen t.he long rough voy­ near us," he recalls, "and I want I've learned the hai'd way that So John made the best of a bad to do my part to bring good con­ I ing by to make 'em let up on the age is over and the Master calks only a strong union can win and us topside for our pay, why, may­ situation, and went to work in ditions and decent wages to tho.se spurs. one of the local steel mills. He men." Brothers, they drove me hard. maintain decent wages and work­ be there'll be an old smoothie became a member of the CIO Sometimes I was forced to ship ing conditions. And the only way like Joe Volpian .standing by to SEA HIS LIFE Steelworkers Union, and al­ workaway in order that I might a union can be strong is for it square the "iogs" for the likes of though he has the highest admir­ be standing by to get a chance at to be financially sound. you and me. Following the sea is not just a I know that there are many ation for that union, neverthele.ss, a job. Frenchy Michelei temporary job for Brother Du­ men in this organization who feel he firmly believes that the SIU is And what a job it was. They as I do, and who would like gina. He wants to continue sail­ cleaner and more efliciently run. worked me from kin to kaint, nothing better than to have this ing because he "meets a fine SIU FOR HIM flopped me crumb-bum style and opportunity to contribute ten dol­ bunch of fellows, likes to travel, Soon he was old enough to go and gets good Union protection on fed me swill the swine would lars to a voluntary fund that they swear off of. to sea on his own, and he did as SIU ships." might even in this small manner fast as he could. Fiivst he enroll­ Ye.s, and they paid me the show^ their appreciation for all Like all seamen, John has his ed with the Maritime Service, but favorite port.s. His are all in the magnificent sum of $37.50 for a that this Union has done for as soon as his training was over, British Isles: Glasgow, Liverpool, month's wages. Oveidime? Why, them. So let's all actively peti­ he made arrangements to sail and Hull. And his reasons are the there wasn't any such word until tion for this voluntary assess­ with the SIU. same as those of other seamen in the union coined it a few years ment. The SS Mello Franco, center o;l' The war was still going on in naming their favorite ports of ago. Finally, a word to the oldfull force, and the North Atlantic the controversy which precipi­ I have just checked my book timers. {Conlinucd on Page 14) was still dangerous territory for tated the Coos Bay tie-up last convoys. Here is where John got July, has finally sailed from that his baptism of fii-e, on a run that Oregon port after ••ilmost six had its share of submrnane at­ months of idleness. tacks, air alert.s, and other ex­ citing happenings. The following named trip card and/or permit member applications have now been approved, and The dispute, which made tne In all his war service, and that these members are eligible for probationai-y membership in the Seafarers International Union of Mello Franco known up and includes trip-S in the Mediterran­ North America upon payment of the initiation fee, etc., as outlined below in any Atlantic and Gulf down both coasts, began whon ean also, Brcjther Dugina, who by Han-y Bridges' longshoremen re­ now was sailing as an AB, was District Hall: fused to load or unload any car­ John Dugina SS Mello Fransi Leaves Coos Bay With Memories Permit Men Eligible For Pro Books never huid. The buzz bombs of Antwerp were frightening, the submarines and dive bombers the same, but he was never in­ jured as a result of enemy action. As he puts it, 'T was lucky during the war, but as soon as the war was over, I got mine." Name Z Number T.C. or Permit No. Init. Hosp. 1946 $25.00 $2.00 TCA-5478 Atchin.son, Joe N 567628 2.00 25.00 TCA-4360 Christopher, Peter 673166 2.00 25.00 TCA-4006 Craddock, Edwin C. .' 567312 2.00 25.00 TCA-9151 Clement, John R 569959 2.00 25.00 TC-15662 Costello, Joseph A 56622 25.00 2.00 P-3-42G0 Di.xon, James B 567123 CALMAR CHISELS 25.00 TCA-4463 Dunne, Joseph E 673518 2.00 John was on a Calmar ship. Dworanczyk, Edward B. 334647 25.00 2.00 TC-21423 2.00 the William Packer, at sea, when' Dziondzielewski, A. 367416 . 25.00 TCA-9675 he was injured in a shipboard, Emory, John H 285345 25.00 2.00 TCA-5532 accident. He was laid up for ^ Folia, Joseph M .5.58255 2.00 25.00 TC-15611 2.00 twenty-one days in the Staten Graham, Harvey L 567368 25.00 TCA-5102 2.00 Island Marine Ho.spital, and then Habighorst, Charles F 517287 25.00 P-3-2547 2.00 was convalescent for another Hernandez, Silverios 569462 TCA-9170 25.00 month. 2.00 TCA-5278 25.00 Howard. Charles W 112028 Big-hearted Calmar then offer- Hunt, James W 573142 TCA-7074 25.00 2.00 ed him $82.50 in full settlement King, Eden E 136217 2.00 TC-18786 25.00 of his claim. Dugina held out, Layton, John L 323217 2.00 TC-18870 25.00 and was rewarded with a settle- Lea, James 573083 2.00 P-3-3429 25.00 ment of $200.00, which was not Leslie. Edward J 690767 P-3-4046 2.00 25.00 nearly enough to pay for the time Mahou, Louis J 2.00 TCA-1G91 25.00 275936 he lost, and for his injur.v, but McClain. Eugene 25.00 2.00 366586 TCA-315 which was better than the origin­ McNeil, William J 25.00 2.00 TC-18759 573285 al offer. 2.00 Menendez, Andres J 300918 P-3-549 25.00 John has been elected Delegate Murphy, George 673377 TCA-4443 2.00 25.00 of practically every ship he }ias Nugent, Simon H P-3-5100 572576 25.00 2.00 been on during the pa.st tv/o Rice, Howard E 25.00 674341 P-3-3686 2.00 years, and was a Picket Captain Richards, Paul J TCA-4433 25.00 2.00 430868 in Houston during the 1946 Gen­ Robillard, Joseph A 181448 P-3-4437 2.00 25.00 eral Strike. Sanders, Eugene B 123956 TCA-I382I 25.00 2.00 "The SIU is the finest thing for ScuUy, John 2.00 675214 P-3-4516 25.00 seamen," he says. "I've been on Snow, Thomas 2.00 815075 TCA-7904 25.00 tough ships, with tough Skippers Wells, Raymond J 2.00 260013 TCA-290 25.00 and Mates, but the Union alw^ays Williams, George 567528 TCA-5417 2.00 25.00 straightened things out." The above named applicants may pay their initiation fee, etc., in any John sails mostly on tankers, and after his next trip he intends tify this office where the member wishes his book sent. 1946 A.O.A. 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 port. 1947 A.OJIL. 1947 A.S.A. $5.00 $3.00 3.00 3.00 3,00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.0C 3.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 go until the SUP ship was crow­ ed by an CMU crew. The SILi^-SUP in return threw picketlines around all NMU ships tied up in New York as a warn­ ing to Bridges to discontinue his raiding tactics. After this demon­ stration of SlU-SUP strength, arbitration of the dispute was agreed upon and as a result Bridges was .slapped down. BEATEN IN RAID liDcige.s, seeing liie handwrit­ ing on the wall, ordered his men 5.00 to handle the Mello Franco and 5.00 ended iiis attempted raid upon 5.00 American-Pacific ships. 5.00 The Mello Franco, renamed the 5.00 SS Bayeinx. left Coos Bay with 5.00 j a load of lumber destined for 5.00 ' Calloa. Peru, and it was with 5.00 mingled feelings that the crew 5.00 took her out to sea, for during 5.00 their long stay they had begun to 5.00 feel like permanent guests of the 5.00 town. 5.00 The Skipper married a local 5.00 girl and other crowmembers were 5.00 in town .so king they began to 5.00 feel like solid citizens and started 5.00 making speeches at the Lioni". 5.00 Ciub. 5.00 5.00 With the unfreezing of the port 5.00 of Coos Bay. the large piles of 5.00 lumber accumulated on the docks began to move to the paper com­ The Agent wiU nopanies which rely on this port for their .«^upply of woodpulp. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Fao* T»n Friday. January 10, 194T ' SmPS' MIMUTES AND NEWS MEN AT WORK — AND HAPPY, TOO \ >. .. J. .. . N >. Ch. Engineer On Emerson Has Foul Line ^ y All Missed The Skipper's Object Things were popping in New York harbor one day last week— that is, they would have been popping if the object which a ferryboat captain saw turned out to be what he thought it was. Going about his daily business of plying his ferryboat between 69th Street, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, the vessel's captain sight­ ed an object floating in the quar­ antine area off Rosebank, S.I. It resembled a floating mine, and in a harbor like New York—or any­ where, for that matter—a thing like that left around loose could raise plenty of hell, the captain opined. ALL EXCEPT THE MARINES He immediately notified the authorities. Before you could say "dmigod," the area was alive and screaming with harbor police and the Coast Guard, in addition to the Army and Navy units which were sent to dispose of the explosive. Swabbing the deck evidently is an enjoyable task for Red Hanson, crew member of the MV Coastal Defender. Anyway, that's a right pretty smile Red has for the cameraman. Photo at right shows the Defender's Bosun, Milton Williams, directing cargo loading when the vessel put in recently at Frobisher Bay, Canada. Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings No Percolator No Coffee A few percolators would go a But no mine was found. The long way toward making all ferryboat captain went back to hands a bit happier on the SS Evelyn, according to the Dec. 22 minutes, just received. vwyooth-i At the meeting, held at sea, the lads passed a motion to obtain coffee-makers for the officers' lounge, the crew's mess and the engine room. In case you're won­ dering how come the request was broadened to include the officer's lounge, here's the explanation: As things now stand the coffee has to be transported from the galley to the bridge, via one of the crew members. Since bad weather is now in abundance at his ferryboating probably won­ sea, it makes things pretty tough dering if the whole thing was for the coffee-carrier, in fact, the operation calls for a human cen­ worth all the noise. Later, the captain's eyesight tipede to insure safe footing and received & clean bill of health, safe arrival with his cargo. If no percolator is forthcoming but his knowledge of naval war­ for the officers' lounge, no coffee fare weapons was dropped down will be brought to the bridge a peg or two. The Coast Guard during bad weather, the crew reported that a private buoy that decided. broke away from its mooring at Seems fair enough to us. Pier 22, Staten Island, and an 4. i 4. empty oil drum had been found MAYFIELD VICTORY. Dec. in the vicinity where the ferry­ 16—Chairman L. Graniham; boat captain first was panicked. Secretary H. Figley. Deck PROBABLY IT Delegate reported the matter of , It was believed that either of using the laundry and washing Action postponed these two objects might have machine. pending investigation. Steward been what the captain saw. Delegate reported to have Pa­ Anyway, it is hoped that the trolman contact company re­ skipper will keep right on re­ garding steak. None is on hand porting what he thinks he sees, in current meat supply and pre­ even if the Coast Guard does get vious requisition for same has annoyed. Better to be wro.ng on been denied by company. New the ferryboat than to be right in Business: Motion carried for heaven. levying the following fines: Two, dollars for sitting on tables, one dollar for feet on chairs; one dollar for refuse on floor, and one dollar for leaving cups on table. All fine money col­ lected to be turned over to the Seafarers Log. Toaster Terror Loose On The Argonaut Some guys—if you read your comic strips—are always hitting a poor little kid. XMAS PICKINGS GOOD ABOARD LAREDO VICTORY First of the tempting menus of Christmas dinners served to Sea­ farer crews to come to the Log, is the one from the SS Laredo Victory of the South Atlantic Steamship Line. Prefaced with a wish for a Men-y Christmas for all hands, the menu follows: Chilled Tomato Cocktail S/iiffcd Celery with Salmon Flakes Mixed Pickles and Olives Sal/inc Crackers Soup Consomme a la Royal Broiled Fillet Spanish Mackerel de Hotel • Duchess Potato Roast Maryland Turkey with Giblet Gravy Oyster Dressing Cranberry Sauce Imperial Sweet Potatoes Buttered Early Green Peas Parkerhouse Rolls Butter Coffee Tea Hearts of Tomato de Laredo Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie Mincemeat Pic Fruit Cake Assorted Nuts Fresh California Mixed Fruits C. H. FYFE, Steward On the SS Ai-gonaut it's not quite that bad, but, say the ship's minutes, some guys are always "abusing" the pantry toaster. The minutes don't amplify what is meant by "abusing" al­ though it should be fairly ob­ vious. It might be that some im­ patient crew member is using the unfortunate toaster to dry his socks. Then again it could be that some hungry hands are us­ ing the toaster for a sandwich grill. Anyway, the crew ruled, the toaster isn't getting the care it deserves, and anyone caught abusing" the toaster is going to get a roasting himself—and fined to boot. That oughta learn him. The Chief Engineer, who work­ ed aboard the SS Frank Emerson during Voyage No. 10 is a throw­ back to pre-Union sailing days. His anti-Union philosophy was sumemd up in a remark to the effect that he would take a pay cut if he could see the crew mem­ bers working for $50 a month. In the ship's minutes and the Engine department Delegate's re­ port, the Chief Engineer was the subject of the crew's censure. Be­ sides the fact that this character yearns for the "good old days," he was reported to have expressed a callous indifference for the wellbeing of his department members. The Engine Delegate's report reveals that when a FWT hurt his shoulder ashore in France, the Chief Engineer stated that the in­ jured man "might as well be paid off" as he was of no further use to the engine room officer. NO OVERTIME, EITHER When it came to overtime he disported himself just as would be expected. He was completely consistent in every detail. When the Oilers were turned to aid the Second Assistant with water and' the lines in Mobile, Ala., the Chief Engineer disputed the over­ time involved. The overtime was later approv­ ed by the Emerson's Skipper. "The Emerson's Black Gang ap-. proved for Union membership one permit card man, Clarence Schroeder. Another man travel­ ing with a permit card was not recommended for membership as he has consistently shown an attitude not becoming a Union member," according to the Dele­ gate's report. Pointing out further the rea­ sons for membership refusal to 4. 4. it YAKA, Dec. 15 — Chairman Smith; Secretary Mitchel. Min­ utes of previous meeting read and accepted. Delegates of the departments gave their reports which were accepted. List of repairs submitted by the Dele­ gates, four copies made and given to each delegate. Broth­ er Thompson asked the chair that if he were to be on watch in port at any time and he was to be called in on a beef and had to go to the Hall to have it settled, would one of the Oilers volunteer to do his job until he returned. The Oilers agreed to do so. List of items missing from the menus submitted to Steward with advice that if he couldn't procure them to so notify the crew, so that they could lend their aid in obtain­ ing them. "When he was told to do sani­ tary work," the report continues, "he was 'finished' and in the messhall at 8:15. When a person would try to set him right, the impression would bo given that you could go fly a kite." Another crew member aroused the displeasure of his shipmates on Voyage No. 10. The Chief Steward was ciiticised for sever­ al alleged shortcomings in both (Continued on Page 11) (Continued on Page II) the man In question, the report says "he is under the impression he came aboard for the ride, and that he has to have someone on his tail all the time" before he gets any work dune. INDIFFERENT �Friday. January 10. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings {C(ynt'wued fro7n Page 10) (Name of ship not given). Chairman J. Hanson: Secre­ tary K. Leonard. Crew agreed to drop all charges against Third Engineer on the grounds that he was warned and he stopped painting when told. His Union will not be notified, as it may be possible that they will lake up charges and crew does not wish this to happen. Crew to ask for statement of wages, accounts, etc. Motion carried that the company be approach­ ed in regards to a decent form of bed to be put aboard. Letter to be written and sent to them explaining the poor condition of the last ones sent to the ship. Motion passed to have the ice box inspected and cleaned. Al­ so that the delegate have the flour inspected for weavels. and have the old stuff dumped. Patrolman to see the same on arrival in port. List of repairs made and attached to minutes. Crew resolved that all men will be sober at the payoff as to help both the Patrolman and themselves get away quickly. ALOCA PEGASUS. Oct. 2— Chairman P. J. Avera; Secre­ tary A. P. Fertitta. Motions carried: that Ship's Delegate see the Captain about provid­ ing a cat-walk over the deck load; to contact the Union to require company to rig jury toilets for stevedores. After dis­ cussion a motion was carried to have company get services of another doctor in Montreal to care for sick men aboard the vessel cit present time. One minute of silence observed