http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/2615adaf35171aa5b27d43f496640bfb.PDF e823c30bb0bb7cae1016cdf01887353f PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX Seafarers Aid CIO Union To Stop Scabs NEW YORK. N.Y., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 19. 1947 SIU MEN AT WORK NEW YORK—The presence of hundreds of white-capped Sea­ farers t IT i s w e e k prevented stj-ikcbreakers from forcing their way through picketlines estab­ lished by the CIO Shipyard Workers around two Brooklyn plants of the Bethlehem Steel Company. The lines were set up by Lo­ cals 12 and 13 more than 12 weeks ago, but early thi^ week the company stated that it would ''throw its gates open" to any employes who wanted to re­ turn, a move that the union im­ mediately branded as "strike­ breaking." Charles Leone, regional rep­ resentative of the Shipyard Workers, called upon the .Seafaiers foi- help and, with the 'Answering ihe call of Brofher unionists, the CIO shipyard same speed that the SIU has Workers, these Seafarers went forth to Brooklyn to help keep shown in the past, aid was dis­ the Bethlehem Steel Company's shipyards closed down tight. patched to the 29th Street and Their help came in mighty handy, and as a result the company 56th Street, Bi'ooklyn, plants of stopped its strike-breaking tactics. This was the second time the company. the SIU had thrown its weight behind the Shipyard Workers in REAL UNITY a beef, and don't think those men don't appreciate it! All the SIU members who went to join the picketlines did so on a volunteer basis. A special meeting was held on Tuesdai morning, September 16, at which time support was voted The bosses' answer to rising Concern over mounting prices to the strikers and volunteers costs, which today threaten an; this week reached epidemic prowere requested to report to the inflationary period second to portions as city after city repicketlines. none in the history of the United ported price at unprecedented The response was very good, States, came last week when heights. with hundreds of Seafarers mak­ A 27-year lecord was shatter­ ing their way to the two Beth­ Senator Robert A. Taft advised the American people to "eat ed when, during the week end­ lehem Steel plants. less." ing September 6, wholesale In much the same arrogant prices of food rose 1.2 percent to Names of the volunteers ap-. manner Marie Antoinette, whbii pass the previous record estab­ pear on page 8. A full page told that the French people had lished in June, 1920. of pictures of the picketlines no bread to eat, said, "Let them appears on page 9. BLS REPORTS eat cake." According to the Bureau of La­ Labor leaders were quick to On several occasions within point out that Taft's statement bor Statistics, this was the eighth the last year the SIU has aided was motivated by a desire to consecutive week that the aver­ the Shipyard Workers- on the reduce the American standard of age of all wholesale prices had picketline. Only last winter a living, and that the same phil­ set new postwar records. mass picketline, supported by osophy was behind the drive by On Monday, September 15, many Seafarers, forced the the National Association of Man­ cotton prices soared $3.00 a bale, Bushey Shipyards to bargain ufacturers to pass anti-labor leg­ soy beans rose 8 cents a bushel, honestly, and brought to an end islation such as the Taft-Hartley corn went up six-to-seven -^cents a bushel, and it- was estimated Act. (Continued on Page 8) AFL Council Refuses Te Sign Nen-Cemmie Oath; NLRB Stymied The ruling of the National Labor Relation Board's general counsel, Robert A. Denham, that top AFL and CIO officials must sign anti-com­ munist affidavits under the Taft-Hartley Law be­ fore their affiliated unions can have access to the board's machinery, backfired in the board's face this week and threatened to leave the huge agency and Denham minus a job. This blow at the NLRB was touched off by^ a decision of*, conform Z Ito 77 77 7 777777, the Denham ruling. the AFL's executive council Lewis contended that labor's have thrown down a chal­ to by-pass the NLRB, fol- foes lenge and that labor must ac­ owing a vigorous debate, in cept it. In Lewis' view, the which John L. Lewis led the younger men in the labor move­ opposition against filing of the affidavits. Aftei- the meeting, AFL Presi­ dent William Green announced that "the Executive Council has decided that the Taft-Hartley Act is reprehensible, vicious and destructive of the workers' legal rights. It therefore could not Spiralmg Costs Cut Workers' Pay Commission Will Study Dangers Of Nitrate The dangei s of combustion and | recently in Texas City and Brest, explosion of ammonium nitrate France. As a fii'st step, three measures aboard ship is to be studied by for the safe handling of the a five-man committee appointed highly valuable plant food, but recently in Washington. very dangerous explosive, were Headed by Major General Phil­ suggested. They are: ip B. Fleming, Federal Works 1. Education of ship officers Administrator, the committee is and others in the proper hand­ authorized to go completely into ling of ammonium nitrate; the situation and to make rec­ 2. Ammonium nitrate should ommendations which will pre­ be the last cargo loaded and the vent tragedies such as took place first cargo unloaded; 3. Loading and unloading of ammonium nitrate should only be undertaken at isolated ter­ minals. A spokesman for the City of New York stated that the ban on loading and unloading the explosive in New York would stick until more is known of the properties of the ammonium nitrate so that better methods may be developed to safeguard combustion and explosion. No. 38 that the end was not yet in sight. Meat, butter, and eggs, also kept pace with the rise in grain, although in New York those prices did not rise, mainly as a result of an increase in consum­ er resistance. In Chicago, subpoenas were is­ sued calling officials of large and small meat-packing companies to appear before a special grand jury which is expected to con­ vene on or about September 22 to investigate a possible con­ spiracy to keep up the prices of food, clothing and shelter. ORGANIZED RESISTANCE Meanwhile, consumers through­ out the United States rallied to force prices down. Consumer resistance was re­ sorted to on a voluntary basis in most places, but in the big cities organized groups refused to buy certain commodities until these commodities stopped their dizzy spiral. Many cities, notably New York and St. Louis, instituted two meatless days per week, and there was talk of more cities following suit. ' Nevertheless, prices continued rising, wages stayed at the same level, and the workingman and his family were caught in the well-known vise. ment wanted fight and action. He said they did not want to in­ dulge in a long war of attrition. CIO Secretary-Treasurer James B. Carey has announced neither he nor Philip Murray, CIO presi­ dent, had any intention of sign­ ing the affidavits. NO BUSINESS As the situation now stands, the NLRB, with its huge staff and generous Congressional ap­ propriation, finds itself without any business, except for a hand­ ful of independent unions. However, it is believed that at the AFL and CIO conventions the problem will be fully dis­ cussed and positive programs will be adopted to deal with the situation posed by Denham's rul­ ing. By virtue of the Denham rul­ ing, none of the AFL's 43,000 lo­ cal unions and none of the ClO's approximately 25,000 locals can use the NLRB facilities as long as a single national official of their respective oi'ganizations re­ fuses to take the oath of dis­ avowal. Thus it may be that organized labor's vigorous opposition ta the (Continued on Page 8) Correction The resolution on nomina­ tions for office in the Atlan­ tic and Gulf District, which was reported in the LOG last week, contained a typograph­ ical error in that it stated that only one position of Joint Patrolman would be on the ballot for New York. This is incorrect as there will be two Joint Patrolmen elected for New York in the coming election. 'I'elegrams of correction have already been sent to Port Agents. �Page Two THE SEAFARERS SEAFARERS LOG LOG Friday, September 19, 1947 AM mi| brothers keeper...!'' Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At n Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers S-j- lU HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N, Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J, p. SHULER - Sccy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 50 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Nlichigan HUGH MURPHY Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 It' •> The Long View There was a time when unions existed merely to gain higher wages, better conditions, and fewer hours for work­ ers. This was a fine objective, and resulted in raising the standards of living of workers and their families the world over. And for a long time labor was satisfied to go along that way. But union members arc more than just members of an organization. They are men and women who take an interest in the world around them, and in what goes on in that world. Events of importance affect the lives of all who work for a living-. That is why labor in the U. S. in general, and the American Federation of Labor in particular, has taken the . lead in helping to rebuild the shattered labor unions abroad. When the war was but a few weeks or months old, long before the attack at Pearl Harbor, the AFL had al­ ready started its "Labor's League for Human Rights." This organization was the instrument through which the AFL kept alive the few sparks of real unionism that exist­ ed in Europe—kept the sparks alive in spite of Nazi and Communist efforts to kill off all democratic trade union­ ism in the countries that were overrun. Mote than $ J,000,000 was raised through contribu­ tions from unions and rank-and-file members. This money was spent in Norv/ay, Britain, France, Poland, China, and other countries where red or black or brown fascism had iert Its mark. Besides helping to keep the union spirit alive, the League established homes for merchant seamen, hideouts for groups which smuggled refugees from totalitarian countries to places where they had a chance to live, and passed food and armaments to the brave underground groups in Poland, France, Italy, and the Scandinavian countries. Today, even with the war over, the League has not ended its work. Labor movements abroad, as well as in the United States, are facing many problems. That is why the AFL has organized a new committee, the "Free Trade Union Committee for Democratic Trade Unionism' in Europe and Latin America," to help combat the totali­ tarian forces that are trying to enslave workers. The small view of unions as just pork-chop getters Is' ended; the long view, of international solidarity between labor movements the world over, has arisen to take its piace. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL JOSEPH DENNIS L. GROVER C. MACON BOB WRIGHT JOHN MAGUIRE CHARLES BURNEY J. J. O'NEAL E. L. WANDRIE E. M. LOOPER D. G. PARKER LEROY CLARKE J. ZANADIL D. f. KORALIA WILLIAM MOORE L. COOPER REUBEN VANCE t t NEPONSET HOSPITAL L. CLARK J. S. CAMPBELL E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSEN L. L. LEWIS J. R. LEWIS R. A. BLAKE L. TORRES C. SCHULTZ J. HAMILTON H. BELCHER J. T. EDWARDS • L. BALLESTLRO X C. C. MOSS D. TULL J. SILLAK t- % BALTIMORE HOSPITAL J. NUUHIWA F. O. O'BRIEN W. T. ROSS J. W. TAYLOR MAX FINGERHUT M. J. LUCAS E. FREMSTAD » » » GALVESTON MARINE HOS.P W. BENDLE G. E. LEE A. BELANGER A. V. O'DANIELS' R. S. SINGLETARY t X i STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. A. DYKES F. CHRISTNER W. SATTERFIELD P. GELPI F. ZOLLER T. COMPTON W. R. HALL A. SWENSON J. J. RATH M. EVANDSICH J. M. MARTINEZ J, HOUSTON You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing tiems: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) E. P. O'BRIEN J. S. MOLINI T. J. KURKI F. J. SCHUTZ J. P. MCNEELY E. DRIGGERS I. WHITNEY JOE O'MALLEY X X ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL D. MCDONALD M. MORRIS J. KOSLUSKY N. NEILSEN EARL GOOSLEY » » » BRIGHTON HOSPITAL R. LORD J. BARRON E. DELLAMANO H. SCHWARTZ E. LESSOR E. JOHNSTON J. TEN EYCK D. BOYCE R. GREENWOOD E. OVERTURE (SUP) XXX SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL JOHN B. KREWSON J. HODO �Friday, September 19. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Strike Clearances All members are urged to obtain strike clearance for the period covered by the Isthmian beef, at the earliest possible moment. This ap­ plies to all Seafarers whether or not they participated in the strike. Clearance may be obtain­ ed at any of the ports in the Atlantic and Gulf District. In New York, the commit­ tee handling clearances is lo­ cated on the 6th floor, 51 Beaver Street. Page Three Huron Negotiations Nearing Compietion By RUSSELL SMITH DETROIT — Negotiations with titions which the SIU now has the Huron management are still pending before the Board. in progress, and will probably be Four of these election petitions concluded within the next week. are in their final stages, that is, Then the new Huron agreement before the Board in Washington will be subject for ratification or awaiting a final decision. These By PAUL HALL rejection by all Huron Seafarers. are: the Hanna fleet (13 ships), We are not at liberty to print Shenango (3 ships), Wilson (12 The annual Seafarers elections are coming up soon. Plain olddetails regarding the Huron ne­ ships), and Kinsman (Steinbrenfashioned, vote-for-the-man-you-want style. It's an election con­ gotiations at this time, other than ner—5 ships.) ducted by the membership for the serious business of choosing men to say that a substantial wage All of these elections will prob­ to carry out their decisions, to represent them in dealings with the increase will be provided for, ably be scheduled for some time operators, and otherwise conduct the business of the Union. plus several other gains which within the next several weeks. Qualifications needed for a place on the ticket have already will probably top any other con­ We are endeavoring to have the been published in the SEAFARERS LOG, and will be run con­ tract on the Lakes. NLRB push them through just tinuously both as a matter of information and as a I'eminder to all There is only one drawback as rapidly as humanly possible. hands. Summed up very briefly, they only require a man to be which we cannot overcome, and One other election, Nicholson a proven, qualified seaman and a Union member. Thus, any mem­ that is the question of the closed (Ecorse—1 ship) will probably be shop and the union hiring hall. held just as soon as the Detroit ber can qualify without difficulty. Under the Taft-Hartley Act, NLRB is notified of our comAs many' guys as possible should throw in their credentials neither of these sections can be liance number. and run for some Union office. Besides the qualifications as out­ Two other petitions for TomNEW YORK — The American included in a new contract ne­ lined elsewhere, all a member must have is an honest desire to be gotiated after August 22, 1947. linson (11 ships), and Schneider of service to his Union and his Brother members and to dedicate Federation of Labor spent -$275,However, we anticipate that, (2 ships) are in the formal hear­ his efforts to furthering the Union's aims, as decided by the entire 000 for the purchase of food and as a result of the SIU'battle and ing stage, and probably go to group. clothing textile packages in the that of the entire organized labor Washington for ordered elections past year to help European trade movement against these Taft- just as soon as the formal hear­ Easy To Get On The Ballot unionists and their families in Hartley restrictions, these pro­ ings are completed. It is not necessary for a meeting to offer a man's name in visions against the closed shop Several other Great Lakes nomination. Any man so desiring can nominate himself. But he dire need of bare living essen­ and union hiring hall will bo fleets are showing marked pro­ should take his nomination seriously. No one should think that a tials. either eliminated or modified. gress as the SIU's organization union election is a popularity or pretty baby contest. At the same Another meeting with the drive continues at a rapid pace. The AFL-purchased packages time, however, it shouldn't be thought that a man who isn't widely were sent to unions in Norway, Wyandotte management is sched­ Although none of these fleets has known cannot be elected. For any