for Brothers missing at sea. Ch. Engineer Has Foul Line (Contimied from Page 10) Ihe Dock and Engine Delegate's reports. The ship's minutes like­ wise pointed up the crew's dis­ satisfaction with the Steward de­ partment head. According to the minutes, the principal charge was that the Steward "refused to let the Dele­ gates check the stores." He was credited with saying that he took his orders from the Port Stcwai'd. The crew charged that the ves­ sel was loaded with inferior sup­ plies, and that if the Stewai-d had allowed the Delegates to check the oncoming stores prior to sail­ ing, a complaint could have been registered in the States and -ac­ tion taken thereon. MEALS POOR It was also alleged that the Steward put out food for meals that was below the usual stand­ ards of messroom quality for SIU ships, and that he put out night lunches at varying hours de­ pending on his whims. At the shipboard meeting there was considerable pro and con dis­ cussion as to possible disposition of the Steward's case, ranging from motions to allow him an­ other chance to redeem himself to one recommending that he sail as a Chief Cook for a period of six months. The latter motion added that if the Steward proved efficient in the capacity of Chief Cook, he would'be restored to his former rating at the end of the pi-obationary period. John Santos served as chair­ man, R. J. Ingraham as secretary of the shipboard meeting. ters, and fans checked. Motion carried instructing Deck Dele­ gate to see Patrolman about collecting Deck Maintenance pay. Minutes are to be posted in messrooms and one copy sent to the Log. Motions carried: that all beefs be settled before any man pays off; to inquire about tripcarders being pulled off before 60-day trip. Agreed that Skipper is the best the crew has ever sailed with. 4 4' JOHN MILLEDGE. Oct. 15— Chairman F. D. Russell; Secre­ tary J. L. Early. Meeting call­ ed for the purpose of further ac­ tion on accepting tripcard men as future members in the SIU. Motion made that present tripcard Chief Cook be given an­ other chance to sail as Chief Cook. Amendment: that the Chief Cook retain his tripcard but he is not to ship at any rating higher than Second Cook and 'Baker for at least three trips. With amendment motion carried. Five other tripcarders were approved for ad­ mittance into Union. S. 4. Garbage Gets Crew's Goat SE^yll?8?SWS;flVS TALK FOR TOUR J^ SUPPER! 4 CARLSBAD, Dec. 23—Chair­ man Candler; Secretary LaBrosse. All Department Dele­ gates reported everything in order. Good and Welfare: It was agreed to remain out of each others foc'sles unless in­ vited thus relieving anyone from suspicion should articles be reported missing. Depart­ ment delegates requested to have complete repair list for Patrolman at next payoff. Bro­ thers were asked to cooperate with messmen to keep messhall clean. It was suggested that men going on watch be served first. 4 4 4 HORACE SEE, Dec. 25— Chairman Lester; Secretary Messenger. Good and Welfare: During meeting following were discussed: try to get new tank­ er contract; delay payoff until Patrolman gets aboard; radio repairing, parts sent ashore in Wilmington; Delegates make out copy of repairs to be sub­ mitted to Chief Engineer and Captain. Crew agreed not to take milk aboard in Mexico be­ cause of low standard of food laws. Vote of thanks to Stew­ ard Department for splendid cooperation during trip. All crew members who are being fired desire to know ahead of time. Request to see Captain about it. Also wish delegates to see Patrolman about trans­ portation back to port of en­ gagement which is Key West, Florida. Fair warning that further im­ proper disposition of the garbage aboard the SS Ouachita "Victory would result in notification of the proper authorities was sound­ ed by the crew at a shipboard meeting Dec. 8. The crew recommended that the garbage disposal be watched, and that if the method is not re­ garded as proper, the Public Health Service be notified. Supplies also incurred the crew's wrath, with potatoes head­ ing the list of shortage items. This supposedly plentiful food­ stuff was, up to meeting time, ab­ sent from the menu for a week. A motion passed saying that there be no signing of articles henceforth until the Steward okayed the supplies for the en­ tire trip. Under this motion was 4 4 4included an addendum to the ef­ fect that a Patrolman be present CAPSTAN KNOT, Dec. 12— at the next signing of articles. Chairman L. B. Brown; Secre­ It was also suggested that the tary E. Davis. New Business: Steward order a variety of meats Motion carried to have all in order to break the monotony watches keep the messhall of a daily diet of sausages served clean and a 25 cent fine impos­ for the night lunches. ed on any violators. Motion carried to have crew's laundry 4 4" 4 cleaned by those who use it, CAPE HATTERAS. Dec. 10— and a fifty cent fine be imposed Chairman Torres; Secretary on whoever leaves it unclean. Hamson. Minutes of previous Such money from lines when meeting read, discussed and ac­ collected to be given to the cepted. Department Delegates Patrolman in the first U.S. port gave their reports. Suggested towards the SIU Hospital Fund. that Steward order new toaster Good and Welfare: Motion car­ upon arrival in New York. Also ried that no tropical animals or that shower heads be ordered birds be brought aboard at any for all showers, and air-condi­ time. tion be repaired. Crew wants better coffee for next trip. Recommended that Mate be advised to obtain keys for pad­ lock on foc'sle doors. Steward department's foc'sles need pajnting; coat hangers should be installed. One minute of si­ lence observed for departed brothers. 1. S. 4. (Name of ship not given), Oct. 28—(Chairman not noted); Secretary William McKeon. No beefs in any department. Stew­ ard department commended for fine work by Deck and En­ gine crews. Repairs needed: new rubber gaskets on port holes, gears on port hole fans, overhaul of lockers in all quar­ Page Elev«« W6Aie VouR SIU PI A •— fue SATOe OF A FKStfUMS UNION... (/WR UNION ! MAUE SURETHAT SUFF!C!ErrrSlDRES ARE PUTON 60ARD BEFDRENtoClSkSWOfi. YOU (2Ai^'T EAT COMfAMY Pf^MlSES/N MID-OCEAH. CUT and RUN By HANK Four of the best examples of SIU militancy just blew in from a trip to Bremerhaven aboard the Topa Topa, which brought over a cargo of those rare Dutch tulip bulbs. The men are; Johnny Weir, the prolific thinker and talker: "Red" Whidden, the best militant Seafarer; Mike Rossi, the Smiling Bosun, with his faithful mustache, and Johnny Ward and his mustache . . . "Blackie" Vince Kane, who has always been faithfully answering the call of the islands, is m town ri^ht now, staying on his intercoastal run to Baltimore and Philly. "Blackie" says; "I have to stay away from those isl.ands. That's why I'm heading for the West Coast and stay there for a year. At least I'll get me a stake there.'' Taking a vacation, eh, Vince? . - . Brother "Happy" Harper just sailed in recently after a trip to Ant­ werp. "Happy" just registered for .shipping and announced that he was still celebrating the arrival of the SS Happy New Year tha* just came in. Brother George Freshwater, a volunteer organizer, is in town right now with sensational news about what the NMU is doing. Well, up in Boston and down in Lake Charles, the NMU has been selling books for membership for the sweet little sum of ten dollars to unorganized seamen. The NMU must be so de.sperate and distrustful of their phony organising thai they have to sell their books so cheaply instead of leaving the unor­ ganized seamen figure out the strength, the progress, the hon­ esty, the militancy and the big things accomplished by a union for the benefit of seamen—so that such unorganized seamen can willingly choose the best union and know themselves whal union is best for them . . . Any unorganized seaman who chooses ihe SIU to be his union, will not only be a proud American but also a proud union seaman on any waterfront of the world. The SIU never has and never will obey any Communist dreamers, Washington politicians or bureaus, phony Coast Guard decisions or steamship company chiseling or trickery. 4 4 4 4 Brother John Santos says that his wife up in Massachiisetts enjoys reading the Log, even more than he doe.s—especially the sea slang in articles now and then. etc. Well, for a wife who has been practically all over the country with :-ou. Bixuhcr Santos, and al­ ways reading the Log, she should enjoy and understand all the things the SIU has accomplished . . . Look at Brother Jantcs Hand. Ho says hi.s wife down in Tampa, Florida, keeps blowing her wifely top because he don't write her letters. Brot'ner Hand, however, realizes psychologically, that as long as she keeps getting and en­ joying the Log she'll know that he's okay—becau.se the hospitaliza­ tion or other ne\ts of any Seafarer is always pu'oli.shed. Pleasant reading to you, Mrs. Hand, indeed . . . One of our best shipmates, a big, young Seafarer named Gordon Ellingson, just came as passen­ ger from Port Said where he was anchored several months for hos­ pitalization. But he recovered so well that he wont ahead and spliced himself. Congratulations, Gordon, and good luck to you and the bride when you start living and working in your home town of Minneapolis. Minnesota. 4 4 4 4 Brother Arthur King, who is soon going back to his home town of Tampal confessed that he, the Captain and the pilot had a tough time getting their ship into Providence, Rhode Isl­ and recently. Brother King also remembers some electrician who wouldn't eat anywhere but with the scrambled-egged officers. Such glory must have gone to his head and short-circuited it— but good . . . One anonymous Seafarer wants to know why Skippy Gusczynsky, now spliced for a year and a half, can't ship out because of his lovable ball-and-chain? �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 10, 1947 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS The Colabee Enjoyed Good Weather On Northern Trip Brother Differs With Bause On Food In Marine Hospital Dear Editor: In Ihe foreground is Ihe North Gape of the Canadian coastal trade, while the SS Colabee idles in the background. Photo taken by Seafarer Luis A. Ramirez at Baie Comeau, Quebec. The Colabee was recently dispatched on a mercy mission from the point at which she is pictured above to the St. Law­ rence river to rescue survivors of a disabled plane. The victims were rescued from treacherous ice floes by airplanes before the Colabee reached the scene. I have just finished reading the Log, issue of Jan. 3, and I must object to the article "Christmas and Mystery Cheer Seafarers abed in Staten Island Marine Hos­ pital." I'm a bed patient and have been for several months and I have experienced the treatment and attention one receives at this hospital. I'm afraid Brother Bause ex­ aggerates somewhat when he speaks of conditions in the hos­ pital. When he wrote, "The food has improved considerably and is still on the upgrade, also up here in B-5 we have some nice nurses, orderlies and a top notch medic­ al staff," I'm afraid he must have been thinking of the food he ate while on a pass, because what I've been eating sure isn't on the upgrade. ATTENTION LAX The nurses are not to blame, many of them do their duty sat­ isfactorily, the orderlies do not do too much for the bedpatients, and the top notch medical staff— well, you don't have much trouble with them as they are seldom around. The doctors might be in the office in the morning and issue passes for some patients who are healthy enough to go out, but that's about all. All in all I don't think there are many patients with Bause's feelings around here. (Although I'm not in B-5, I'm still on the fifth floor). I have read the Log for a long time and like it very much and I will continue to read it when­ is under charter for transporting The year 1946 was kind to all of newsprint to the Daily News in New York. of us. Besides the numerous vic­ I really did enjoy a nice trip, tories which we won on the wa­ though it was short. I got back terfront, we. also had some pretty good weather for shipping . In in time to enjoy the Christmas holidays at home. support of this contention, I offer At present, I am standing by the enclosed photo which I snap­ as a FWT aboard the SS Peters­ ped of the freighter Colabee on burg Victory, at the Erie Basin, Dec. 15, 1946 at Baie Comeau, with a view to spending the first Quebec, Canada. few days of 1947 with my wife As you may know, it is rather and son. unusual to see such clear, beau­ Even if it may appear too late, tiful waters in this region during I'm wishing all Seafarers the best this time of the year. of luck, and especially to those Dear Editor: I was a crewmember aboard who never hesitated to help me The new Congress convenes this old Hog. It is a 5,517-ton learn the little I now know about this week and there is not the freighter operated by a subsid­ ships, I send my best wishes. slightest doubt what its inten­ Luis A. Ramirez iary of the Chicago Tribune, and tions are. It is just itching to go to work on the unions. Senator we will have to swing again, and Ball has a little gimmick ready soon. If it is to have peace on to outlaw the closed shop. Right now is a good time to the waterfront, I think the boys figure how we will handle these will go for it. anti-strike laws. If you analyze But believe me, they want no Dear Editor: just what a strike is, it becomes Perhaps you don't know it, but part of the CMU or the CIO. They obvious that it is not merely I have been reading your Union are most bitter against it. You wrong to try to abolish strikes. are also aware that we have some paper all the time and it is pret­ commies in our ranks, but they It is just impossible. Well, what is a strike? It is ty good. It also gives this old- don't get to first base trying to the simplest thing in the world timer a kick to see your young— bore from within. —you just go fishing. And if and I should say militant—^Union I will be coming east sometime, everyone else happens to pick the going places. Believe me, the and plan to stop in at the Hall. same day to go fishing that you way they are going you should I predict your good Union is go­ do—well, you can't help that. be able in the near future to lead ing places. Best regards to all. Maybe the fish are biting. the waterfront on all coasts. —S. Y. I suppose you know our rivals LET'S GO (Editor's note: The correspon­ are on their way out. Their na­ If 50,COO seamen decide to go dent's name has been withheld tional council members are fight­ for obvious reason.) fishing, what can they do about ing among themselves. There's it? Shoot them down in the too much politics, and the "di­ streets? Run them into jail? vide and rule" boys will know it You'd have to build an awful very soon. Most of the rank and lot of jails. filers we know are getting out in Any law designed to prohibit disgust, and this oldtimer doesn't strikes would be an absurdity. blame them. After all, a law is only a resolu­ I have been in the Firemen's tion, words on paper. It doesn't unioD sometime now and it is a change the actual situation. It good union but it looks as though doesn't create or take away any­ they will have to go AFL again. thing that doesn't exist already. Your Harry is a smooth and fast You still have the power to strike; worker. It is in the cards that it just says you can't use it. But Dear Editor: ever I can obtain a ' copy. Al­ though I'm not a SIU member, I am a seafarer (SUP) and I still find the rag of interest. I read the recent article in the Log about a Brother seafarer, and the treatment he received at the Galveston Marine Hospital. During my hospitalization I have seen many cases like that. It is a shame when a seaman happens to be sick and in need of hospit­ alization he must land in a Marine Hospital. As for myself, I have given up all hope. For three or four months I complained about my condition, but to no avail. I believe they have forgotten I am here. I could write more, but as I am writing in bed I will close wishing the Log and all the read­ ers a Happy New Year. (SUP member's name withheld) U.S. Marine Hospital Staten Island, New York (Editor's note: We think it only fair to mention, for those who are not familiar with Brother Bause, that Bause has been confined at the Staten Island hospital for almost a year, much of ihe iime which he spent in bed. He has been one of the most consistent and militant advocates of better food and conditions at that institution. In the Seafarers Log of May 3, and May 31. 