seaman with the necessary Holland, Czechoslovakia, France. uled as this article is being writ­ been petitioned for elections as qualifications has shipmates, who in turn, have shipmates in all Austria, Finland, Geianany, ten. Negotiations with this com­ yet, we are in high hopes of se­ ports and when a brother's shipmates' think he is okay for a job Greece," Hungary and Poland. pany have not reached the same curing sufficient pledge cards it doesn't take long for word to get around. from them to petition within the 'fhey were procured by the next few weeks. The Seafarers is one of the few unions that holds referendum AFL's Labor League for Human VICTORIES EXPECTED elections for officers annually. This means that if a un'iqn officer Rights from CARE—Cooperative The SIU Great Lakes District fails to do his job or doe.sn't care to continue in his elected position, For American Remittances To is-fully confident of winning elec­ the membership can replace him, or he can step down, the whole Europe, a non - profit, govern­ tions in all of the fleets which ment-approved service, which process taking but a very short time. have already been petitioned. makes it possible for Americans Summing up, any one who thinks he can do the job, and has to aid friends, relatives and la­ This is no idle boast, but is based the proper qualifications, should throw in for office and help the bor groups in war-torn lands. upon sound proof in the form of Seafarers maintain its reputation for providing substantial, firstsigned pledge cards, membership Matthew Woll, a vice-president rate representation through democratically-elected officials. books, and countless letters of of the AFL and head of its La­ support which have been sent in bor League, is also a vice-presi­ No Factional Campaigns to the SIU offices. dent and member of the execu­ Despite the fact that the LCA In the SIU there are no slates like those which plague some tive committee in the CARE or­ companies have raised their rates advanced stage as those of Hu­ other unions. No groups put up special candidates and extoll their ganization. to a par with those of the SIU, ron, but we anticipate that a virtues in leaflets, campaign speeches and expensive fanfare. In this has not had the effect desired 14 PACKAGES satisfactory Wyandotte agree­ the Seafarers, a man is elected on the basis of merit. He is elected by the LCA. ment will be concluded shortly, purely by virtue of his shipmates opinion of him. The Seafarers Individual AFL members may Great Lakes shipowners were and submitted to the Wyandotte never has and never will tolerate factions selecting and campaigning also use the CARE service to confident that if they increased seamen for their approval or re­ for chosen candidates. help persons or groups in 15 jection. their rates, that they could of­ A glance at the past few years' annual election reports (these European countries. The organi­ fset the organizational gains be­ reports can be found in the bound editions of the SEAFARERS zation now has available 14 types TAFT-HARTLEY COMPLIANCE ing made on the Great Lakes by LOG, available in all union halls and on many ships) will show of packages. We are now awaiting a compli­ the SIU. This has not happened. that there has been a very large turnover in union officials. In On the contrary. Lakes seamen Among them are the standard ance number from the Depart­ 1945, 17 new Port Agents and Patrolmen were elected and assumed food package, containing a wide ment of Labor in Washington, are seeing more clearly than ever office in 1946. The 1946 elections saw this number increased to 24. variety of tinned meats, and and as soon as it is received, it that the SIU is spearheading all Naturally, the big turnover doesn't mean that the outgoing of­ other food stuffs; infant and ba­ will be forwarded to the NLRB gains which have been made by ficers were incapable or lacking in any way. Lots of them quit by food packages, packed with in order to expedite the seven pe- the Lakes seamen. to go back to sea and some of them will probably be back on the sufficient essentials to feed a youngster from four weeks to ballot again this year. three months, depending on the Annual elections assure the membership of the chance to ex­ child's health, and a kosher food press themselves frequently. It also provides them with a means Qualifications for office in the Seafarers International Union, of checking those officials—by returning them to office when package. as provided for by the Constitution and By-laws, are as follows: Also available are a cotton they fill the bill and by replacing them when they do not. (a) Thai he be a citizen of the United States. package, which gives the recipi­ (b) That he be a full member of the Seafarers International ent materials necessary for mak­ Year Has Been Notable For SIU Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, in continu­ ing cotton clothing. S i m i 1 a r The growth of the Union, the opening of additional ports, andj containing woolen suitous good standing for a period of two (2) years immediately the many victories in the organizational drives have necessitated ing materials, blankets and shoe prior to date of nomination. the appointment of many officials in between elections, as provided repair materials, and knitting (c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have for by the Constitution. This year these appointive jobs will appear wool and -utensils can also be three years of sea service in any one of three departments. Any on the ballot. The electon of sound Union officials this year candidate for departmental patrolman must have three years sea will be a great factor in the continued progress and expansion of service, as specified in this article, shall mean on merchant ves­ Except for the 10-povmd lard the union, the winning of more contracts and the establishment of sels in unlicensed capacity. package, and the 25-pound flour an even firmer security for the membership. (d) That he has not misconducted himself previously while package, both of which are pric­ employed as an officer of the Union. This year has been notable for the Seafarers. For it has marked ed at ,"54.00, all CARE packages (e) That he be an active and full book member and show the period of both the greatest struggle thus far and the greatest cost $10. four months discharges for the current year in an unlicensed strides in expansion. Victory in the Isthmian and the many other CARE guarantees delivery to rating, prior to date of nomination, this provision shall not ap­ companies did not come as a matter of course, but because of a any specified recipient in 15 ply to officials and ither office holders working for the Union strong, united membership intent on procuring ever-increasing countries. If the purchaser does during current year for period of four months or longer. standards for the American seamen. not have a special individual or Any member who can qualify may nominate himself for But the Seafarers will not rest on its laurels. Every member group he may designate a clas­ office by submitting, in writing, his intention to run for office, of the SIU should go all-out to make the coming year a banner- sification, such as "a French or­ naming the particular office and submitting the necessary year in waterfront history, measured in terms of gains for seamen. phan, a needy Norwegian, sail­ proof of qualification as listed above. The best way to start is for every member to get to the Union or," etc. The notice of intention addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer Order.s may be placed with Hall as soon as voting starts and cast his vote for the man he thinks must be in his office not later than Oct. 15, 1947, when-nominais best qualified for the job. Let's make this a record year for total CARE, 50 Broad Street, New iions will be closed. York City. votes cast. lb Labor Abroad Gets CARE Aid From AFL Qualifications For Office i.i..:A. -.I- .' �'-T};.T'':rf,-^'?*r;«ir!>'.-'' ' Page Fou* r THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. September 19. 1947 — LIFE ON THE GREAT LAKES Seafarers Sets Alroa Port Steward 5P0RT5 Straight On Contrast Obligations AFLOAT Hansen, when faced with the solid Union spirit of the crew, Alcoa Steamship Company's decided to accept Miller as Chief New York Port Steward is an Steward. old hand at trying to cause disLater it came out just what sention within the SIU. Hansen meant by "personalities." To him. a good Union Steward He has just come up with an­ was not cricket; what he wanted other scheme to drive a wedge was one of his fair-haired com­ between the Stewards and crews pany stooges to land the soft of Alcoa's ships, but once more he came out on the short end. berth. FAST WORKER The Port Steward, G. H. Han­ sen, thought he was an excep­ Before being slapped down he tion who didn't have to bother employed another neat tactic to with the SIU agreement but relieve the mounting pressure could choo.se the Chief Steward against his plans. He contacted aboard the Alcoa Cavalier. one of our Union m e nvb e r s He thought he could hire his aboard the ship and asked him to own fair-haired boys for posi­ get a gang of Stewards Depart­ tions aboard ship but this at­ ment men together to go to the tempt, like many he has made Union Hall and intercede in be­ before, backfired in his lap. half of the Steward standing trial. His last previous attempt to This. too. backfired as the divide the solid ranks of the SIU Union member immediately con­ took place in January when he tacted the Union Hall and re­ engineered a little deal he ported what was afoot. thought was sure to turn the Hansen, no doubt, thought that Chief Stewards against the through such action the Chief Union. Steward would be cleared of He sent out a letter to Chief charges and' reinstated aboard Stewards telling them that Alcoa the Cavalier. was very sorry that it could not On this, he got a kick in the give Chief Stewards vacations, By LOUIS GOFFIN face when the Trial Committee as the company desired, because I've noticed quite a number of used to using initials to stand for barred the Steward from Alcoa the Union forbid it. ships. articles in the LOG pertaining to words or phrases. Franklin De­ CROCODILE TEARS Thus ended his attempt- to cir­ the Taft-Hartley Law, and so lano Roosevelt became FDR, the War Shipping Administration is cumvent the Union contract. The com'pany wanted to give here go my two cents. Many known as the WSA, and the When the spotlight was turned vacations only to Stewards, and years ago, in my home town, I Wage Stabilization Board was on him he withered like a three in his letter Hansen stained the became acquainted with the Taft shortened to WSB. day old gardenia. pages with tears when he said; family. Guess where that leaves Rob­ In spite of all his honey-coated "The company cannot do for one There were two brothers, one ert Alonzo Taft? words and phrases about "the Brother Isaac Miller. When Mil­ who was quite a footbaU and ler reported to Hansen he was Union is not doing right by the basketball player at Yale Univer­ BLIND HATRED told that he was not acceptable Chief Stewards," and "I would sity, and the other a phony char­ very much like to see you get After getting that off my mind to the company. acter even as a young man. paid for vacations," his past rec­ I'd also like to say a few words Miller, like any good Union The athletic brother was well about the wacky union-haters ord tells a much different story. man, informed the Union as to liked and well thought of, and who write those letters to the PINKY RECORD what had taken place. the other, who grew up to help "Voice of the People" section of A Patrolman was dispatched He possesses the dubious rec­ author the infamous Taft-Hartley the New York Daily News. to visit the Port Steward who, ord of being a fink on the water­ act, was thought to be strictly CLEVELAND—Here's one for when faced with the question of front which is borne out by the Reading and digesting this out for what he could get. the books. It happened recently refusal, replied that as far as act that he finked on the SIU literary trash, I've come to the His record in Congress proves on the Great Lakes, and should Miller was concerned he could during the 1941 Bonus Strike. A conclusion that the birds who that the Senator from Ohio hasn't open the eyes of many Lakes not thing of anyone more quali­ man such as this does not have write those letters have no know­ seamen who do not as yet know fied for the job, but due to per­ the welfare of Stewards or any changed a bit since the days ledge of labor, and in their blind the real score concerning SIU sonalities he could not and would seamen at heart. He is strictly when he was growing up, not hatred of organized labor they too well liked by his neighbors. and AFL unionism in action. not accept him. out for himself. are undermining every advance He's a union-hater, labor-bust­ that has been made since the During the past month, from The Patrolman went aboard Hansen has' been taught an­ August 4 to August 27, hearings the ship and acquainted the crew other lesson that he will not soon ing politico, and it's a sad fact Declaration of Independence. were held before the Railroad with the beef. The crew imme­ forget. This "subway caesar" that a guy like Taft is the leader In my book, the guys writing Arbitration Board concerning an diately went on record to refuse should realize now that he will of the Republican Party. the letters are a bunch of cranks increase for all non-operating to sign-on until the beef was never be able to break our con­ In the past ten years we in who probably refused to join a personnel working for the rail­ settled according to the contract. tract or working rules. the United States have become union so they could save on dues roads. and initiation. At these hearings. Captain Van But I'll bet those guys don't Buren, international vice-presi­ refuse the eight-hour day, vaca­ dent of the Masters, Mates & Pil­ tions with pay, higher wages, ots, appeared in company with and everything else that organ­ Richard Walton, ILA vice-presi­ ized labor has won for the work­ dent assigned to the Great Lakes ers. region. W. R. Kane 3.00 A. Totentino 20.00 M. Landron 3.00 R. Dunsemoor 2.00 Due to the fact that MEBA V. Rodriguez 5.00 Harry Gassaway 20.00 S. Day 10.00 M. E. Potiriadis 3.00 JUST IGNORANT representatives were not free to V. Ventre 5.00 C. Story 20.00 H. Estwick 5.00 W. Smith 5.00 They probably figure that, as attend. Brother Van Buren rep­ SS WATERMAN S. A. Swistowy 20.00 L. C. Brown 3.00 J. W. Silkowski 3.00 free Americans, they are en­ resented the MEBA as well as E. Santos 5.00 D. P. Rivers 20.00 R. Savior 5.00 H. L. Bates 3*.00 titled to jobs anywhere and any­ the MM&P. SS LUNDY M. H. Munster 20.00 A. H. Kasselman 3.00 P. Dehrend 3.00 time. Being without brains, they Although the NMU has several Wm. F. Walters 20.00 D. Cruz 20.00 R. M. Curry 5.00 Eli Ware 3.00 don't stop to realize that only contracts covering the carferries C. E. Grierson 20.00 W. P. Jackson 20.00 S. M. McConnel 5.00 P. H. Bordelow 2.00 through organization can they be on the Lakes, not one NMU rep­ J. W. Dunlap 5.00 Bobbie Jones 20.00 J. R. McPhaul 5.00 S. F. Ureta 3.00 sure of jobs being available, with resentative put in an appearance James Lewis 20.00 G. Bonefont 2.00 L. C. Rieger 4.00 F. A. Gunter 2.00 decent conditions and good at these hearings! W. S. Brady 5.00 Geo. Huber 20.00 J. J. Pellum 5.00 G. W. Wall 2.00 wages. This is the type of representa­ C. R. Broome 5.00 W. Perry 20.00 K. A. Bilson 5.00 T. Pilkington 5.00 tion which NMU members on H. C. Smith If these fanatics would stop 20.00 John Tisso 5.00 Joe Kite 5.00 R. O. Karlsen 5.00 the Lakes can expect from their John Sigurdson 5.00 A. A. Sampson 20.00 A. Dunbaughh 10.00 J. J. Perera 3.00 reading old line labor-haters like union misrepresentatives. Paul Tranunell 20.00 R. Perryman 5.00 E. Mi.stich 10.00 A. H. Gonzalez 3.00 Pcglcr and his ilk, and instead Final settlement, as approved L. Saucier 20.00 D. Burton 6.00 T. D. Reilly ' 5.00 E. M. Howell 3.00 try to find out the truth about by the participating unions, was E. E. Cooper 20.00 O. J. Hogon 5.00 A. Nordahl 5.00 J, A. Dihian 4.00 labor's- aims and objectives, the an increase of IdVzc an hour for A. H. Gronberg 20.00 H. Nichols 5.00 A. Swenson 5.00 S..J. Barras 5.00 world would be a better place all non-operating personnel. Gerrt Bass 20.00 SS SEATRAIN TEXAS R. E. Evert 5.00 W. M. Stewart 5.00 to live in. Once again, the AFL Maritime E. J. Hruska 5.00 H. A. Lecompte 20.00 M. Riechelsos 2.00 F. Gonsalves 5.00 We should do our level best Unions have proven by their ac­ Robt. Beach 5.00 C. C. Flintjer 1.00 T. Sullivan SS DOROTHY. 