1945. Brother Bause had letters de­ nouncing the food served up to patients in Staten Island. Since that time, he has made critic­ isms. both favorable and un­ favorable, as he saw it. Log -A-Rhythms Balderdash By JESSE A. MILLER With time on my hands the other day. By a travel bureau I did chance, I picked up some folders on places I'd seen. Supposedly loaded with ro­ mance. One said, "Egypt—the Land of Mystery, The wonderful land of the Sphinx." But to me Egypt isn't a mystery; To me Egypt plainly—stinks. There was a picture of Italy's Appian Way, Built some two thousand years ago. But they haven't repaired Italy's other roads For three thousand years or so, India, too, has the 'Taj Mahal. Where a stately princess lies. But India can keep the Taj Mahal, With India's filth and flies. And so the folders ramble on About lands of honey and cream; Let's exile the jerk who wrote that trash. To one of the lands of his dream. Steamboat Goes A-Fishing For An Answer To Threatened Anti - Strike Legislation DIVISION AMONG THE 'DIVIDE AND RULE' BOYS what's going to stop you from using it, it neglects to explain. What can they do? Create a gestapo to wake you up every morning and whip you with a cat-o-nine tails? Chain you to the steering wheel? Lock you in the fiieroom? DID IT BEFORE To mean anything, a law must be enforceable. And in all the bull and blarney about stopping strikes I have yet to hear any­ one explain just how they are go­ ing to do it—except "pass a law." I would really like to see the law that would tell me I could not quit working. In the famous words of Shakespeare, "You don't gotta do nuthin but die." And, mister, I will die before I let anyone teU me that I can't quit my job any and everytime. I, feel like it. Hell, Americans have been dying since 1776 for nothing more than that. Seems to me a few died just recently to prove it all over again. Can they prohibit the right to advocate going on strike? Can they stop a union leader from saying, "I think it would be nice to go fishing next Tuesday?" Not while there's free speech they can't. Can they prohibit the closed shop? On paper, yes, but I won't work with a fink. I doubt if any other union man will either. Theer are 15 million union men in this country. Where will they get 15 million finks to replace them? Wliere, outside of Washington, D. C. that is. WANNA HAT? Can they prohibit picketing? All right, so the cops arrest you for carrying a sign. Wear a panama hat instead. If the long­ shoremen go fishing, and I see a lot of guys in panama hats walk­ ing down South Street you won't have to draw me a diagram. Or maybe they will pass a law against panama hats? You see how quickly this all becomes an absurdity? Let the professors play with their theories. Let the billionaires buy full-page ads. Let the Congressional baby-kis­ sers pass their resolutions. Let them—we'll go fishin! Steamboat O'Doyle �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 10, 1947 HO-HUM, WHAT A LIFE This MV Cap­ stan Knot crew member puts in some rugged sack duty "after the night be­ fore," writes Seafarer Dean T u s o c k, who took this picture in Trinidad. The sack hound is unidentified. Brother Tusock says these two crew mem­ bers became know lEiter as the "Cannon-ball K i d s." Locale here is St. Croix, Islands. Virgin The "Kids." who prefer the cannonball designa­ tion, insist those are cannonballs — not coconuts, which don't pile so neatly. CHIEF STEWARD DIFFERS WITH COMPANY ON OVERTIME My question is whether Sunday (in port or at sea) is overtime for excess of hours woi'ked. Hank Serves Up Recipes On Bellyrobbers, Advises Taking Them With Grain Of Salt Dear Editor: Now, brothers, I am not in any way qualified to safely and suf­ ficiently talk about Stewards, be­ ing that I have never had the de­ sire or courage to enter the food department and try to live under the inventory thumb of any un­ fortunately gifted artist of a sea­ man called the Steward. And I also never associated my­ self, by choice or chance, with any such homo sapiens of the sea life, like for example—drinking out of his private medicinal bot­ tle in his foc'sle while listening to his troubles or dreams—or sticking my face with his face into the oven to see what's cook­ ing so he could make me under­ stand his ever-changing opinion of his men or his own inherited sanity. TAKE IT WITH SALT Anyway, take a few pinches of salt and you'll most likely be­ lieve what I have to say, which will be mostly in defense of such a genius and now and then against him, too. Of course, if you're a self-analyzed type of a Steward, you won't believe my imaginational pot-wash. Well, some how indeed, when I think how much a Steward means to a ship and a trip, I will easily be­ come maudlin, especially if some beers are fresh and handy for me and a Steward happens to be close by looking like he lost his worst cook, or because the gal­ ley stove blew up in his face just when he knew he could straighten out the darn contrap­ tion. Of course, I have beefed with one or two Stewards in the messhall about the food being cold— or old—or served too slow—or not sufficient enough for a sea­ gull and the new-born baby, gull just starting to sail over ships for left overs. Sometimes I had the horrors thinking that the Steward was really trying to win the war by starving us—and sav­ ing all that fruit juice, etc., etc. YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT. But to really understand a man you have to live under his thumbs, even if you get pains in the stomach or not enough over­ time. Well, that's like everything in life, but with a Steward it I have worked my Cooks on Sundays on several different oc­ casions on jobs that had to be done on that particular day. The company says that that work is overtime on overtime. I can't see it. Will you please clarify this matter for me? Jim Sharp, Chief Steward ANSWER: We're not exactly certain thai we understand the question since you do not specify the type of work perform­ ed. However, on the basis of the information which you give, we got the following answer from the Patrolmen: You cannot pyramid overtime on top of overtime. A man performing a job which calls for overtime rates cannot get ad­ ditional overtime pay for doing the job during overtime hours. He would be entitled, however, to straight overtime compensa­ tion for the time involved in the work. It was pointed out that a man is to get overtime pay for Sunday work whether he puts in one hour on a job or twenty hours. Should this answer still not clear up the question in your mind, we should be glad to hear from you further. We'll do our very best to see that you get a satisfactory reply. Page TUztaen the Steward of a ship is the most i important, the most tortured and the most dangerous sailor doom­ ed aboard ship for any voyage. Nearly every Steward I've seen has been either short and wornout thin, or big, and barrel-shap­ ed. Most of them, or I should say all of them, smoke cigars and drink a little to keep in good hu­ mor with the voyage and the daily incidents, which are usual­ ly stormy like a couple of eggs and a slice of bacon getting all hot and bothered in the early lazy morning. ANOTHER TYPE If a Steward is bald-headed and whispers, then he has always had plenty of nerve-wracking beefs and complicated shocking inventories to make. If he is big, jolly, and has no shiny naked armor aging his brains, then you know he always had good cooks or the best line of convincing baloney for the crew so they wouldn't boil over into mutiny over their bacon and no eggs. But if a Steward is an amateur, then the crew keep blowing their tops and the Captain mumbles to QUINN THANKS SEAFARERS FOR XMAS GIFT Dear Editor: In behalf of Brother Bause and the rest of the SIU members I want to express my sincere ap­ preciation to all the Union Broth­ ers for the generous Christmas gifts we received at the Staten Island Marine Hospital, and also the Christmas card we received from our swell agent Paul Hall. With all his headaches he did not forget to send a word of good cheer. Also to our good and able Hos­ pital representative, Joe Volpian, and to all our brothers and former shipmates, we send our sincere appreciation. We would enjoy a visit from them if they get around Staten Island way. I guess I will be here for some time as I have about six fractures and such things usually take some time to heal. My best regards to all the boys and my good friends Jimmy Stewart and Paul the Dispatcher. Also to the editors of the Log who are doing one swell job in the old SIU tradition. Best wishes to all the boys and a more prosperous New Year for the SIU. Michael J. Quinn, Staten Island Marine Hosp. himself up in his airy castle. He can't sleep, the ship gets off course too often, and he brings the draws too late in all ports. An amateur Steward is one who reads too many novels in his bunk, doesn't know where the canned carrots or the baking powder is, and keeps himself ridiculously devoted to the pre­ sumably important and intellec­ tual people for days and nights, whether it be playing cards or chewing over deep conversations and having plenty of cigarettes and coffee. HE NEVER KNOWS Such a fool never knows how the crew gets along; whether the cooks are boiling their fingers or dropping the potato peelings into the soup; how much of this or that is left in the dry stores or whether the messhall stays clean every day. Ah, but a good Steward is one who makes sure he knows all, sees all, hears all and when he should, he literally does all—in every­ thing concerned with food, etc. And he knows that the crew is the most important part of his life, although some Stewards will scream that some crews are the worst calamities of their lives, and sometimes they are right. Well, one old timer said last week that a Steward should be a diplomat. Well, I say, that not only does he have to be a diplo­ mat, but a good shipmate, and es­ pecially the best cook of all the cooks aboai-d (but not just in theory) with a tough but fair, understanding bi-ain. "Cul and Run" Hank (Editor's Note: Wheit do the Stewards have to say about Hank's observations?) Wanted: Tips Ships are again on the roll, plying the seas to the four corners of the earth. You Seafarers 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'U 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. WIFE TRYING TO LOCATE BOB RUTLEDIGE really is too much sometimes. And sometimes you think that some certain Steward was born and raised in a blind alley or something. Especially if he is of the dreaming type, torn right out of some exciting love-soaked sea novel, mingling with the scrambled eggs topside and try­ ing all his language and services to calm and delight the nervous­ ly excited passengers who de­ finitely are of the opinion that they will die during the trip, sooner or later, either from eat­ ing the Steward's food, the sea sickness traveling all around in­ ternally or the monotonous scen­ ery of sea and sky. I don't think any of the novel­ ists ever did say in their poetic and romantic, foolish novels that Dear Editor: I am trying to contact my hus­ band, Robert MacDonald Rutledge, age 43, light brown hair, five feet, eleven inches tall, ro­ bust and weighing about 175 pounds. You may put my address in the paper for Bob does not know where I live at 1718 Girard Ave­ nue, Philadelphia, Pa. At this time I should like to wish the SIU continued success, for I know many Seafarers. If there is ever anything I can do to benefit your organization, I shall be glad to do so. I am a waitress belonging to an American Fed­ eration of Labor union, and I am very much interested in labor unionizing. Mrs. Mary Rulledge dives, and points of historical interest. Maybe you'll have a beef on the way, or a lip 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 Street, New York 4. N. Y. Enclose pictures if you have any, well return them. �Page FourieeR Friday, January 10, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Snug Harbor Rejects Official Investigation; SlU To Push Case NEW YORK — SIU Special ject to the right and duty of the were not up to the same standard Eepivsentative Joseph H. Vol- State Department of Social Wel- as provided on SIU ships, and were, in fael, considerably sub­ pian this week rereiverl nntire farr^ to inspect and to suggest. standard. from the Snug Harbor Trustees The State Department of So­ A letter outlining these com­ that thej- would not permit a two cial Welfare has inspected the inan SIU Investigation Commit­ Sailors' Snug Harbor from time plaints was sent to the Snug Har­ tee to visit Snug Harbor and to time, and its reports have bor Governor by SIU Special check on conditions existing shown that conditions are satis­ Service Representative Volpian there. According to the letter, factory and the food is good. In on December 4. An exchange of the Trustees think that the in­ j these circumstances we do not letters ' between various Snug spections conducted by the State I believe it appropriate to open the Harbor officials and Volpian fol­ Department of Social WeKare, Sailors' Snug Harbor to private lowed, with the letter from Mr. from time to time, are sufficient. agencies to inspect it. Visitors Peter Grimm being the latest in Reference is made in the Trus­ arc welcome at the Sailors' Snug the scries. Each letter, up to the present, tees' letter to the fact that they Harbor between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 'do not believe it appropriate to daily except Sundays. We do has been pidnted in the Log in open the Sailors' Snug Harbor to not believe there is any proper order to keep SIU members fully basis for concluding from this informed of the developments in private agencies to inspect it." reply that the Trustees have any­ the Snug Harbor beef. Who should know better what thing to conceal. conditions are favorable for aged "It is the full and considered Yours very truly .seamen than representatives of intention of the SIU to continue Peter Grimm. the Seafarers International in an endeavor to check up on President, Union? Certainly, the SIU can Snug Harbor conditions," declar­ Board of Trustees determine whether the retired ed Volpian. "Due to the Trustees' •seamen ai*e being fed, housed Original action on the part of refusal of permission for a special and cared for properly much bet­ the Seafarers regai'ding Snug two man SIU investigation, this ter than the N.Y. State Depart­ Harbor was taken as a result of survey will now have to be con­ ment of Social Welfare or the certain, complaints reaching the ducted on an individual basis in Trustees of Snug Harbor. SIU Special Services representa­ accordance with the Snug Harbor tive in New York. rules for visitors. The results of the Dated January 6, 1947, These complaints were to the that investigation and any other complete text of the letter foleffect that food and other condi­ developments will be printed in lows: tions prevailing at Snug Harbor the Log." Seafarers, Int'l Union of N.A. 51 Beaver Street New York 4, N.Y. Att: Mr. Joseph H. Volpian Gentlemen: Receipt is acknowledged of your communication of December (This article is not an interpre­ delegates and the unlicensed 27th, addressed to Governor tation of the agreement as it cov­ crew. Flynn, which has been forward­ ers the Stewards Department, but In this respect, it is suggested ed to the Board of Trustees, and merely makes suggestions to that that the Chief Stewai'd work di­ i have been requested to advise Department in answer to> many rectly with the crew delegates ^.•ou that the responsibility for questions raised by members. instead of taking complaints to the Sailors' Snug Harbor rests Each week an article will be run the Captain or the company, and with its Board of Trustees, sub­ in the Log making suggestions to in this manner command the re­ each of the ratings in the Stew­ spect of the delegates and crewards Department. This week's is members. for the benefit of the Chief In making up the daily menus Stewards.) the preparations should be work­ BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. The first suggestion is that, af­ ed out between the Chief Cook Calvert 4339 and Chief Steward. BOSTON 276 State St. ter boarding a ship for the first Boudoin 4455 time, the Steward should make a Before sailing, the Chief Stew­ BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 complete check of all linens and ard should notify all members CHARLESTON 68 Society St. workable and perishable stores that any overtime, other than Phone 3-3680 routine overtime, be brought to CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. aboard the ship. Superior 5175 Also all requisitions and con­ him for an okay before the actual CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. firmations should be ehecked, work begins, thus eliminating a Main 0147 CORPUS CHRISTI ..1824 Mesquite St. j and, if there are any articles source of dispute if the work is Corpus Christi 3-1509 I missing or required, they should dune before the Chief Steward DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 be ordered at once from the com­ has been notified of the job. 0ULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. pany purchasing agent. i Melrose 4110 WEEKLY CHECK The Chief Steward should call i GALVESTON 305 22nd St. All departmental overtime 2-8448 a meeting as soon as possible of; HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. the entire Stewards Department should be checked at least once S8777 and explain just what each mem-^ a week by the Steward Depart­ HOUSTON 1515 75th Street Phone Wentworth 3-3809 , ber's duties are, and just what is ment Delegate, and any ovei-JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 expected of them during the trip time that might in the future be MARCUS HOOK W. 8th St. I to coroe. disputed be placed on a separate Chester 3-3110 sheet and turned over to the Pa­ MIAMI 1355 N. £. 