10.00 to show these people the error of tions that they are the only R. L. Pewitt 4.00 E. Pepper 5.00 L. F. Rivera 5.00 A. DeForest 5.00 their ways, and at the same time unions in the maritime industry Nick Bigney 3.00 J. Megill 25.00 M. Fernandes 5.00 SS CAPE JOHN which are in there fighting for Jackson Forest 20.00 C. L. Gonzalez 3.00 A. Claud 5.00 V. Gerner 15.50 fight to maintain a strong labor increases and improved condi­ Fred Hardy 20.00 H. C. Randell 3.00 B. A. Center 1.00 A. Horvath 5.00 movement which can stand them Geor. F. Murphy 20.00 M. Hovland 5.00 A. J. Maroles 1.00 M. Baloh, Jr. tions. 5.00 off, if need be. By RAY GONZALES and not for another and, there­ fore. we have to live up to our agreement with the Union." Hansen's phrase, "we have to live up to our agreement with the Union" is just as question­ able now as it was then. Only a double-talk artist would talk about living up to the Union agreement and then attempt to choose the Chief Stewards in di­ rect violation of the Union agree­ ment and Shipping Rules. The tu.ssle with "Alcoa's An­ gel" began recently when the Chief Steward of the Cavalier had charges signed against him by five book members. Under the constitution no man under charges is entitled to remain aboard or sail any SIU ship un­ til cleared by a trial committee. "NOT ACCEPTABLE" Inasmuch as this left a vacancy aboard the Cavalier, the job was put on the board and taken by Even As A Youngster, Taft Was Considered Just A Poiitician AFL Maritime Unions Prove It Again .^• Irsi; w. �-. l'BB SB",,4P'A.B.BB..S Friday. S.ptember 19. 1947 Page F!ft . LOG Don't Pile Off Because Of A Beef, Press It Through Union--And Win: By FRED F ARNEN DETROIT-Recently, received Philly Locates A lew ·auHdiai, Resolution Goes Before Ports By E. S. HIGDON PHILADELPHIA - Shipping members coming port is on the increase stating that they have not col­ ·with Isthmian, Newtex and Cal­ lected the $17 .50 raise that was mar ships paying off in this port granted last year, and that they in this and signing on. We have a few of the old­ had written to the company on the west c o a s t several times us again: Joe Wendt, about the matter. Each letter they have written Charlie Nangle, Sam Foss, Jim­ mie Doris and others too numer­ has brought the same answer: ·w i th timers ous to however, mentioni they are all on the list and are ship­ ping out soon. Lo and behold! We have lo­ preparing a payroll is a tremen­ dous task and as soon as it is completed, tlement will be forwarded. cated another building and I do hope we mittee get this one. inspected reported that they have it spot and was the best seen around here. to date. The building is located at 136 N. Street. 5th It 30 is 80 by with four floors and a good base­ ment. This is really ideal, as in cases of emergency we can sleep and feed quite a few men. cost of cash. the The Oh yes, it has oil heat and is ideally located. The membership here lost no Silence this week from the Well, I believe from the 26th 12, 1947, is quite a while to wait for this raise. understand We are given to that all the freight ships and American Pacific have paid this money but the tankers have not paid off yet. the May be guys ing ports: due this money are rushing the company DULUTH JACKSONVILLE MONTREAL TOLEDO ASHTABULA due, etc.. is the Monday preceeding pub­ lication. While every effort will be made to use in the current issue material re­ ceived after that date, space commitments generally do not permit us to do so. to got the his Hall where he registered and shipped back on the same ship as Pumpman. 1 P.M. He only to was quit aboard the 2nd by next morning before he turned to. beat this? Electrician. · JOST A M01, etto'f ��':> MO'! Instead of finding a super-seaman they found D Skipper aboard who appeared as ncrmal as any- are brought to regular tankers fe a t u r e is that The Patrolman took the Skipper aside and about with we asked him what the Chiefs once more have charge of their _Departments. Know Your Sbippiag Rules Clarification of an Reading of rule 30 makes often mir::understood shipping rule: this Rule 29-"Any man may be men, Wipers must not promoted on a ship provid­ meeting it is then up to the Departrnent manner? [ beef. Remember member you that as are a an part SIU of a democratic organization, and that all of your beefs must be taken up in a democratic way. That is meetings sl)ould be the crew. "' clear: "Ordinary and Sea­ Messmen be promoted on ing he is capable of perform­ board vessel. but n1ust come ing the duties required, but off and register at next rat­ he must make one trip be­ ing fore promotion." to sail at next highest rat- Promotion in this case is possible o n l y if the man ing." before Reading being permilted of rule 30 clears complies with the above, has the necessary endorsements up most of the difficulty on and is from a rated job. this score. in report back to the affected c1·ew The Patrolman took the mat- members, telling them that the ter to the paymaster and ex- Captain refuses to settle, the beef. That's where your shoreside of­ amination showed that the man He was short about ficials come in. It is then up ·to $64. This is a good reason for the delegat-e to report the un­ checking your money before leav- settled beef to an SIU Patrol­ was correct. man 'Or Agent at the next - ·of ing the pay table. The matter was just an excus- call where an SIU Hall is located. able mistake on the part of the Then the beef will be taken up paymaster, but it showed an even with the company officials. If these company officials do bigger mistake on the part of th-c crew by allowing the payoff t..:i not see their way clear to satisfy begin without a Patrolman pres- the SIU's demands, then it is up to the port Agent to bring the m at te r up before eith�r a spe � ial Beefs or no beefs, there's a lot or regular membership meetmg. more ·to paying off a ship than In the SIU, as in all democrasettling beefs. tic unions, the membership meetJust a word on overtime: ing is the highest ruling body in Delegates of each Department the organization. Whatever is two legs and on'2 head . they would make a normal trip Another bad shipboard Delegate to see k a settlement Whenever you, as a member of f m th,: departm ro ental head in the SIU, have a haef regarding volve d. wages, hours, overtime, working If no settlement is reached, and living conditions, there i s · then it is up to the Delegate to only one thing to do about that should keep record of each decided by membership that the meeting, whether it is s ome form hours, turned into the Mate. of direct action like a strike or man's a overtime, including Th1's i's so that ,·•vhen a Patrol- a su1·t case parade or o th'2r presman checks overtime he can tell sure move, must be carried - immediately whether the num- through by the SIU members and ber of hours turned in are the officials. same as the company's sheets. ed into the head of the Depart- ment. By consumed the slip. doing this at payoff STRIKE . " notifi ed of the The crew "'as the time time and told siderable ing. He was told that the crew felt the Patrolman was unneces­ sary as they had no beefs. NO TRANSPORTATION t>uring the strike some of the men left ports where there were no Isthmian ships hit New York. tied some up wind-jamming over a beef and who has pi led off his CLEARANCE two started the payoff without wait­ YOUR RESPONSIBILITY Whenever you run into could SIU member who is doing con­ Now that the Isthmian Strike Patrolmen is over we have been running were befng sent down and would into a bit of trouble with strike be there in a short time. clearances . If you were on the The crew, however, went ahead beach during the strike, make and began the payoff. During sure you get clearance from your the payoff a Patrolman came port before shoving off for an­ aboard and asked why they had other. delay That's the only way that we in addition, each man should the SIU can satisfacto:i:ily settle keep a copy of his overtime turn- any of our beefs. In refer it all to the west coast for quite a bit and the crew felt that aboard another Alcoa ship across he cut in half. the�;e the After DUTIES has rec0mmended certain action, ent. one else, having t wo arms and men are having an easy time for Th e guy, accord.mg t o th'e p aWe seem to be having quite a the most part. a of possessed was time with. the American Pacific trolman, Baltimore will> get the maships and the tanker outfits from mother-hen complex and thought jority of Isthmian payoffs, so if the west coast. They generally the ship 1'ust wouldn't operate you want an Isthmian ship, that's give the Stewards a hard time unle,ss he was everywhere to su- the place. pervise the operations. regarding the food stores. T.he Nuttall, Alcoa Steamship At the payoff on those ships, At the sign-on a few days later, Company, was in port this we-ek espceially the tankers, they do the Skipper looked as if he had for the payoff. The payoff was not want to okay any of the a long talk with his psychiatrist. scheduled for lO A.M. �ut the overtime, ins t e ad they want to Anyway, he had calmed down Patrolman assigned was held up settlement. DELEGATES' looks fine with a lot of SIU ships portation along with the rest of you and watch his high bl-ood pressure. Can . the way we do things in the SIU. He didn't have He then asked for a day's pay the deal was. as 2nd Pumpman when he was much to say in his defense, so the already paid a full day's pay as Patrolman told him to slow down Assistant the Regular There was a guy on a ship as as a one-man crew. morning, • This week, New York harbor that he didn't receive his trans- By JOE ALGINA Assistant Electrician who quit at came . .. The deadline for port re­ Here's the best of the season: all Departments and ran the ship the contract every It's high time that SIU mem­ mon horse sense. This, also, is bers began to realize that as important. Y.our shipboard meeting is the members they have certain re­ light in MARCUS HOOK · and SIU once FARERS LOG of recent date con­ should be elected-and be sure certain conditions that when you elect a Delegate aboard one of the Browning you choose a member who is re­ sh ips liable, sober and has some com­ those conditions NEW YORK-When a Pat�olin port. There are about 50 or which, when it hit the floor at ma � :"'ent aboard the Sully Hills, 60 ships in at the moment with . the meeting Wednesday night, Pac1f1c Tankers, thJ.S: week he exjobs in plentiful supply. There went over unanimously. pected to be greeted by a hydrai� .a nee.d for Black Gang men Here's hoping that we are able headed ·monster or at least an. ahd. A s. B to get this Hall, as we sure overworked octopus-for accordAlso in port are about eight would like to move out of this ing to the telephone report of the Isthmian ships. Most of them are hot box. ship's Delegate the ship was beno job to payoff and the PatrolONE FOR BOOKS ing run by one man. who bossed in all demning How is any shoreside official of the Union going to improve con­ ditions on the vessels unless :A°ORFOLK SAVANNAH monies least anything about improving condi­ further action in order to remedy conditions. tions aboard those vessels? MOBILE ports, at Crew Learns Not To Pa,off Without Patrolman signed by quite a few members, dough aboard How are condi­ first place to bring up your beefs tions going to be improved if the After a thorough discussion on men who do the most squawking your legitimate beefs, a motion pile off the ships without doing should be passed recommending too much, or are they? time in drawing up a resolution 10:30 have held about ships sponsibilities. CLEVELAND TAMPA of November, 1946, to -September is $35,000 building NO NEWS?? SAN FRANCISCO LOTS OF TIME A com­ the checks for final set­ we reports two poor conditions aboard SIU-con­ weeks. This is a must. tracted vessels. In fact, one At these meetings, an SIU Brother wrote an item in a SEA­ Delegate for each Department Branch Agents of the follow­ Hall the into several and When they came in to get their strike clearances The Patrolman then went over t_hey had no proof of being in the the pay vouchers with the men port they left during the strike. ship as a result, sponsibility to it is your re­ remind him that he isn't doing either himself or the Union any good by piling off the ship with an u nsettled beef. No member has a right to squawk about conditions aboard a ship, if he was too damn lazy to do anything about improving those conditions himself. These is only one proper way to take care of a beef in the SIU,· and that is as we have outlined above. Remember, the next time that you have a beef, don't pile off and found that they were short So, to save yourself trouble, your ship. S ti el\ with the ship, several hours of overtime. get your clearance in the port until your be ef has been fought One Brother, after receiving where you were when the Isth­ through and another victory for his dough, told the Patrolman mian strike was taking place . SIU conditions won. �THE SEAFARERS Page Six LOG TO Grain Shipments Are Expected To Boost Great Lakes Shipping Friday. September 19, 1947 STUDY ABROAD By HERBERT JANSEN CHICAGO — Shipping has slacked off in this port somewhat due to the laying-up of several excursion ships. However, we expect shipping to pick up con­ siderably in the near future, especially for the hauling of grain cargoes. Laying in the South Chicago shipyard is the SS City of Grand Rapids. She is having several plates changed due to the licking she takes locking through the Chicago Locks during the season. The Rapids is expected to leave for her winter quarters at Ben­ ton Harbor when the repairs arc completed, and according to the company she is up for sale. Finishing her job on Calumet Park, the SS Michigan went into the shipyard for repairs. She will start on the airfield project next Thursday, and will probably be on this job for more than a year. Last week, the tanker Westcoat paid us a visit, her first since last spring. She used to be on a regular Chicago run, and some of the boys hope that she will make a steady run here from now on. Also in port during the week was the Midland ship, SS W. G. Pollock. She loaded grain for Buffalo. The Clipper Line is again con­ templating the operation of the SS Milwaukee Clipper all winter. V I'MAUMIOM, . \ TMA UMiO/0 I'MAurJio*;, ETC. At the present time, the Clipper is making a trip-and-a-half a day, and will go on one trip daily starting with September 15. After November 1, she will op­ erate one trip daily Monday through Friday, and lay over in Muskegon, Michigan for the weekend. ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRESS There is still a steady flow of Lake seamen coming into the SIU halls in both South Chicago «nd downtown Chicago. Many of these men are taking out SIU books, and the outlook for our organizational drive on the Lakes looks very good. Many of these Lakes seamen are up-in-arms over recent legis­ lation like the Taft-Hartley Act. and are fed up with the news­ paper columnists trying to tell them that Unions are no good for them. Lakes seamen are educated, and can read and understand newspaper accounts for them­ selves. They know that the majority of politicians and newspaper columnists are owned body and soul by the big business inter­ ests, and that anti-labor laws like the Taft-Hartley Act are meant to protect the business interests so that they reap more profits and huge dividends. Propaganda is a very useful ar­ ticle used by the big companies. take the Lake Sailors Union, un­ affiliated. This so-called union was actively promoted by the Cleveland-Cliffs managementL LSU propaganda tries to put over the idea that the LSU is a bona fide Lake sailors union, controlled by and for the Lakes seamen. If this union were actually a bona fide one, do you think that they would attack the SIU so viciously? The truth is that the LSU is much more interested in protecting the rights of the poor downtrodden operators rather than the rights of the Lakes sea­ men. Another interesting point to re­ member is what is being done with the dues which are collected from Cleveland Cliffs seamen. Certainly, what little money is paid into this phony outfit is not used to improve conditions of the seamen. Instead of that, it is used for the purpose of putting out slick propaganda attacking the only union on the Lakes which is ac­ tually doing anything for the Lakes seamen — the SIU Great Lakes District. Despite the filthy propaganda put out by the LSU, they cannot lie about what happens to money that is paid in to the SIU by members. They know that SIU funds are used to fight for conditions and wages for all seamen, and they know that every last penny has to be accounted for and itemized in the SIU annual audited finan­ cial report. Lakes seamen v/ho belong to this company union should stop and think it over. Don't let a phony outfit like the LSU use your money to bat­ tle against improved conditions and wages for the seamen. Make sure that your money is used in a good cause fighting for job security and improved con­ ditions on the Lakes. Join the SIU today and become a part of the only seamen's Un­ ion on the Great Lakes which is constantly fighting to improve wages, hours and conditions. That way you can be sure that the old days of slavery on the Lakes will be gone forever. Five young Americans, interested in the labor movement, sailed for England Monday, Sep­ tember IS. for a year's study at Ruskin College, Oxford. They will study on scholarships award­ ed them through the Institute of International Education. Left to right, Gerald G. Redlin, mem­ ber Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America; Homerta F. 'Watson, secretary to the Secretaify-Treasurer of the Kentucky State Federation of Labor and member of the Office Em­ ployes International Union, AFL; James Tyree, member of. Local 596, United Automobile Work­ ers, CIO; Lucille Thornburgh, reporter for the Knoxville Labor News; and Robert Repas, House Councilor at the school for Workers, University of Wisconsin. Bucko Skipper Headed For Waterman's Brydock By KEITH ALSOP GALVESTON—When .shipping is good, as it is now in this port, it always means that on one of the many ships in port there is going to be something wrong; such was the case this week aboard the Bret Harte of Water­ man. There was quite a bit of dissention aboard and it all seemed to stem from the Master, Cy Hancock, a well-known charact­ er to all men who have sailed Waterman ships over the past 15 years. The matter didn't get out of hands as it is with great satis­ faction I report that we will not be bothered with Cy for some time to come. He was taken off the ship and sent to the hospital with the gal­ loping ^hakes. The company re­ lieved him as Master and had him sent to the Mobile boneyard where the company drydocks its bad boys. FUTURE BRIGHT The excellent shipping now be­ ing enjoyed in this port promises to continue for some time to come. We expect quite a few ships in shortly to take the places of those due to pull out. Those in for payoffs this week were the Lorenzo McCarthy, Jor seph Teal, Bret Harte, John Laurence, all Waterman; the Daniel Willard, South Atlantic; Del Aires, Mississippi; Warrior Curran Takes Commie Issue To New Orleans NMU NEW ORLEANS—Joe Curran last week invaded what used to be the communists best strong­ hold in the Gulf, and before a packed membership meeting vowed to fight "until the com­ munist party, which is now seek­ ing control is driven the hell out of this union." His words were well received, and prove again the fact that the rank-and-file members of the Na­ tional Maritime Union are not communists, but are actually the captives of a small and deter­ mined communist group in the union. Joe arrived in the wake of Bill McCarthy, an NMU national of­ ficer who was appointed to re­ place N. O. Agent Richard Sulli­ van. Sullivan and Patrolman Harry Alexander were suspended awaiting trial on charges brought by Vice-President Chester Young and Secretary Ferdinand Smith. A special meeting of the New Orleans branch was held on Wed­ nesday night, September 10, .and there Curran faced the Red is­ sue, and promised to continue the hammer-and-tongs battle to The conference soon turned in­ to an exchange of sharp words between the two union officials, FRAME-UP while the repoiders feverishly "At meetings in New York," took notes. he said, 'the communists have TURN OTHER CHEEK heckled me and called me a ship­ Curran started off by warning owners' stooge. I say that the McCarthy against violence in the National Office led by Chester port. McCarthy replied that Young and Ferdinand Smith rail­ there were only seven commun­ roaded through these charges ists on the beach, and besides, against Richard Sullivan and Har­ ry Alexander in an illegal man­ "we are under order to use no ner for the sole purpose of gain­ violence, to take a beating if we ing control of the New Orleans have to." Curran retorted; branch." "What red-blooded seamen Both Sullivan and Alexander have admitted to member.ship in would take a beating?" His face red, McCarthy leaped the party, but both quit some­ time last year, and threw their to his feet and shouted, "The Red Army retreated all the way weight behind Curran's fight. As soon as that happened the to' Stalingrad. But when they communists started an all-out hit back they hit back all the attmept to force them from the way to Berlin." One charge thrown by Mc­ port, and this was climaxed in Carthy, that Curran had talked the investigation conduced by to a steamship operator and then Young. agreed to release a ship, brought Before the meeting was held, Curran invited the press in for this retort from the NMU Presi­ a conference, following which dent: "That's a lie. Under any other McCarthy did the same thing. Curran walked into McCarthy's circumstances I'd beat your ears pre.ss conference, explaining that off." McCarthy retracted. he worked for the Pilot. stamp out the NMU. communism within Point, Pacific Tankers, and sev­ eral SUP cargo ships. In transit were the Del Rio, Mississippi; Ingersoll, Waterman; James Gillis, Smith and Johnson; Richard A 1 v e y , Isthniian and Edith of Bull Lines. This week Charlie Kimball, e.xofficial of Mobile, came in and paid off the Ingersoll. Two other oldtimers cooling their heels here at the moment are Neil Harmon and Jack Kelly. On the organizing front the towboats are shaping up good under the Marine Allied Work­ ers. So far we have had ex­ cellent response to our organiz­ ing efforts. The Logans Port and Cantigny of Cities Service were in port and were covered by the organ­ izers. All the men aboard seem well satisfied with the way the SIU is going after the Cities Service Fleet and are sure the SIU will cop the election when it comes up. HOSPITAL DONATION The crew of the Del Aires at the payoff last week deviated $29.50 to the brothers in the Ma2-ine Hospital here in Galveston. I'm sure the boys at the hospi­ tal will well appreciate the gen­ erosity of their Brothers aboard the Del Aires. Last week-end Brothers John­ son and Sweeney went fishing and made' a swell catch of 31 trout. The catch sure looked good, but, oh, what an o^or those things left around here! For a while this place smelled like a fish cannery. The tropical hurricane which hit this area a couple of weeks ago made quite a splash, but all hands came out of it safely. Every one down here hopes the birds with the new hurri­ cane buster have a lot of luck with their experiments. We can use something to put an end to these blows. �Friday, September 19, 1947 THE SEAFARERS All Serene In San Juan; Called 'Perfect Port' By SALVADOR COLLS LOG Gear-Grabbers Hurt Union The membership of the Seafarers International Union has consistently reaffirmed its position that geeir-grahhers can't he good Union men. Any individual* who stoops to pilfering gear such as coffee percolators, linens, etc., which are placed aboard SlU-contracted ships for the convenience of all hands, is, above all, guilty of a malicious disregard of his shipmates' welfare. . Crew conveniences on most SIU ships today are not there by accident. They are there because of the Union's successfullyfought struggles to bring greater benefits and comforts and to provide decent conditions for the membership whil6 out at sea. These hard-won conveniences are for the benefit of ALL HANDS. They ARE NOT to be appropriated by any individual for his own personal use. Violators of the membership's wel­ fare will be dealt with in accordance with the firm stand taken repeatedly by Seafarers in all ports. SAN JUAN—For the past two weeks San Juan has been the perfect port. During the' past two weeks I haven't had any beefs of any description to settle on our ships. Things are quiet and very or­ derly, thus the title, "The Per­ fect Port." The only happening to break the serene calm of the Island was a bit of gcndarming by the local police. They put out their hooks and picked up all of our well-behaved beachcomb ers. ment and the new way of life They have been making a halSit One Of The First aboard Isthmian ships.. of this for some unknown reason. NEW -YORK—One of the first To some of them this will come I sent the Dispatcher down to Isthmian ships to hit New York in due time, but others who' re­ police headquarters where he after the Isthmian Strike was fuse to pay any attention to the was told that they were after the the William H. Allen which tied new contract will have to be guys who have been living off up after a three and one-half talked to and impressed with the months trip to the Far East. the gay senoritas in this port. fact that things are different. We went aboara for the payoff This leaves our men out as all The crew of the Allen had of them work in shoregangs at and found her to be in fine style. good reports about the ports they least three or four days a week. The crew of the ship had been visited while on the other side. These fellows are supporting led by a few SIU members who They all managed to have a good themselves and are not sponging had done a fine job of making time while ashore. Much of it the Allen a heads-up vessel. off any of the local populace. was relief just to be away from She was almost as easy to some of the rough conditions We staged a bout here last week pitting Joe Rodriguez, handle as some of our best ships, aboard the ship. That should all Messman off the Jane O, against for the overtime had been cleared be water under the bridge now a fellow named Max Morales. up before hitting port with all that a contract is a reality. One thing that-should be point­ Our boy got trounced, but it was of it okayed and out of th^e way. Part of the credit goes to Broth­ ed out to the men of the Isth­ because the second told him the er Brown, AB, the ship's Dele­ mian fleet and the other com­ fight wouldn't paj'. gate. He did a fine job and the panies as well, that dll overtime It was a good fight until the crew worked with him all the should be turned in within 72 third round when it started rain­ v/ay. hours after the completion of the ing and our boy slid three times Of course, all is not peaches work. If the overtime is two in the ring. His second said that it was no use fighting under such and cream in the Isthmian Fleet. weeks or a month old, it is very There are still some Skippers, difficult to collect. conditions and told Joe' to lay licensed personnel and Stewards Another thing in this i-espect is off the fight. who refuse to see the light of day the fact that sometimes men miss Everyone attending seemed to and i-ecognize the fact that the a ship while in a foreign port enjoy themselves while it lasted. Isthmian fleet has a contract and, unless they catch the ship We set up a strike clearance with is unlicensed personnel. before the payoff, they stand to committee to handle clearances NEW WAY OF LIFE lose all the overtime worked and from the Isthmian Strike. A.ll of not reported. These people have yet to learn the men on the beach here dur­ By putting in for the overtime ing the strike have been cleared. the provisions of the new agree­ Page Sereft Baltimore Shows Real Solidarity, Aids Striking Shipyard Workers By WILLIAM RENTZ BALTIMORE — Last week striking CIO Shipyard Workers at the Bethlehem Steel Yards voted on whether or not to end their strike. By an overwhelm­ ing vote they decided to stay out until their demands are met. Our men backed up their playin no uncertain terms. We col­ lected $122.00 at a meeting, and the money was immediately turn­ ed over to the Shipyard Workers strike fund. The Patrolmen Say... Isthmian Replacements Help Shipping In Boston By JOHN MOGAN BOSTON—Shipping and busi­ ness slacked off during the past week, although the waterfront was busy enough. Isthmian vessels have been coming in here at the rate of three each week—this week the SS Steel Recorder, SS Steel Scientist, and the SS Lynn Vic­ tory made stops here and were covered each day of their stay. There are still beefs a-plenty on these ships; but it should be only a short time before the working rules are on paper and Isthmian crews may feel that they are sailing a Union ship. It would appear that Baltimore and New York will benefit most so far as Isthmian jobs are con­ cerned; however, nearly all the Isthmian vessels putting in here so far have called for replace­ ments—sometimes only one man and, very often, as many as five. GALLUP SQUARED The SS John Gallup paid off here during the week with only a few disputes in overtime, and these were settled promptly and satisfactorily. The only other beef on this ship concerned scanty stores and slop chest sup­ plies. These beefs were rectified before sign-on. smooth payoff. Also signing on this past week was the SS Madaket, and it is fairly safe to say that her next voyage will be a great deal hap­ pier than hej^ last. This ship ordinarily doesn't have much turnover at the end of the voyage.- Most of the crew has been on there close to a year. On looking over the galley and sampling the chow put out by the Stewards Department this is readily understandable, as it is the cleanest and best feeding ship the gang ever sailed (indi­ rect quotation—just in case some of our excellent Stewards read­ ing this let out a bellow of rage). The SS Kings Canyon (Pacific tankers) came in here from the Gulf without Cooks. It's a tough situation to have the' Deck De­ partment on time off haunting the Hall trying to shanghai a couple of Cooks, especially when the boys can show indisputably that it is a good ship with good officers. But Cooks are getting to be as rare as the dodo bird and were not available in Boston either. Fortunately for the crew of the Kings Canyon, New York was able to send a couple up here to make the ship before sailing time. The crew was all for getting rid of the Steward, who was no The Gallup had a good crew great assistance during the Cook which contributed greatly to the shortage. Time did not permit any change, however, so no doubt this issue will arise on her next trip up this way. The prospects for the coming week are not so good at this writing, but additional news may be in by the first of the week. pay as soon as the task is com­ pleted there is small chance of losing out at the payoff. Whitey Tannehill Walter Siekmann % % % Bad Mess Those men have been on strike for clo.se to 100 days, and they are just as staunch now as they were the first day they hit the bricks. .We've been respecting their picketlines, and we are with them until they win their fight. Shipping is just about fair, but .should pick up soon. Only three ships signed on here last week, and that's just about par for the course. Six ships paid off and each one was a headache. MUTINY, LOGGINGS The big beefs last week were on the Joshua Slocum, South At­ lantic, and the Eli Whitney, Al­ coa. There were more loggings on the Slocum than there are labor-haters in the U. S. Con­ gress. But we beat most of them, and the ship pulled out with a new bunch of officers on Deck— after the Union insisted that the old ones get off. But on the Whitney, it was far different. Here the crew was charged with mutiny, and that's not a charge to be loosely thrown around. It took a lot of work, and even a spot of luck, but we finally succeeded in clearing all but one member of the crew. One crewmembcr was put off the ship, and the crew held up the vessel for four days. The company then saw the light, and the man was taken back. Plenty of men on the beach here—too many to list in just one column. As soon as shipping picks up, however, they will be on their way to far-off shores and new adventures. MONTREAL The Alcoa Pioneer arrived here in this northern port ten days ago and she was the filthiest scow that 1 have ever .seen under SIU con­ tract. The Stewards Department was in terrible shape with most of the blame for the ship's condition resting with this department. Charlie Moats and I proceeded to straighten her out and, after spending quite awhile aboard ship, -w-e found out where most of the trouble was. Charges were preferred against the Steward and -we per.suaded him to payoff and go