1st Ave. , COMPLETE CHECK trolman boarding the ship at the MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 Immediately the Chief Steward payoff. **• NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. , should check all storerooms, gal­ By bringing overtime up to Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. ley, quarters, linen lockers, and date each week any di.sputed HAnover 2-2784 iccbo.xes as to their cleanliness work is fresh in mind and can be NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 and condition. While making the handled more easily than when PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. check, a list of necessary rer-alrs all the overtime of the trip is Phone Lombard 3-7651 handled at one PORT ARTHUR . .909 Fort Worth Ave. and changes should be drawn up. piled up and Phone: 2-8532 If, after making a check of the time. PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. .storeruonis, it is found that there A final suggestion: When the Beacon 4336 iRICKMOND, Calif 257 Sth St. is a shortage of stores, or if the Chief Steward requires work 2599 company has failed to produce done that is payable as overtime, SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Douglas 5475-8363 the stores requisitioned, the mat­ he should ask the Delegate to SAN JUAN, P. R 252 Ponce de Leon ter should . be reported to the select a member or members of San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. •ship's delegates so that they can the Department for this work. 8-1728 take the necessary action to cor­ This is for the purpose of insur­ SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. rect the condition. ing equal division of overtime. Main 0290 When the ship's delegates call TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. In this manner no member of M-1323 Union meetings, the Chief Stew­ the Stewards Department can TOLEDO 615 Summit St. accuse the Chief WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. ard should attend all meetings rightfully Terminal 4-3131 and take part in the discussion. Steward of discriminating against VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. The Chief Steward should never him. Garden 8331 VANCOUVER ....144 W. Hastings St. be t6o busy to listen to a good (Next week the duties of the Pacific 7824 beef, and at all times make for Chief Cook will be brought up cooperation between himself, the for discussion.) What To Do: Some Departmental Suggestions For Chief Stewards SIU HALLS •k By JOSEPH VOLPIAN On December 31, 1946, the Maritime Commission's Second War Risk Insurance Policy, which insured Merchant Seamen against injuries and death due to enemy action, was terminated. In announcing theii- decision to bring to an end the life of this policy, the Commission stat­ ed, "As practically all insurance required by American shipping interests is now being supplied by the commercial markets, it is not anticipated that serious dis­ turbance will be caused by this action." The terms of this policy limited the beneficiaries to $5,000. It was supposed to be a protection aganist loss of life, injury and loss of personal effects caused by the risks of war and arising out of maritime disasters. The title of this coverage would lead one to believe that the in­ surance coverage under it was much broader than was actually the case. To start with, intei-pretations were placed upon the policy both by way of forms and procedure which beneficiaries found diffi­ cult to comply with. At different times during the life of the insurance, various di­ rectives wore handed down which limited it in scope, so that as time went on the coverage, not broad to begin with, became so very narrow tliat the chances of a beneficiary collecting the pro­ ceeds were improbable. NARROW POLICY An example of the narrowness of the policy was in the case where a seaman off a torpedoed Meet The Seafarers (Cot!tinned from Vagc 9) call. John says that the women, the liquor, and the food, in those places is the best in the world. "But 1 might change my mind after this trip," he grins. "My ship is headed for Buenos Aires, and 1 hear that that is a fine port also." Although John Dugina has only been a member of the Sea­ farers International Union for a short while, he has already taken up the traditions of militancy and honest trade unionisyn that arc part and pai'cel of the Seafarers code. With men like him in the Union, both oldtimers and new­ comers, the Union is sure to grow and to go on to more and bigger victories for all seamen. PERSONALS FREDERICK DUNN Your sister, Miss G. Dunn, reque.sts that you write to her at 20 Black Marsh Road, St. John's, Newfoundland. 4. t t RALPH E. GRIFFIN Your remaining gear from the SS Sirocco was left at the SUP baggage room in San Francisco. vessel, after weeks in life boats and makeshift quarters in war areas, turned up with tuberculo­ sis. The ruling of those administer­ ing the policy was that tubercu­ losis claims had to be filed with­ in 90 days after the disaster. Naturally these torpedoed sea­ men, very often, had no idea that their experiences were causing their health to be undermined until after the 90 day period had passed. When they did find it out and tried to put in their claim, they were informed that they could not recover benefits, not because they did not have tuberculosis or that it was not caused or aggravated by the torpedoing, but rather be­ cause more than 90 days had passed before they put in their claim for allowance under the Second Seamen's War Risk Policy. The writer has been told by many .seamen, who tried unsuc­ cessfully to recover benefits due to enemy action, that they had been assured that in time, a Seaman's Bill of Rights (similar to the G1 Bill of Rights) would be enacted, which would give them benefits in lieu of the bene­ fits under The Second Seamen's War Risk Policy. To date even a very shallow Seamen's Bill of Rights is still so much smoke. Information com­ ing to the writer is that, at pres­ ent, The Seamen's Bill of Rights is somewheie in Congress; and it has been watered down to where the only possible benefits these men may get is continuous treat­ ment in Marine Hospitals, but no cash. PASSING THE BUCK The Second Seamen's War Risk Insurance Policy, in com­ bination with the usual P. & I. policy carried by ship operators, can be used to slough off legiti­ mate claims. An example is where a blackedout ship had a hatch cover miss­ ing which caused injury to a member of the crew. Such claim could be found to come under the War Risk Policy or under gen­ eral P. & I. insurance, depending upon the hairbreath distinction whether the injuries resulted from the open hatch cover or from the blackout. The importance is apparent when it is recalled that the limit of recovery under The Second Seamen's War Risk Policy is $5,000. In addition, the two policies administered by different organ­ izations resulted in the accept­ ance of very small settlements by an injured seaman after a period of Ijeing shuttled back and fourth between The War Risk people and the P. & I. Companies, each telling him that the risk came under the other organiza­ tion's insurance policy. ' In the writer's opinion, the seamen, as a class, are not losing a whole lot by discontinuance of The Seamen's Second War Risk t % % Policy. After all, it was little DAVID B. ALBRIGHT more than mere window-dressing Write to your father. He wants for recruiting and soothing mer­ to hoar from you. chant seamen in wartime. �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. January 10. 1947 Page Fifteea miijjiiTiiN -w - 11 ®K7- : U-A /•_" TAX REBATES Mississippi Shipping Con^pany Seafarers who were employed on Mississippi Shipping Company vessels and have credit balances in their unclaim­ ed wage account covering overdeductions of Social Security taxes for the years 1943, 1944 and 194S, can now receive money due them by writing to the Mississippi Shipping Company, 1300 Hibernia Building, New Orleans, La. When writing the company mention the money is due for Federal Old Age Benefit overdeductions, and give your Social Security number. Those entitled to rebates and the amout due are listed below. I Old And New Wage Scales Of Seafarers Compared The new contracts which the SIU has signed with the various companies have aroused a furor INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS G. Medlicott. $2.00; C. L. Parr. $9.00; that is even yet being felt in the lives of seamen. L. E. Blackslone. $6.00; J. Nelson, Jr., Even if the other unions have benefitted by the $1.00; W. R. Findley, $10.00. same gains, following the successful General Strike PHILADELPHIA of the SIU against Government interference, still the leadership in this advance is generally accreditINDIVIDUAL DONATIONS M. Nobles, $1.00. ted to the SIU. The original contracts have been printed in the NEW ORLEANS LOG at the time each one was signed. This, how­ SS ELEAZOR WHEELOCK ever, has not answered all questions, since many 7.42 Deck Dept.: letters still come into the New York Hall asking Ehmenn. $2.00; Molina. $1.00; Boyle. 