to New York to stand trial. After sampling a meal on the scow a change of cooks was de­ finitely in need. This was taken care of to the crew's satisfaction. A few^ other sore spots were T-H LAW HARMFUL weeded out in this Department Most. of the gin-mill discus­ and we finally left her looking sions here are concerned with the like an SIU - ship—clean. Taft-Hartley Law. All hope that This might not have been so it will be defeated soon because easy had it not been for the new it could do labor a lot of harm. Steward, Brother Ross, who is a Working men fought for many real credit to our Union. He took over the Department when it years to make gains, and along was a real mess and within three come the politicians and take days he had whipped it into those gains away by passing a vicious law. shape. We shipped a couple of Can­ Real labor solidarity can put adians to him where they will be an end to all the sly tricks that fortunate enough to ship with a are used to rob the working men. good Steward who is a fine e.x- If labor doesn't unite against the ample of a Union man. vultures real soon, it may be too Mike Quirke late. WITH THE SIU IN CANADA By HUGH MURPHY .the Ireland Prince and the Alaskatheir beef. A new ventilating Prince. The first named is al­ system is being installed, and now VANCOUVER — Negotiations ready tied up by the SIU, and everybody's happy. with the Union Steamship Com­ Our Dispatcher is rapidly go­ pany, the Canadian National the other one will be treated to ing white-headed answering all tSteamship Company, and the the same thing if the company the silly questions that are asked. refuses to bargain in good faith. Canadian Pacific Railway Com­ He worries when there are beefs, The cable repair vessel, the and he worries when there are pany are at a stalemate. Weeks of effort have gone to waste, and Restorer, took on a skeleton crew no beefs. All in all he has a a Conciliation Board has also to shift from Victoria to Seattle happy time. for repairs. In a few weeks she given up hope. I also share part of his misery. will return to Victoria and sign We have applied for an Arbi­ on for a cable repair trip to the The membership keeps me going tration Board, and that is the South Pacific. around in circles, trying to find last resort. It appears that the jobs for unemployed Brothers, • JOB ACTION companies are not willing to give and squaring all sorts of major anything without a fight, and so The coastwise passenger ves­ and minor beefs. the bricks are beckoning. sel Chilcotin was held up for Last week we had the oppor­ Our bargaining sessions with \wo hours right at sailing time the British Columbia Steamship because of a beef. tunity to buy a swell building. Company, Limited, have also The crew demanded ventila­ But we were faced with 30,000 stalled. tion of crew quarters, and after reasons for not doing so—ALL. This company has two ships. a lengthy discussion they won DOLLARS. �7" THE Page Eight AFL Council Refuses To Sign Non-Commie Oath; NLRB Stymied (Continued from Page 1) Taft-Hartley Law may lead off on this particular provision of the law as interpreted by the NLRB's general counsel. ' MAY SEEK WRIT ll'- .i' Already the AFL has threat­ ened to go to the courts to ob­ tain a writ ordering the NLRB and Denham to make available the board's facilities to national unions, despite the ruling that all top AFL officers must sign antiCommunist affidavits. Should the Board comply vol­ untarily, the AFL will refrain from making a court case. This was revealed to Board members this week when Joseph Padway, general counsel of the AFL, appeared before it at the request of William Green _and Daniel J. Tobin, president of the International B r b t h e rhood of Teamsters, AFL. Padway told Denham and Seafarers Help Shipbuilders To Stop Scabs (Continued fro7n Page 1) a strike that could have gone on indefinitely. The day following this latest demonstration of solidarity, the company met with representa­ tives of the union in Washington, and there seemed a chance that the long strike might soon end. Henry H. Gordon, assistant to Mr. Leone, expressed the appre­ ciation of the Shipyard Workers in glowing terms. He said, "All the Locals in­ volved in the strike against Bethlehem Srcel in the New York area deeply appreciate what the Seafarers International Union has done for us. "At a very trying time, the appearance on our picketlines of hundreds of seamen, and the SIU Jeep, built up our morale. "On behalf of the membership of Locals 12 and 13, I thank you." Get A Receipt Every member making a donation to the Union for any purpose should receive an official receipt bearing the amount of the contribu­ tion and the purpose for which it was made. If a Union official to whom contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, the matter should immediately be referred to J. P. Shuler, Secretary-Trea­ surer, SIU, 51 Beaver Street. New York 4, N.Y. In advising the SecretaryTreasurer of such transac­ tions, members should state the name of the official and the port where the money was tendered. HEARINGS LOOM POSSIBLE Although it did not commit it­ self definitely, the board may ask AFL and the CIO to pre­ sent specific cases to the board so that they may be consolidated for oral hearings, with the board making its decision after the hearings. Meanwhile, the AFL United Textile Workers Union joined the Teamsters and other unions which seek access to the NLRB on the ground that they have complied with the Taft-Hartley Act by having their local and national union officers sign the anti-communist affidavits. If the NLRB decides that the Denham ruling is correct, it is believed the AFL will not wait for actual dismissal of the cases now pending but would probably go to court to seek an injunction restraining Denham from dis­ missing the cases. LOG Fric^ay, September 19, 1947 Seafarers On Shipbaifders' Picket Watch other members of the board thftt the ruling was unfair and ar­ bitrary and urged extension of the 20-day period before which pending election cases may be dismissed unless the affidavits are signed. It is believed that the CIO has similarly requested an extension of the 2G-day period. SEAFARERS The following: is a list of Seafarers who responded to an appeal by the Shipyard Workers Union for picketline assistance ag^ainst Bethlehem Steel. These brothers turned out in true SIU spirit for the picketline trick at two of Bethlehem Steel's yards in Brooklyn, where they gave much-appre­ ciated support to the CIO shipyard workers in their strike. The LOG publishes their names to give credit for their fine spirit and a well done job. t Eugene Milanesi Danioli Pietro John J. Rombone Jack M. Ford J. Pawlouvich Richard Pinckney F. White Louis Corne James Lawyer C. Esolan George J. Miltner George R. Graham Elmer Abodilis L. Siorkowski W. Mash H. Hill John J. O'Neil C. Busco George J. Smith John L. Nappi Wm. Atchason A. P. Perini B. Bautista L. F. Cambaro George Bryan Bill Brown P. H. Parsons W. Tannehill Walter Siekmann Lindsey Williams George Ruf A1 KenJoe Algina C. Cotrones C. Jacques V. Remolar F. Goavin A. Miltner E. Asmussen A. Lotertc G. Williams C. Skinj'nski J. Dailey C. Loades M. Rialland M. Caldas J. Diaz J. Mayer D. Roszel A, Montemaran V. Matarrese R. Grunder J. Wernboe A. Reeder V. James J. Lopata F. Aponte George Kasprzuk August Hornath Jesus Fernandez Wm. Stephenson Jose Ramerez Arnold Katenbcrg J. A. Wernboe A. G. Nohmid Pauils Kronbcrg Ralph Muller ^ Anthony Esposito Wm. Hichason David McCraken John Wimer Joe Ranivez M. Hansen Frank Amodio Luis Ligon F. Dacanay August Schroter Will Doran Will Jennings H. Childs Frank Keeler L. Edstrom K. Stenberg J. D. Shea G. Clark J. Maldonado J. Wiinderlich, Jr. B. Molonado J. Van Dusen J. Pritz W. Gilman A. Larsen C. Busel M. L. Etchevry R. Korner A. Montemarano V. Matarresi A. Reeder J. Nasser J. Pritz J. O'Neil W. Masko Sawer C. Skszyski F. Aponte S. Kushner G. Smith J. Daily D. Roseel J. Pannolwich R. Grundner E. Gaitmaitan T. Corcoran Lopata R. A. Ektvedt •> W. Kieruif M. Calpas J. C. Diaz J. Prezedpelski C. L. Jacques G. A. Williams R. S. Newnom P,cD. Mouton Harvey Hill Alexander Stumpp Fred Veit Sam Hudgons Patrick Maesbas James Byrne John White Leo G. Burnett C. O. Slary A. Logan W, W. Bickford V. L. Meehan J. F, Fiddler H. Burkhardt Frank Baskaniski A. W. Hauffe L. Lempiainem S. Rathman W. Dolberry A. Slipaneau Q. F. Calnan N. Lyons B. Deval N. V. Erikson W. C. Salainaz G. E. Walton M. A. Andreano F. Edwards A. S. Wins F. Scott E. D. Miller ' MC Calls A Halt To Tanker Sales BOSTON INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS C. Buser. $2.00: D. Albright, $5.00; SS John Gnllup $2.00. NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS J. I. Arrn.s, Arabasz. $1.00; $1.00; j. DeAngelo, T. M. $1.00; Diangson. $2.00; P. Danieli. $2.00; J. Brazil,'$3.00. S. Cambridge, $2.00; J. Keesley, $3.00; T. A. Pukki. $5.00; R. E. James, $1 00; I. Brose, $1.00; V, Speys, $1.00. E. P. Bligh, $2.00; T. Corcoran, $1.00; M. Carrillo, $1.00; W. McNulty, $1.00; F. Reyes. $1.00; Eddie Crvavoha, $1.00; P. Nnujalis, $3.00; C. Morgan. $2.00; R. E. Thomas, $1.00; A. Belyk, $2.00, D. II. Moore, $3.00; R. M. Brangman, $7.50; H. Bursey, $1.00; M. Iturrino, $3.00. ASA. GREY C. J. Blaney, $10.00; G. O'Connor, $3.00; J. Millican, .51.00; W. Wilcher. $2.00; J. Sarayo, $1.00; I-. Dioz. $1.00; W. Kivitchoff, $2.00; J. Antorades, $2.00; M. Schuller. $2.00; A. Schuiling, $4.00; L. Harper, $1.00; B. D'Ornelles, $2.00; S. Integra, $1.00; H. Eriksen, $2.00; E. Marte, $2.00; I. Garcia, $1.00; I. Usera, $1.00; G. Argyroptjulos, $4.00; M. Fasado, $1.00; G. Arnim, $2.00; R. McCullock, $2.00. SEATRAIN N. V. • W. Dargan, $2.00; A. Thomas, $2,200; M. V. Moore, $1,00. SS R. LOCKSLEY O. F, Klein, $1,00; J, F. McLaughliB, $1,00; H. D. Binder, $1.00; D. E. Worster, $5.00; V. E. Schrninke, $2.00; T. W. Ulinski, $2.00; J. M. Prohownlk. $2.00; M. Reeves, $2.00; F, Ploppert, $2.00; A, H .Anderson, $2.00; F. W. Latraverse, $1.00; J. M. Bang, $2.00; E. E. Sullivan, $2.00; C. Oberlander, $2.00; F. J. Balger, $2.00; N. 'Williams $5.00; J. Axelson, $2.00; M. E. San­ chez. $2.00; J. Brown. $2.00; W. E. Porter, $2.00; P. Toniazzo, $2.00; F, Piiikowski, $1.00; J. W. Kaiser, $2.00; ,M. J. Quinn, $2.00; O. W. Hand, $2.00; J. W. Faircloth, $5.00. SS JEAN Caravallo Molina, $2.00; L, A. Beltran, $2.00; P. J. McGinhity, $2.00; Frank Chrop. $2.00; P. C. Eggert, $2.00. SS PATTERSON A. R. Beck. $2.00; F. LaGuardia, $2.00; W. Grohulski, $1.00; A. Espo.sito. $2.00; T. Mcl-lenan. $8.00; A. Padumets, $2.00; J. O'Brien, $1.00; A. Montemarano, $1.00; B. DeLima, $1.00; O. Nelson. $5.00; F. Mastcrson, $1.00; J. Laugaudus, $1.00; S. Kosfeld. $3.00; C. Kasko, $2.00. SS KNOX VICTORY L. J. Oien. $1.00; S. Furtado, $1.00; O. Johanisson, $3.00; W. Lonergan, $1.00; B. G. Bautista, $1.00; Mike Dikun, $1.50. SS WIW. ALLEN H. B. Thomas. $3,00; W, L, McClure, $3.00; Robert I le'nderson, $3.00; W. Carnley, $3.00. SS KATHRYN Julio Figueroa, $1.00; Pedro Gandia, $1.00; Evaristo Juminez. $1.00; Mari­ ano Cortez, $1.00; Z. L. Oliveras,_ $1.00; J. V. Rodriguez, $1.00; Pedro Perez, $1.00; G, Camacho, $1.00; A. Saavedra, $1.00; F. C. Rocafort, $1.00; Wil­ liam Hare, $1.00. SS R. SHERWOOD G. „W. Lowery, Jr., $5.00; A. Pedro, $1.00; F. L. Travis, $2.00; T. Torres, $1.00; K. Vivian, $3.00; G. E. Berry, $2.00; L. Zompetti, $1.00; A. Arancibia, $1.00; y. Meehan, $1.00; C. P. Achoy, $5.00; W. Wentling, $3.00; J. J. O'Donnell, $1.00; H. L. Loll, $3.00; K. Kristensen, $2.00; J. Rasmussen, $5,00; E. Rosa, $1^0; B. Torbick, $1.00; C. Preclaro, $T.00; B. Husjord, $3,00; L. L, Gormandy, $2.00; A, Pedicini, $1,00; G, A. Vila, $1,00; J, Waters, $2,00; C, F, Costanzo, $3,00, SS EVANGELINE R. Peck, $1,00; R, Hillman, $1,00; G, E, DcGrcve, $1,00; M, Vego ,$1.00; J. Polotis, $2.00; T. J. Whelan. $2,00; J. L. Moore. $2.00; P, J, Serranino. $1.00; T, llcggnrty, $3,00; J, R, Smith. $2,00; H, A, Stowe. $1,00; G, Ruggeiro, $2,00; K, L, Madsen. $2,00; E, J, Jazwinski. $1,00; R, A, Ektyedt. $4,00; B, Bailv, $1,00; V, Allen, $2,00, SS BELGIUM VICTORY C, Gansis, $2,00; H, White, $1,00; C, Zygmont, $1,00; F, Prince, $2,00; J, Wilaszak, $1,00:- P, Deveau, $2,00; N. Ritrovato, $1,00; H, W, Ryan, $2,00; C, MacQueen, $1,00; R, Petrio, $3,00, SS YAKA W, Rozalski, $1,00; C, Tillicia, $1,00, SS ED HURLEY R, Hawkins, $2,00; B, M. Baxley, $1,00; L, Reinchuck, $^,00; H, Carey, $2,00; B, Mixon, $1,00; R, Phillips, $2,00; V, Guatafson, $2,00; J, M, Stone, $1,00; G. Reese, $3,00; J, R, Daley, $1,00; W, L. Deery, $1,00; L, Reinchuck, $3,00; J, M. Gurganus, $2,00; E. H. Searcey, $1,00; L. VanSchaik, $2,00; L, M. Dolan, $3.00; W, L. Peel, Jr,. $3,00; J, W, Atkinson, $10,00; C, M, Kirkland, $20,00; B, H, Mead&, $3.00; C. M. Burke, $3.00; T. M. Peacock, $3,00, SS MONROE A. Galza, $1,00; J, G, Napoleonis, $1.00; A. Ramirez, Jr., $2,00. SS R. RUSH W, Clarke, $2,00; S. Woodruff, $2,00; P. Reed. $1,00; R. Sipsey, $1,00; C. Honorowski, $2.00; D. Ramsay, $2.00; R. Pinckney, $1.00; R. Don®van,<. $2.00; C. Emmons, $2.00. ,v'7 A halt has apparently heen called by the Maritime Commis­ sion on sales of United States tankers to so-called foreign in­ terests planning to operate under the Panamanian flag. This indication stems from the Commission's rejection last week of all 38 applications for the pur­ chase of sui'plus tankers for this purpdse. The commission's action thus disposed of all applications on the docket filed by foreign groups interested in purchasing the tankei^s and operating them under registry in Panama. There are still 'other applica­ tions, which intend to seek Pan­ amanian registry. The commis­ sion said thcs'o applications are from companies controlled by in­ terests in the United States. ITF To Hold Meeting In US For First Time For the first time in its his­ tory, the Executive Committee of the International Transportworkers Federation will meet in the United States. This meeting will take place in Wash­ ington, D. C., on September 22 and 23. Most of the U.S. unions af­ filiated to the ITF will be rep­ resented, as well as a delegation of European Railway Union chiefs and representatives of the twenty American Railroad unions which recently became a part of the ITF. This historical meeting will have a great effect on the fut­ ure activities of the ITF in the Western Hemisphere, as well as in the rest of the world. 7 �THE Friday. September 19. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nln* SlU Helps CIO Shipbuilders Stop Scabs The telegram, at the right, received from the CIO Shipyard Workers, touched off a chain of events. From a special meeting, straight through to a mass demonstration on the picketlines. the men of the Seafarers International Union went to bat for their CIO Brothers. WESTERN UNION CXA.S9 Of SlAVKI Thi» I* • futl-Tk(c T«lctr»m or CiWrwolcM Hi 6*' ICTTtd cliarsrm It irw (tica'rd t<r • tuuabk rrmbol sbovr oi precMin(fh< addre^ rx LC-l«<rtfrdr>)U ^ fillAI UM ttvVBis i^ba dau Itaaeo ulnraa.! asd dayUiUra M tn'iL.SDAKIr TIMB al pMt af eric^ Tiaa at naipt la STANir'iUlOTIUI.ai t^( cdOrii ci FiOCC cU ^2 PD i EXTRA It was the same story last year when a dif­ ferent Local of the Shipyard Workers was on strike against the Bushey Shipyards. There. SIU support forced the company to bargain, and brought a quick end to a strike that threat­ ened to continue for months. The strike against the Bethlehem Steel Com­ pany has been in effect for more than 80 days. The ranks of the strikers held solid, in spile of company attempts to split the group by phony "peace proposals." Failing in everything else. ^ NEWYCfiK NY 909A SEP 11 1947 PAUL HALL VICE R^ESIDENT SlU-A F OF L 51- BEAVER 3T NYX THE BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY ATTEMPT INC TO b^tAK OUH STRKE BY OPENING THEIR GATES AT STATEM ISLAM!) AMD .r^TTH AND 56 STREET BROOKLYN YARDsCvILL APPRECIATE YOUR SENDING SUPPLEMENTARY ASSISTANCE OfQ 4 UR PICKET LINE 80 THAT YE CAN WI N|A£ HAVE -iEEN OUT 76 DAYS PLEASE HELP LOCAL 12 AND IJ CHARLES A LEONE REGIONAL DIRECTOR. SHIP YARD AORKERS UNION A special meeting was held soon after the receipt of the telegram. The situation of the CIO Shipyard Workers was explained, and at the conclusion of the meeting, after the members present had passed a resolution to assist the st.'ikers in resisting scabs, more than a hundred SIU volunteers left to join their CIO Brothers on the Bethlehem Steel picketlines. the company stated that it would open the doors of the 29th Street. Brooklyn, plant, and that meant a "back-to-work" movement. But this was foiled when hundreds of whilecapped Seafarers shov/ed up on the line. Any plans that the company may have had to im­ port goons came to a dead halt when the SIU joined the Shipyard men on the picketline. This sort of solidarity with other sincere unions has gained the SIU the respect of the entire labor movement. And it has helped the Seafarers, too. During the Isthmiaji Strike, messages of sup­ port came in from many unions, pledging money* muscle, or what have you. Fortunately, we didn't need any help, but it was good to know it was there, in case. Meet the nevx SIU Jeep. Equipped with amplifier, record player, and microphone, this good-will messenger appeared at the Shipyard Workers' picketline, and helped bolster morale. Music was played for the marchers, whose ranks were swelled by the addition of hundreds of white-capped Seafarers. :4 Upper left shows some of the Shipyard Workers as they, with SIU support and assistance, stopped a phony "back-to-work" move on thfe part of the Bethlehem Steel Company in Brooklyn. PJWwF' Left is part of the crowd from some of the industrial plants in the vicinity of the picketing. They gathered by the hundreds to see how an AFL union like the Seafarers came to the aid of a CIO union like the Shipyard Workers. -V - - , ;• 'Mm. Above is what the Bethlehem Steel Company's yards looked like at 29th Street. Brooklyn. Not a soul worked behind#the picketlines. aid the only sign of life is the guard standing in the foreground. Note the dead booms rising in the background. •J - <1 �.-.r THE SEAFARERS Page Ten LOG Friday, September 19, 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS • h i-j Seafarer's Musical Career Launched By Stringed Gift Okay, BrothersLet Us In On It Some secrets are to be kept, but ii you had an in­ teresting trip, or if you met a .character who sent you, let us in on it. That goes for your views on the union, cur­ rent events, or any sugges- u • James Marshall strums a few chords on his recently ac­ quired guitar, a gift from Brother Richard Young, former pro­ fessional musician. Marshall came by the instrument when he and Young were shipmates on the SS Jean LaFitte. If someday the foc'sle fills with rhythmic melodies plinking off a smooth guitar, you might check to see if the master musician is a Seafarer named James Marshall. Jimmy isn't quite ready for a crack at Carnegie Hall, but he might get around to entertaining his shipboard Brothers in fine style if he keeps up his practice strumming sessions. How Brother Marshall and his guitar happened to start going together came about quite acci­ dentally. Marshall, to whom a guitar just meant something you listen to, was aboard the SS Jean LaFitte as Deck Maintenance. Ship's Delegate on the vessel was Richard Young, whose many years of experience as a strum­ ming member of an orchestra had made him expert at tugging at your heartstrings via the guitar strings. GETS GUITAR Young and Marshall got along nandily on the LaFitte's spring \oyage. Jimmy showed an in­ terest in Young's guitar and be­ fore you could say "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar," Broth­ er Marshall was the proud owner of Young's stringed instrument. Now all he had to do was learn how to make the thing work. ... Following up his gift. Young took Marshall under his wing and throughout the trip gave'him lessons in the fundamentals. Four months later—in May—when the trip ended Jimmy had an idea how to handle the guitar with­ out getting snarled up in the strings. "He was a pretty good teach­ er," Marshall said of Brother «' .. JC. ^^3 lions you may have. All beefs of general interest will be an­ swered. Seafarers who think in terms of moon and June and vine and wine can give vent to their rh3^e and rhythm in Log-A-Rhythms. If you have a -camera we will give prominence to your lens ef­ forts. The items sent to us will be displayed before an ap­ preciative audience of 60,000 readers from coast to coast who read these pages every week. Put down the highlights of your experience including the place, time and names and send them to the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG, 51 Beaver St., N. Y. We will return all snapshots, poems and stories, if so desired. Now is the right time, too! Isthmian Ship, Damaged In Bay, To Enter Drydock Marshall puts his'^hand to the wheel aboard the SS Jean La Fitte. The SS Yugoslavia Victory, an Isthmian freighter, is scheduled to go into drydock for repairs of damage caused when she struck a submerged wreck in Barnegat Bay last Tuesday night. The ship pulled into Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, under her own power. She was on her v/ay from Baltimore, when the mis­ hap occurred, filling the No. 2 hold with water. Her own pumps and those of two tugs and a salvage barge began removing the water from the flooded hold as soon as the ship made the pier several hours later. She was six feet down by the head when she arrived. The extent of the damage was not immediately determined but SEAFARING FAMILY a diver was expected to go to A member of the Seafarers since 1944, Marshall took part work shortly to inspect the ves­ in the Isthmian organizing drive sel below the water. The Yugoslavia Victory had \A ith a four month stint on the SS Twin Falls Victory. He's not 36,000 tons of cargo- aboard all the first in the family to turn to of which will have to be remov­ the sea for a career. On his ed now. The vessel's skipper, mother's side most all of the men Capt. N. J. Oakland, said there in the family engage in sailing had been no danger that she for a living. would sink after the collision Now if Jimmy's musical efforts with the wreckage. can keep pace with his shipping Carrying a crew of 60, the career he ought to do right well ship hfed been scheduled to leave with that there guitar. this week for the West Coast. Young. He really hopes that in a short while he'll be.able to give out with some tickling tunes. Lately, Jimmy who is out of Baton Rouge, La., has been ship­ ping out of New Orleans aboard the SS Del Sud. Food Okay, Need Elbow Room, Is Complaint On Del Norte The beef at the meeting of the crew of the Del Norte wasn't directed against the chow, there was enough of that and of good quality, rather it was the lack of space in wliich to devour the tidbits and gastric feasts set be­ fore them. On previous' trips the crew had an oral agreement with the company allowing the Chiefs to eat in the saloon, but the prac­ tice was discontinued when the Chief Reefer was sent from the saloon and inasmuch as the un­ licensed personnel are supposed to eat in the messroom there Further, the crew recommend­ ed the construction of another pantry and galley for the use of the crew. This, they contend­ ed, would eliminate the need for a seuond pantry and wi)uld. at the same time, greatly increase the speed with which the food is served. The Stewards Department felt that in the meantime the feed­ ing of the crew would be a. simpler task if all members of the crew with the exception of the pantryman and the me.ssmen kept out of the pantry dur­ ing meal hours. This was put in the form of" a motion and car­ ried. ¥C3C3£>'S GOCJD - IF ONE HAS-THE STRENSTH' DELEGATES REPORT was little the crew could do about the matter. Exploring the matter further the crew generally agreed that with the entire unlicensed crew eating in the messhall the space is entirely inadequate and a recommendation was made that the messi'oom be enlarged to facilitate feeding of the crew. The crew of the Del Norte meeting on July 13 while at sea previous to the discussion of the crowded condition of the messhall heard their delegates report on conditions in the re­ spective departments. The deck delegate and engine delegate reported all in order and the stewards delegate re­ ported a large number of new men in his department who were a little new at their tasks but would soon shape up as a fine bunch. An election was held for ship's delegate with Winsley, second electrican being elected by ac­ clamation. The meeting was chaired by Frank (Scotty) Findlay and re­ corded by J. E. Seltzer. Crew Wants Med Care Probe Blasting the lack of speed and diligence in locating medical facilities for injured and sick crewmembers by persons respon­ sible, the crew of the MV Del Oro unanimously voted for a joint SIU and company inves­ tigation in to the matter. Particularly concerned over the lack of medical facilities and equipment on the "West Coast of Africa, the crew felt that they were working under a hardship inasmuch as there were no hos­ pitals of any caliber to which they could take ill crewmembers should they become sick while in Africa. THOROUGH DISCUSSION Both the Jack of hospital facil­ ities in Africa and responsibility of those aboard appointed to handle such cases were thorough­ ly discussed and the decision to caU for an investigation of the matters was drawn up for presentation to the Patrolmen when the ship reached New Or­ leans. Moving from the matter of health to entertainment, the crew passed unanimously a motion to have the radio moved from the chartroom to the crew's messroom. Under discussion it was brought out that the Union had fought for radios to be put aboard ships and as long as it remains in the chart room the crew is "under the mercy of the brass hats as to programs and the time the radio will be played." DELEGATE APPOINTED The ship's delegate was ap­ pointed to carry out the crew's request. Other motions carried called for the putting, into shape of the P.O. mess for the next trip and that the slopchest be moved to another location so the present space could be converted into an oilskin room for the deck gang. Send Plx Every candidate for office in the A8EG election sched­ uled to begin on November 1st, must submit with his qualifications a passport pic­ ture of himself and a short biography of no more than lOd-words, dealing only with the candidate's Union record and activities. These pictures and biogra­ phical notes will "be carried in the SEAFARERS LOG in order to familiarize the mem­ bership with all candidates. Send your qualifications, picture, and short biography to: Secretary-Treasurer, Sea­ farers International Union, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. �THE SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG SIU Ships' Minutes In Brief ' CADILLAC, Sepl. 8—Chairman Kaulsch; Secretary L. Aman Motion by A. Martin, seconded by J. Gladys that linen be changed at least once a week and a better system of distribution • be inaugurated. Brother Pearce moved that a washing machine be furnished for Deck and Stew­ ards departments; seconded by E. Felicijan and carried. A motion calling for shipboard meeting forms to be furnished by Great Lakes District was made by J. Parker and seconded by Brother Szyakacs and carried unanimous­ ly. It t, FORT DONELSON, Aug. 19— Chairman Harm Nordhoff; Sec­ retary D. Grigsby. Suggested by Brother Lewis that Eng. Dept. blow tubes during the day to de­ crease discomfort to men sleep­ ing on boat deck during hot weather. Brother Clark suggest­ ed that lime juice be available at all times; Steward agreed to speak to Captain m trjdng to meet this suggestion. Captain Robertson was receptive to all suggestions made by the Dele­ gate. 4. S. t DEL SANTOS, May 3—Chair­ man M. B. Ackerman; Secretary Jimmie Davis. Chief Steward elected ship's delegate. Motions carried: thai .slopchest prices be posted; th.Tl man doing sanitary work in each department make a daily check to see that laundry room is clean. Each man is to do job a week, beginning with deck department. Committee of five men elected to handle cases of violations of rules of shipboard conduct. 4 S- 4. FRANCES, Aug. 18—Chairman Frank Rose; Secretary A. Fertera. Delegates reported no ser­ ious beefs. Motions carried: That padeyes be installed on masts and kingposts for safer working conditions; that desks be in­ stalled in rooms not having them, and that Ch. Mate get sufficient soap and matches for trip. 4» 4* 4 EDITH. Aug. 14 — (Chairman and Secretary not given.) Special meeting held for the purpose of donating money to the boys pick­ eting Isthmian ship. Money to be turned ovur to the Baltimore Agent. A. committee appointed to see the Agent and present the money and the names of the men contributing. Comrnlllee: Stan­ ley Kasmirsky, B. Hall and Jeff Gillette. Total $66. RICHARD \AT^S. July 20— Chairman Janowski; Secretary R. Bailey. Delegates reported on their departments. Deck Depart­ ment repprted that all work done by the Captain and Cadet is being recorded. New Business: Motion carried that the next crew get more than prom­ ises before signing on. Motion carried that ship's Delegate see Captain about a larger ration of cigarettes. Motion carried that all personnel, including licensed, clean their mess after playing cards. CORNELIUS GILLIAN, July 4 —Chirman V/illiam Alvaro; Sec­ retary Philip Tole. All delegates reported all in ord'er. New Busi­ ness: New ship's delegate elect­ ed. Motion carried that all erew quarters be painted. Motion car­ ried that no one but unlicensed deck personnel to do sailors' work. Good-and Welfare: Dis­ cussion in regards to keeping all heads and messrooms clean. One minute of silence for biothers buried at sea. YAKA, July 8—Chairman Coifen; Secretary Orlando. Delegates reported on state of their de­ partments. New Business: Mo­ tion carried that no one sign on until all repairs are made. Broth­ er Smith suggested that all dele­ gates make out ixpair list to be sent in from Antwerp. Good and Welfare: One minute of silence for brothers lo.st. at sea. 4 4 4 ALCOA PAG ASUS, Aug. 10— Chairman T. C. Deal; Secretary Charles T. Gilmore. Motion by Paul Valdes reporting permis­ sion of a permit for Charles Vaught. Motion carried that Pa­ trolman and delegates check all ice boxes to see that proper stores are aboard. Motion ..•arried that, after payoff men staying aboard will clean their foc'sles. 4 4 4 J. B. WATERMAN, Aug. 3— Chairman Lavoie; Secretary Can­ tor. Delegates reported all in order. New Business: Motion that one crewmember be brought before patrolman for negligence at work. Motion defeated. List of repairs made and approved by all members present. 4 4 4 JANE O, June 30—Chairman Oscar Nielsen; Secretary William Mims. Delegates reported all in order. New Business: Motion carried to get rest of gear and repairs which were ordered in Galveston. Motion carrirti to levy $1 fine for the following: leaving cups on table; putting cigarette butts on deck, coming in messroom in shorts. Motion carried to go into Good and Welfare. Discussion on keeping messroom clean. 66T YOUR ISTHMIAN STRIKE , CLEARANCE I 4 4 4 HALF HITCH,'Aug. 25—Chair­ man Thomas C. Hickey; Secre­ tary John C. Peet. Delegates re­ ported on their departments. Good and Welfare: Motion cairied that a man be delegated from each department to find out what is needed aboard ship. Vote of thanks to Stewards Depart­ ment. Crew was loud in its praise of Chief Mate J. K. Howell. Mate was very cooperative and all around good egg. Captain Jay also a fine officer to sail with. Motion carried that Steward use his own discretion as to supply of cold drinks. One minute of silence for brothers lost at sea. IM By HANK 4 4 4 MORNING LIGHT, July 21— Chairman Frank Dobbs; Secre­ tary William H. Ormsby. List of repairs necessary made up and approved. Good and Welfare: Motion made to see about canopy on fantail. Motion made to see that everyone be more quiet in messroom. Charges against a crewman listed with recommen­ dation that he be put on Social Register. 4 4 4 JOHN HAWTHORN, July 13— Chairman L. Joyner; Secretary J. Ladiner. Motion that ^rew strip bunks and leave rooms in clean condition before getting off. Mo­ tion carried to inquire of Brother Higginbotham's condition and if he is still hospitalized to give him financial assistance. Motion car­ ried to replace pillows and mat­ tresses. 4 4 4 WILD RANGER, June 29— Chairman D. Rice; Secretary A. G. Nelson. Delegates reported all in order. New Business: Mo­ tion to have the company install porthole fans. Motion by Sulli­ van to have electric griddle in­ stalled to cook steaks. Steward thanked the Chief Cook for the efficient manner in which he has run the galley and kept down beefs. 4 4 4 JANE O, July 27—Chairman E. A. Reid; Secretary R. A. Creel. All Departments m order except Engine which reports some dis­ puted overtime. New Business: Motion carried that when Patrol­ man comes aboard that ice boxes and store rooms be inspected. Motion carried that no one pay­ off until all overtime is paid. Good and Welfare: Decision to leave the ship clean at payoff. 