14.57 $1.00; Wolff. $2.00; Lee. $1.00; Wal- for copies of the new wage and overtime rates. .53 rath. $2.00; Green. $1.00; Doldcn. $2.00; Therefore, for the benefit of all men sailing .35 Cambura, $1.00; Roberts, $1.00; Simer26.20 man, $1.00. on ships contracted to the SIU, the LOG prints the Engine Dept.: .29 comparative wage scales, showing the wages pre­ Staples, $2.00; Weimer. $2.00; Sla1.68 horc, $1.00; Fiomrmons. $J.00; Ra- vious to the new agreements, the new wages, and 4.14 mrier, $2.00; Pinero, $2.00; Iglesias. the amount of the increase. Cut this out of the 13.65 $2.00. Stewards Dept.: paper so that you can refer to it whenever you wish. 22.10 Marciniewicz, $3.00; Quanico, $4.00; .25 These wage rates are for freighters only. Sapolinski. $3.00; Schondeck. $1.00; NAME Adams, Eloon R Ahlsti'om, Ellis NORFOLK AMOUNT Booth, Lionel $ 1.25 30.07 Bordelon, Thomas A. .12 Botona, Santiago V. ... Alexander, Benjamin 36.96 Boubede, Albert H Almerigotti, John .35 Bouzan, William J. Andrade, Carlos 5.36 Bradford, W. C. .... Ander.son, Arthus .32 Brady, Edward W. Anderson, Fred M 2.59 Anderson, Henrick M 5.17 Andrews, Edgar C 45 Antoniau, C 10.86 Branquilo, Vincent T. 4.41 Ewing. $2.00; Hayes, $2.00; Williams. DECK DEPARTMENT Apiki, A. K 1.00 Bremen, Earl E 6.02 $2.00. (This crew also donated $5.00 to the SIU Amount SIU SIU Aronson. Leon .60 Brennan, William E. 2.19 New Wage Of Wage Old Wage Ashworth, H 3.32 Brokjob, Peter : 2.09 boys in the hospital.) Increase Scale Ayres, Robert E 35.40 Scale 6.74 Rating BOSTON 94 Babala, Loyola 1.05 Brooks, Richard A $205.00 $42.50 Bosun $162.50 SS MONTAUK POINT 90 Bacon John A 40 Brown, Paul H 192.50 Bosun's Mate—Day Work Bill Rowe. $2.0; Roy Cuthrill. $2.00; 1.12 Bacon, John A 21 Brown, T. E 180.00 13.10 Dewey Bordeaux, $2.00; Joseph Thomas, Bosun's Mate—^Watch Bain, Chas. Jr 13.69 Bryant, Joseph P $2.00; C. Harris, $2.00; K. Q-Briant. Carpenter 42.50 205.00 162.50 6f68 $1.00. Bain, Chas. Jr 19.90 Bulaga, Raymond J 40.00 197.50 Storekeeper 157.50 4.06 Baker, Ernest J 1.36 Burger, John 32.50 187.50 AB Maintenance 155.00 NEW YORK Banks, Harold C 3.38 .01 17.50 172.50 Quartermaster = 155.00 Barrett, Thomas G 68 .28 SS GERVAIS 17.50 172.50 AB Seaman 155.00 10.35 Barton, Charles B 21 Butler, Robert G Harrnld I,. Parrish, $1.00; Clyde Watchman 22.50 172.50 150.00 Beaufort, Paul T 18.58 Callan, Cyril .40 Roders, $1.00; Elbert Chatham, $1.00; 150.00 17.50 OS Seaman 132.50 4.99 Calpitts, L Becker, Theodore 4.02 J. Robinson, $1.00; C. M. Houchins, 16.66 Campbell, John . .04 $1.00; Edward Brezina, $1.00; \V. Kraus, ENGINE DEPARTMENT 18 Cappelin, J. M. Belcher, Lawrence ... 8.09 $1.00; J. P. Cross. Jr.. $1.00; Robert F. Grant. $1.00; D. H. Roszel, $1.00; A. 294.50 42.50 252..P0 Bellins, Warren G. 1.25 37.74 Brunelle. $1.00; H. Goering, $1.00; R. Chief Electrician 2nd Electrician 9.80 Caracausa. Albert Bennett, William J. .83 L. Toler. $1.00; G. W. Rrickley. $1.00; 45.00 227,50 182.50 16 Benoit, R. S 1.73 John J. Dugina, $2.00; R. Hutchinson, Asst. Eleetrieian 42.50 230.00 . 187.50 Unlic. Jr. Eng.—Day Work... $1.00; Peter Vargo. $1.00. .23 Carroll. Paul S. .. .47 17.50' 205.00 187.50 Unlic. Jr. Eng.—Watch SS VAKA Bentel, Henry P 1.97 Casey, Robert F. 8.93 42.50 237.00 194.50 E. Ghcrman, $1.00; L. Bugajcwski. Machinist-Plumber Berg. Thowald 19.52 .72 42.50 205.00 162.50 Deck Engineer Bergeron, Druby J 32 Castanel, Patrick R. 2.06 $2.00. 17.50 269.50 252.00 Chief Reefer Engineer' SS HILTON 1.91 Celmayster, S 15.68 17.50 237.50 220.00 1st Reefer H. C.mfield. $1.00; J. Gross. $2.0(1; Berman, Henry .54 Chagistamatoloa, E .24 17.50 218.50 201.00 2nd Reefer 11 Bu-ser, $2.00. Bei'nay, Harry A 1.14 2.86 197.50 Engine Storekeeper SS HORACE SEE Biggers, EaH G 3.71 Chandler, Wor.sham S. 6.34 50.00 205.00 1.55.00 1 lorracc Coriielius. $1.00; Elzie I laves. Engine Utility 9.11 .30 17.50 190.00 172.50 Evaporator Maintenance $1.00; P. C. Johnson. $1.00; L.' E. Bi.>i]iop, Archibald C 8.15 Chauncj', Howard 2.44 Price, $1.00. 40.25 195.25 155.00 Oiler-Diesel 1.25 Blodgett, Donald C 18.30 Chi'isman, John 22.50 177.50 155.00 Oiler-Steam SS GOLDEN FLEECE 33 12.25 Christiansen, James C 177.50 22.50 155.00 Watertender A. Begg. $1.00. Blonce, Manuel .14 Christiansen, Gerhard A. .. 23.25 177.50 22.50 155.00 Fireman-Water tender INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Blossfield, Paul 4.91 17.79 167.50 22.50 145.00 J. Arras, $2.00; John A. Weiss, $2.00; Firemen Boiohada, Edward W 12 .55 175.00 42.50 132.50 1.23 R. B.ascombe, $1.00; Ben Miller. $11.00; Wiper Bolger, Joseph 1.94 Clark, Carlton D •A. Gold.smit. $7.00; Lester D. Yoder. 11.15 $2.00; Bolton, S. F 1.28 Coll, Andrew STEWARDS DEPARTMENT W. H. Williams. $3.00, Jue A. .25 .01 Ecock. $2.00. 17.50 220.00 202.50 Chief S 22.50 205.00 182.50 Chief ( 22.50 205.00 182.50 Night C 17.50 185.00 167.50 Second 17.50 175.00 157.50 Asst. C Seafarers who have left gear aboard Seas Shipping Company vessels can now re­ 17.50 150.00 132.50 Messma claim their belongings if their name is included in the list below. All gear is being helc Utility 17.50 150.00 132.50 Unclaimed Baggage — Seas Shipping Co. for claiming at the offices of the Seas Shipping Company, 39 Cortland Street, New York 7, N.Y. M. Armando C. Albury Frank Becker H. Benter G. Castro G. L. Crews R. A. Chastain H. A. Campbell Frank Durdeen P. Fember S. Goldenberg E. H. Hopka R. Kosmicki ; 1 Seabag 1 Seabag & 1 suitcase 1 Seabag Papers 1 Zipperbag Papers 1 Seabag Papers 1 Zipperbag 1 Suitcase 1 Parcel Papers 1 Suitcase W. Jackson W. La Bauer C. Mockl.v Mai J. Pranible C. Snackers E. Stanzcack H. Taylor J. F. Thompson R. Sullivan R. C. Valandingham H. C. Yates L. Wuestner All members of the Stewards Department will be paid over­ time for all Sunda.vs and Holidays at sea and for all Saturdays. Sun­ i Suitcase days and Holidays in port. No member of the Stewards Department i Seabag will be laid off Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays at sea or in port. 1 Seabag OVERTIME RATES Papers l Seabag SIU New SIU New SIU Old i Bag Over $200.00 Under $200.00 1 Box & 1 Seabag a month a month 90c j Box i Zipperbag $1.25 per hour $1.00 per hour 90c j Suitcase \ Pay rise of $17.50 is retroactive from April 1 to June 14. June 1 Seabag & 1 Zipperbag Papers 15 is the retroactive date for the remainder of the increase. All i Seabag overtime is retroactive to June 15. aji �m. Page Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, January 10. 1947 TANKEI?MEN/f/ How Jo (fpa wanth^cfourjob? Under cm SIU conttact pick qour ghip -tmpjck Company -^ou pick goar run —and. ndbodg can sag no! I 'uHT'''.?, v> / The Seafoters IntemJtbrual Onicncf ^JbrttiAmetioa -AEatL � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource January 1, 1947 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 2 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU ASKS RECOGNITION AS BARGAINING AGENT FOR TIDEWATER SEAMEN N.Y. TUGBOATMEN WIN 40 HR. WEEK; TIE-UP AVERTED P&O SIGNS NEW CONTRACT WITH SIU; SS FLORIDA SAILS SIU VOTE TALLY ENDS; COMMITTEE TO REPORT TO BRANCH MEETINGS SIU TAKES ACTION TO PREPARE FOR CHANGES IN SHIPPING LAWS THE PLAIN FACTS RIP VAN CURRAN FINALLY WAKES UP; FINDS NMU OFFICIALS ARE COMMIES RECORD SHOWS NMU LEADERS FOLLOW CHANGES IN CP LINE ATLANTA CITY CREWMEN SHOW HOW SIU TACTICS CAN WIN IMPROVEMENTS ON ISTHMIAN SHIPS BRIDGES TRIES NEW RAID WM. CLAY IS KEPT ON THE BALL BY A CRACKERJACK SIU CREW FOUR WATCHES FIRST AMONG SEAFARERS GOALS MERCHANT SEAMEN ARE ELIGIBLE TO BUY SURPLUS SMALL VESSELS DEFENSE OF BILBO BLOCKS HOST OF ANTI-LABOR BILLS ALCOA COOPERATES WITH SIU; SENDS STEWARDS CUTE NOTES GADSDEN CREW GIVES TO BALTIMORE BROTHERS IN MARINE HOSPITAL STUDY IN CONTRASTS--OKAY SKIPPER AND BUCKO MATE--IN MARCUS HOOK WRONG SHIP BUT RIGHT CREW (SIU) TAKES TRIP FROM BONEYARD TO N.Y. NMU IS "FINISHED WITH ENGINES" LAKES SEAMEN COME TO SEAFARERS WEATHER REROUTES FREIGHT SHIPS BUT TANKERS KEEP BOSTON BUSY NEW BRANCH OPENED IN MIAMI CALMAR SHIPS GIVEN TO BULL AND OVERLAKES FRENCHY PENS OPEN LETTER TO MEMBERSHIP ALL MISSED THE SKIPPER'S OBJECT CH. ENGINEER ON EMERSON HAS FOUL LINE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/10/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log