4 4 4 4 4 4 DEL MONTE, July 13—Chair­ man R. E. Tunison; Secretary J. SEATRAIN NEW ORLEANS, DiCarlo. Motion carried that July 17—Chairman Maxwell; Sec­ water in shower be changed to retary Spencer. Delegates re­ insure reasonably cool water for ports accepted. Old Business: Exshowers. Motion carried to have tention of time recommended for both messhalls put in first class Chief and Third Cooks. New condition so they can be used to Business: Motion carried to have give full seating capacity for black gang quarters and toilets crew. Motion carried to have repaired. Motion carried to no­ laundry equipped with a new tify Mate to let Steward Depart­ clothes wringer. Crew wishes to ment know 1 hour in advance of express its appreciation of Cap'- early or late meals. Motion car­ tain John Owens. He has shown ried not to payoff unless Patrol­ himself to be a seaman and a man is on ship for payday. One gentleman. Crew hopes he con­ minute of silence for brothers tinues to sail SIU ships. lost at sea. Although shipping in Our Town is a little slow right now this week there are quite a few jobs up on that board from day to day —with no takers. Let's not fool ourselves—every job is a precious thing—and is to be taken seriously. Let's not delay a ship and have it sail short-handed . . . Brothers, before you sail make sure you have a few week's copies of the latest LOGS—and when you're finished with them—don't throw them at the sea gulls—save them for some LOG-hungry SIU ship you're bound to see in a foreign port—and they'll really be glad to get the latest union news . .. In the days to come there will be plenty of shipping when the Manshall plan to help European countries with food, materials, etc., gets rolling along. The Merchant Marine will be busier than ever—if Congress allows the American cargoes to be carried firstly and mostly in American bottoms. 4 4 4 News Item, Jersey City: "The Merchant Marine Veterans Association of the U. S. went on record today at the closing session of its fifth annual convention in favor of making the Merchant Marine a part of the new national defense set-up with a. status equal to that of the Army, Navy and Air Forces under an Under-Secretary of the Merchant Marine." Speakers for the resolution expressed the hope that a merger of the Merchant Marine with the other services would give "the veterans of two wars at sea the same rewards given their comrades in the other services." . . . This finky plan by this small and unheard of organization of presumably retired seamen to shackle the civil­ ian life of the Merchant Marine under a military set-up plus somebody called an Under-Secretary of the Merchant Marine is a dangerous threat to the peace-time life of seafaring union men. 4 4 4 Brother James "Rebel" Melton just sailed in from his eightmonth trip shuttling between Argentina and Spain. Brother Melton says that it sure was a swell trip and that the cheapest part about it was romance . . . Brother Robert McQueen, the oldtimer is in from a trip . . . Brother Dutchy Moore just shipped Chief Electrician on the Isthmian ship. Steel Scientist, which is going to Mobile, then to New Orleans and then to that fly-and-heat filled part of the world—the Persian Gulf . . . Brother Martin O'Connor just came in from a trip that had a lot of laughs. "That's the stuff that makes many a trip worthwhile—sometimes! . . . Brother James W.. "Scotty" Atkins says that the Anchor Hotel in New Orleans is the: only Anchor Hotel and the only SIU hotel down in New Orleans, Indeed! 4 4 4 Brother "Tex" Morfon, who is always buying roses, keeps wearing a coin in his ear, and just recently got himself another tattoo, said that he was going down to Baltimore with his ship­ mate, little "Scotty" Morton ... To Brother Bill Replogle up there on the Great Lakes aboard the SB F. G. Hartwell: Your first and second drawings of Life on the Lakes were excellent. Keep going strong with your artistic work. That second drawing of yours was a perfect masterpiece of truth and humor as it re­ produced what occasionally happens in the deck department when tying up or letting go. Send in some more sketches, BilL some day you'll be glad you kept up the swell art-work! 4 4 4 Here are some oldtimers and the ships they came in on: A Swenson, Seatrain Texas; T. Tighe, J. McCosh; C. Henry, SS GrayJ, M. Richelson, Seatrain Texas; J. Wiscoviche, SS Span Splice; J, Canon, SS Knox Victory; C. Patraiker, SS Coringa; A. D'AmioQ, SS Delaires; E. Blaha, SS Cavalier; A. Banes, SS Jean. �QUINTET OF SOLID SEAFARERS ON THE SS CORNELIA Measures To Curb Cut-ups Urged By Seafarer Good Shipmates Abound Aboard SS Frank Spencer To the Editor: To the Editor: I don't often write to the LOG but like Instant Postum, there is a reason. Enclosed you will find a copy of the minutes of the last regu­ lar meeting held aboard this ship, the SS Del Norte. As long as this ship has been in commis­ sion we have been turning in copies of our minutes to the New Orleans officials to- bo sent in to the LOG for publication, but so far no soap. This is a good ship and a good run. I am the Bosun's Mate and have been on here ever since she came out of the shipyard. Have turned down the Bosun's job several times as I have a regular dream job. The last couple of trips we have had some trouble with gashounds, rum-heads and other performers. Also v/e have the type that after signing articles thinks he is on a pleasure cruise like the passengers and can do as he wishes. If he doesn't like getting up to stand his watch, he doesn't and if he wants to play poker all night and sleep the next morn­ ing, he docs. if any of the crew says any­ thing about it the guy hops on him and calls him a company stooge. Most of us aboard think there should be a set of rules drawn up by the Union to take care of these guys. The rules, however, must be enforced up and down the coast. Also a penalty be placed against Patrolmen and Agents who do not act against these characters. Scoity Findlay SS Del Norte Just a lino in my spare time saying we've a good bunch of shipmates aboard this old South Atlantic scow and a few oldtimers, too. Some of the men aboard the SS Frank E. Spencer are; M. McCune, Steward; Red Barnes, Fireman; J. Kelly, Third Cook; A. Vantillo, AB; J. Costello (Dock Delegate), AB; Joe James (Eng­ ine Delegate) Oiler, and Grady Faircloth (Steward Delegate), Second Cook. DUKE KEEPS BUSY COUNTING 'EM OUT DOWN TEXAS WAY To the Editor: I have been down liere on the border for about two weeks as my wife has been sick. Vv'hile down here I have been refereeing wrestling matches and to­ morrow night I will be in there with the boys. They won't let me wre.stle down here as the boys say I'm too fat. I told them that I was ira SIU condition. I told them I started in the SUP with tin cups and tin plates and if I could take the old days I could take any­ thing that could be handed out in the ring. There has been a lot of squab­ bling coming up about tripcard shipping. Before the war a full book member took 60 days to get a job. Now is the time for a full book member to protect him­ self and his union by taking the jobs. It is our job to talk to the younger members and give them the score. The Agents can't do it all and the Patrolmen are doir^g all they can with the tools they have. Duke Himler T'WO IN HOSPITAL Aboard the Bull line ship on its recent trip to Bremerhaven, Brother John F. Hisko took this photo of five of his shipmates. From left to right, as identified by Hisko, the Seafarers are: Charles, Ching-o-ling, Ernie, Jumbo and Defrettes. Lack Of Union Savvy In Members Depresses Oldtimer; Action Needed To the Editor: In his column, "Clearing the Deck," which appeared in the LOG July 25, Paul Hall stressed the necessity of closer coopera­ tion between the Assistant Elec­ trician and the Chief Electrician. (How true this is). Many members are depending on their union book to do the job for them. And everyone will agree that such a thing is an impossibility. But it happens on many SIU ships. It seems you t..n no longer teach some of t'" . .. oung Broth­ ers the ropes. If you attempt to do so many of them blow their tops. Either they tell you they are good book members, or if they are permit men they say they believe you're riding their backs for that reason. CAN FOUL UP AG,\TN If they act like this when an effort is made to help them do, a neat job while on those rosebox Libertys, then they probably will do the same thing when they get on our fine ships. Of course, they tell you that this is a lot of chicken and that there is no difference between a Liberty and a CP-3. I'd like to ask t'ne SEAFAR­ ERS LOG to keep on batting on the matter of Union education, taut at times it makes me sick to do so. Every time we hit port and get copies of the LOG and a few magazines, the first thing some of these youngsters Check It - But Good • - Blfc. Checa itie slop cnest Pefore your boat sails. Make sure that the slop chest con­ tains an adequate supply of all tho things you are liable to need. If it doesn't, call the Union Hall immediately. get rid of is the LOG, while the magazines with the nudes linger on week after week. In view of this attitude on the oart of some of the guys 1 feel the program must be changed. 1 don't know how, but it must be done. It doesn't pay to sail Stew­ ard or Bosun anymore under these conditions. If we try to do our part, we must either carry the agreement in our pock­ ets to make dead sure we are right, or we are dragged before a trial comniittee. It is true that charges are thrown out in a good many of these cases, but who wants to be bothered by a group of young­ sters who are quite sure you are too old to sail and too fatherly to make counter-charges against them. 1 wish I knew what to do. 1 wish someone would suggest what to do in many of these cases. 1 have been going to sea longer than I care to remember. Sometimes I feel that perhaps it is best to forget all about it and make believe that the next trip will be different. V. Perez SS Smith Thompson Log-A-Rhythms At the present time we have two of our Brothers in the hos­ pital and it looks like we'll have to leave them here in La Pallice, France. Red Barnes and J. Kelly are the men who are hospitaliz­ ed. The ship's erew took up a collection for these two men and everybody aboard gave money, cigarettes, candy, chewing gum and other items they ean use. The skipper is a good head and he likes the SIU way of doing things. Also calling at this port is the SS Fort Stevens, Pacific Tankers, with an SUP crew from Frisco. We joined some of them at the local bar for a drink and a chat on the news of the day. Stan Cooper SS Frank E. Spencer It Doesn't Pay By JAMES (POP) MARTIN You say, in this atomic age. Just write the LOG and till a, page With guff and gossip and stories Of things befall you on the seas. One must get on in modern days. Been told that poetry never pays; I'm going places; on my toes. Come on along, to Sloppy Joes. Send ballads, sonnets, anything Besets your mind while wandering, Bui tell me. Matey, if you please. Is there any future in such as these? Let Lady Gregory weave the spells Your Chanons, Popes and Sue Glaspells, Gene O'Neill, Synge, John Gay, We heard that writing does not pay. I cannot sail the writer's craft. Am not a bloke can take that gaff. "Burn midnight oil," and all that rot. Your poetry page can go to pot. WJiere's Milton, Shelley, Walter Scott, Shakespeare, Shiller, all that lot In the marble orchard, all unsung. For a grave to seek by setting sun. Who is Francois Villon, What did he do? "Through the door of darkness," he passed through With Omar, Keats and Goethe grey; Who wrote the 'Ancient Mariner,' pray? No, Matey, I'll just stop along. In seas and ships where I belong; Let laureate Masefield weave the rhyme, I'll serve the ships that sail the brine. For I've a date in Val Parais With a dark-eyed dame that's all the rage. So douse the beers; I'm on my way, ' I know that writing does not pa.y. Bobbie Burns and Thomas Moore, Dante, Browning, Goldsmith, sure. V/ho'd travel with a crew like that? Why, Mate, you're talking through your hat. Give me a skipper—hard as nails, A Mate who knows where for he sails. When we dress ship, you bet your poke It's not for any scribbling bloke. So, can the chat, I'm on my way, I'll write no poetry today. �Friday, September 19. 1947 Sees Union In Position To Expand Further THE SEAFARERS All Smiles LOG Page Thirteen Uncle Otto Serves Up Some Choice Items Concocted Aboard The Seatrain New York To the Editor: Just a few notes on the Seatrain New York as she plows her The Isthmian Line win puts way along heading for New the Union in a strong position to York. grow even larger. The Union is The Seatrain New York has a now beginning to take its place very good crew at present. Jack in the sun, whore it should have Van Gelder is Skipper at the been all these many years. I moment but Captain Dalzell will have been in the Union since it return when he recovers from started and have watched it grow an illness. The First Mate, Aug­ and have been in all its fights ust Haiiin, doesn't like the fel­ and it can bo said that of all the lows to bring beer on board but wonderful fights -we have been he's a good old skate and will in and won, the Isthniiaii is prob­ leave soon. ably the greatest of all of them. Robert Hillman is bosun. Rob­ It seems tliat the last couple of ert Hemekens, a demon for fish, years the Union has really start­ is acting AB Maintenance. He's ed going places. a king-size Seafarer weighing I remember for a long tinie 220 pounds. Seafarer Red Turner, Oiler, when nobody has even heard Olar Reiersen, Car Deckman, about the SIU, and we were just rests on the rail of the Pacific takes care of his police dog like a very small outfit without even Tanker SS Fort Stanwix, dur­ no one else I've seen. He even a decent place to sit down to ing voyage between Curacao takes him to the Seatrain Tavern Uncle Otto says the 540 pounds of Seafarer membership in and England. wait for a job. photo above were "two hungry boys on the Seatrain New York." in Belle Chase for a glass of At left is Robert Hennikens, AB, weighing 220 pounds, who is Lots of us Seafarers have had beer. "a great lover of fish." His shipmate is Jim Stickney, 320-poundthe opinion that some day with SS WM. MULHOLLAND On sailing day, after coming er. Jim won't turn his nose up at any food, according to Otto. the right kind of breaks and the DECK DELEGATE aboard from the Seatrain Tavern, right kind of fellows in office and a special meeting was called. the right support by the mem­ HEAVES A LINE Boy, this was a hot one and wants a cup of coffee in a clean turned in his overtime sheet he bers all that could be changed. To the Editor: listed 28 hours of overtime. nearly ended in a free-for-all cup. In New Orleans he was paid Well, Brothers, it has been This was a good turn and it I am sending a few lines to battle in the crowded messroom. changed. There is no reason now was really a success at Belle off for the two weeks trip minus ON THE WARPATH from the way things are going, the LOG before leaving this Chase. The pantry was clean and overtime for peeling potatoes. port. and from the attitude of most no dirty cups — even the Cap­ He was to take another trip but Uncle Otto demanded an ad­ My ship is a Waterman Lib­ the crew made him take a walk everybody in the Union, that we tain washes his own cups. journment claiming the meet­ down the gangway. Performer's cannot really start some sort of erty, the SS Wm. MulHolland. The crew's messroom is the ing was out of order. Cause of not wanted. action now to make the Union We signed on in Mobile on Apiul the trouble was the tardiness of cleanest I have ever seen in port Other than this experience, even a hell of a lot bigger than 11 and loaded in Gulfport for tripcard men in returning to take and at sea. Everyone cooperates Japan. we have a fine bunch of men it is. their watch. This put the book- to make things pleasant and they By the way, any of you Sea­ and a smooth operating ship. Every man should obey the are really pleasant. I know, members on the warpath. farer's pulling into Nagoya, Union rules now and do any and Uncle Otto The Saloon Messman also took having been on 107 ships. everything he possibly can to watch your step, because our This is an example, a messSteward off for two days without any help in the Union's beefs without dear MPs over there are plenty room can be kept clean at sea Seatrain New York one to take his job. tough on us. having to be asked or told to. or in port. A good crew did it. Chief Cook Dickson returned We left Japan bound for Hon­ Fi-aternally, from the hospital. Baker BurCREW'S PROBLEM olulu to load scrap for Montreal, N. S. Ellis but after six days of waiting and ron acted as Chief Cook assisted We had an unusual experience still no scrap iron, we wound by Uncle Otto while the ship last trip. By mistake an extra Don't hold your pictures SIU BLOOD DONORS up hei-e in Vancouver loading was short a Chief Cook. messman was on board in New and stories of shipboard acti­ grain for England. THANKED BY A new Steward Utility came Orleans and made a round trip vities. Mail them to the Sea­ Well, it looks like the boys on aboard at Belle Chase in com­ back to N.O. MEMBER'S WIFE farers Log, 51 Beaver St„ this scow will get a nice payoff pany with his load of eight suit­ During the voyage he didn't To the Editor: anyway. We had a few minor cases and trunks. He is moving New York 4, N. Y. If you turn to and when he was told from New Orleans to New York beefs when we pulled in, but haven't the time or don't feel I wish to try to express my to peel some potatoes for the deep gratitude to the Seafarers the Patrolman here, who is I'eally where he will pile off. in the mood, just forward de­ cook he refused to do it unless who so generously donated their on the ball, got them all squared Good food and a clean ship is he would receive two hours tails. We'll do the rest. Pic­ blood to save the life of my away. the motto of the Seatrain New overtime. He finally peeled the tures will be returned if you Our old man is a nice skipper, York. In the Officer's pantry a potatoes for one meal in five husband when he was seriously wish. I wish all of Waterman's skip­ sign reads: Please wash your days. He took off in New York ill. pers were like him. We also cups and dishes, someone else for two days and when he re­ My husband, who is also a SIU member, is recovering nicely have a swell crew, most all of them from the deep South. thanks to his union brothers. Well, guess I better sign off I can only say that this action for now, you will be hearing proves to me that the motto of To the Editor: from me in other ports. and the SIU was just the out- ^ the LOG, along with my new adyour union "Brotherhood of the fit to do it. Good luck all the dress. As you can see I am Would have written sooner, Sea" really means just that. H. E. Franklin way. down Norfolk way. I'll drop into but this Navy keeps a man busy Thanks a lot. Deck Delegate I wish I could have hit the the Hall the first chance I get. and no overtime, either. I just SS Wm. MulHolland Mrs. F. Barth got the dope on the Isthmian bricks with you guys, but I had LOG IS POPULAR strike. I figured it was just to be content with rooting from Oh yes, before I forget it. I about time someone showed the sidelines. those boys what the score was— I am enclosing a donation for received a letter from a fellow on a ship in Antwei'p. He ask­ ed that I send him my copies LAFITTE SHIPMATES of t'nc LOG when I was finished with them. That is rather im­ SUGGESTS "WHITE CARD" HOLDERS-WAIT possible for me to do as there are quite a few SIU-SUP men in UNTIL BOOK MEN THROW IN CARDS this outfit and that paper takes Because of the many "white card" men hanging around the quite a beating by the time aU Dispatch counter on the second floor of the New York Hall during hands hav^e gone over it. I'll en­ shipping hours, the members are forced to keep crowding back. close his address and trust you'll I would suggest, therefore, that holders of the white cards be kept send him the LOG regularly. away from the counter until the members have thrown in their That's about it, fellows. Hope shipping cards. to hear from you all soon. Un­ (Name withheld on request.) til then, the best of the best Book No. 49283 I and smooth sailing to you all. To the Editor: Send 'Em In Navy Man Rooted For SIU In Isthmian Beef THE BEEF BOX ANSWER:—The Brother's suggestion is a good one since it would facilitate the dispatching procedure. The "white cards" referred to are simply cards giving the bearer admission to the Hall. These men wait around to take jobs rejected by book men and permit men. If they would step to the rear of the dispatch­ ing room until the members have thrown in their cards as sug­ gested above, the possibilities for confusion and delay would be greatly reduced. It would result in speedier action for all hands, including the "white card" holders. David (Red) Harvey, F 2/C 105th C. B., USNAB Annex 3, Barracks 13 Little Creek, Va. Mike Castro (left) Wiper, and Fred Perry, AB, get up off their aching backs to allow Brother James Marshall to get a "shot" on a recent run of the SS Jean LaFitte. P.S. Give the Marcus Hook ! Hall and Blackie Cardullo a 'hello for me. �r"" THE SEAFARERS Pdffe Fourteen f. ; Taft-Hartley Law Fated For Doom, Says Member To the Editor: 1- J S In all probabilities certain portions of the Taft-Hartley Law will be complied with by the executive board of the Ameri­ can Federation of Labor, particulary the requirement of signed affidavits stating that Union of­ ficials are not communist party members. This does not mean, however, that the board has any respect for this requirement, and it will be a bitter pill even for some of the board members who have been outstanding in their cpndemnation of communism. Some of them have been more outspoken than Taft and Hartley themselves on this important subject. EXTENSION POSSIBLE can people for the law, and it should be a lesson to the legis­ lators of this country that when the people 6f the nation as a whole do not respect and believe in a law, it is impossible to en­ force it. But, nevertheless, they will try for years to put this yoke around the neck of the American work­ ers, just as they tried for almost 1.5 years to enforce the Prohibit­ ion Act. Henry W. Chappcll Seafarer Rates Atlanta, Ga., Second To SIU Maybe some day it will also be To the Editor: a requirement for these elected Just a short line to say I really officials to sign statements to appreciate receiving the LOG to the effect that they are not mem- keep in touch with the up-todate news of our Union, the SIU and^ fellow shipmates that I have sailed with during the time I spent with the Seafarers. I quit going to sea a year ago, to my sorrow, and found my­ self a shoreside job in Atlanta, Georgia. The life at sea was hea­ ven compared to returning ashore and finding scabs and money pinchers, all of them anti-union. Long live the SIU and may it prosper in the years to come. As a book member and one­ time seaman, I know the SIU is getting my backing even though bers of this odious party. A the shore and the idea of home certain well-known radio com­ life has me baffled for the time mentator (Walter Winchell in being. People don't know what his broadcast of Aug. 31) said they are missing until they get a that President Truman would taste of the SIU. oppose Taft and Molotov in the Since I am in an unbalanced, presidential race next year. insecure financial position at Too much interference by gov­ present, my donation to the LOG ernment officials in labor-man­ will have to come later. Keep up the good work and agement affairs only tends to create more strife. Witness the here's hoping that luck and suc­ current trouble in England's cess will carry the SIU all the coal mines. The same that hap­ way to the top. I'd like to take time out to say pened last year is again breaking hello and good cheers to fellow out this fall. shipmates that I had the oppor­ English workers resent too tunity to sail with during some much of this type of interference fine voyages with the SIU. and show their resentment by Thanks a million for sending me •means of labor's only weapon— the LOG. the strike. American labor will B. C. Blair, Jr. do the same. Atlanta, Georgia. SAME FATE The Taft-Hartley slave act is going to be just like that noble experiment of Prohibition. The 18th Amendment to our Con­ stitution took the saloon away from the corner and put it in ed an era of lawlessness and most American homes, and crcatviolence, until finally it was re­ pealed in its entirety. The repeal was the result of the lack of respect of the Ameri- LOG THE-- ^SMILING BOSUN' •'< • Dutchy Claims New York Gals Top The Crop To the Editor: Saw "Bull" Sheppard talking to Mike Rossi, the original "Smil­ ing Bosun," whom we now call the "bouncing bartender." He is firmly anchored at Miles Bar on 47th Street, New York. He still makes with that famous smile when one of his old shipmates heaves alongside. Incidentally, they have a gal there nafned Sonja who is as swell a person as the Sonja who owns the bar under the Philly Hall. Must be something in the name. Let's change all girls' names to Sonja. "Bull" claims there are some pretty girls in New Orleans, too. I've been on Bourbon Street, so if you New Orleans boys can produce any gals to compare with these New York chicks, I will come down and stand drinks for the house. A small house, that is, suh. Are you there, Keith Winsley? These New York girls are just Seafarer Mike Rossi, now referred to by his pals as the dying to mee you. Never let it be said that Keith Winsley stood "bouncing bartender," according to Dutchy Moore, is holding back and let a poor girl suffer. down a job in New York. He's mixing them up for the guys I don't believe Now Orleans who have one foot on the brass rail. can top these gals unless Dotty is back in town, and she don't count unless I can get a date. I'm staying at the Sherman Square on Broadway and 71st Street where the folks all meet. If you get here and I'm not beef led the entire formerly dis­ around just mention my name To the Editor: gusted crew to commend the of­ and you'll get^along. After reading the September ficials of Baltimore for a job well Dutchy Moore 5th issue of the SEAFAPiERS done. LOG, which included the ^letter Men can talk a lot, but action of Brother V. Perez blasting the means more to the membership Musician Keeps Tuned Baltimore Hall, I feel that it is of this union. I can say that with With Seafarers Log time to put forth a word in be­ all the charges that were against To the Editor: half of the Union officials here me and the rest of the crew, the My brother-in-law, a mem­ in Baltimore. Baltimore officials did a fine job. ber of the Musicians Union, Having just returned from a I feel that this brother should trip on the Joshua Slocum, South have looked into the matter fur­ asked me to request you to send Atlantic, aboard which we had ther before sounding off. We all him the SEAFARERS LOG. He more beefs than any ten ships, can blow our tops whenever we is a good Union man but his I wish to praise the manner in wish; that is our right, but in my work keeps him with the bosses which the beefs were handled book Baltimore is doing its best so much he doesn't have time to by the officials of the Baltimore for all members hitting that port. hear the workers' views. En­ closed is his address. Branch.. Michael Thornton M. Collins Their manner of settling the New Orleans, La. Baltimore Baltimore Doing Good Job, Replies Brother To Critic PREVIEW OF THINGS TO COME Send Those Minutes Send in the minutes of your ship's meeting to the New York Hall. Only in that way can the membership act on your recommendations, and then the minutes can be printed in the LOG for the benefit of all other SIU crews. Hold those shipboard meet­ ings regularly, and send those minutes in as soon as possible. That's the SIU wayl Friday. September 19. 1947 A soon-lo-be-repeeted scene on fhe Great Lakes shows the SS George Ingalls, automobile carrier of the T. J. McCarthy Fleet, carrying a fresh batch of automobiles across Buffalo Har­ bor. Breaking its way through the ice floes, the Ingalls was one of the first to ply the Lakes after the ice broke last spring. Photo was submitted to the LOG by Great Lakes official Alex McLean. SS Newhall Hills Survivors Find Smoking Prohibitive This ship is up for sale, so if any of you brothers would like This is my first attempt at a dead end ship, here is a chance writing to the SEAFARERS to become a shipowner. LOG. Is there any chance of getting We have just received clip­ the LOG sent to us here in pings from the LOG, and it was good to read the articles about this ship, the Newhall Hills. ^POFF-PUFF) NOT There are only 13 of us left ^ BAD FOR % 1.25 on the ship, more or less one big happy family with more rank and file man than officers, so there isn't much room for beefs. After this ship was moored here the British customs put us on a dead ship status. This means that we can not purchase cigarettes from the slopchest anymore, .so if we want to smoke we have to buy our butts ashore. England? We- may be here for BUTTS AT PREMIUM some time and it is always nice The weeds they refer to as to know what is going on around cigarettes here cost 68 and 70 the ports. :ents a pack. Two weeks ago Well, this is all for the time the Kings Customs allowed each being. Hope you can send us man one cartoij from the slopthose LOGS. chest, at $5.37 duty per carton, Barney McNally plus the six bits they cost in Gravesend, Eng. the slopchest, making a total of $6.12 per carton. How's that for (Ed. Note: The LOGS you cheap smoking? requested are on their way.) To the Editor: �THE Friday, September 19, 1947 SEAFARERS Page Fifieen LOG m BIIUJETIN M/' 11 PERSONALS Unclaimed Wages — Moran Towing Co. JOSEPH YONICK Contact Miss F. Juhiisuii, 1200 Fitzgerald Street, Phila. 48, Pa. J. 1 t FPANCIS PASCHANG Get ii touch with Messrs. Freediuan, Landy and Lorry, 1015 CliesLnut Street, Phila., Pa. This is in connection with the claim of Paul Tansky against the Lucius Q. C. Lamar. % % ERIC SHEEHY Write to your mother, Mrs. Alice ShcehjT td Castkmaine Street, Padd W 2, Brisbane, Aus­ tralia. XXX HUGH DAISEY McWILLIAMS Your si.st'jr reports that your mother is sick. Contact Miss Edith . McWilliams, 812 Pryor • Stieet, S.W., Atlanta, Ga. XXX THOMAS L. LESTER Contact your wife at the fol­ lowing address: Box 57, Worces­ ter, Mass. XXX RICHARD ASPLUND Get in touch with Bruno Zagorda at the SIU Hall in Phila­ delphia. 17 BATTERY PLACE, Lloyd Thomas MV FARALLON Donald Furr L33 Carl Appleov. Jr Willis Reed 11.20 Clifford Heudrick Saichi Kinoshita 1.60 Bradley J. Heydorn William Taylor 1.60 Clyde Parker Raymond Sly 5.87 Eugene Walter Clarence Hancock 9.07 Edmund Giza Gunnar Gundcrson 9.07 Trent Doscher 7.74 John Schulte Frank Carbone 9.34 Milton Walker Lloyd Fanum 9.34 Lloyd Tiiornas Afton Bush 9.87 Michael Hanson Carmen Immediate Vladislav Turlik 6.04 Richard Surmacz Cary Appleby, Jr. 13.60 Michael Motieska Richard Han.son .... 13.07 Russell Lee James Reynolds .... 5.60 John Hawkins .... 2.94 Wiley E. Parratt -. Bull Allen 3.20 Ricliard Motley William Belcher .. 4.54 Clarence Hancock Richard Kipp Carl Appleby, Jr. 2.40 Raymond Sly 37.98 Lloyd Fanum Johannes Lorents Russell Lee 51.44 Carmine Imrnediato Burl Allen 3.69 George Petroff William Belcher 4.32 Jack Mclndoe Thomas McBrayer — 35.15 Monte Blue .. Bernard E. Samuels 5.94 MV FIRE ISLAND Cecil Saunders 1.36 Berm.rd Turk Fi-ed Henderson 34.05 J. H. Asiiurt Wallace Kent 3.78 Royce C. Biene Henry L. Pruitt 7.85 Arnold Comeaux Arthur Grosham 7.85 Joe C. Arnold John Devcls 15.02 Cecil Garner • JAMES^ H. BLACK Homer Gilbert 1.75 William T. Cowart Please get in touch with G. E. Robert Page 44.70 Weaver RR No. 2, Green Ridge, Lester H. Bell James Stephenson 26.96 Vernon E. Jacobs Missouri, as soon as possible. Harold Barnes 2.16 Robert G. Huff Norman A. Powers 2.51 Thomas R. Moses Francisco Tirelli 11.34 Kerney A. Pugh Paul M. Lo Cicero 2.15 Lexie Tate ASHTABULA 1027 W?st Fifth St. Roland Squires 22.72 Phone 552:3 Robert J. Glover 14.87 Andrew N. Boney BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Frank Nowakoski Calvert 4539 Charles Moravec 18.00 James P. Ansbro BOSTON 276 State St. Philip Syrax 2.24 Homer O. Diamond Boudoin 4455 Cecil Williams 11.08 James E. Keyser BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. 15.18 James E. Stewart Cleveland 7391 Aaron Jenkins 46.37 James W. Mclnnis CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Walter Connor * Superior 5175 Richard Pittman 33.30 Hugh T. Collins CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Robert Rosekraus 19.99 Melvin C. Foster Main 0147 17.17 Melvin J. Smyly DETROIT 1038 Third St. Joseph Woodington 13.26 Joseph J. Kemps Cadillac 6857 Fred Cook DULUTH B31 W. Michigan St. William T. Shaw 2.24 Joseph Kaplan Melrose 4110 Clifton Goodwin 23.45 Paul Beck GALVESTON 308 Vi—23rd St. Alfred Healy 11.89 Raymond R. Pfeifer Phone 2-8448 David Arscott 5.52 John L. Morton HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 58777 John Burke 6.72 John J. Culeton JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Paul Magro 7.51 Douglas H. Sylvester Phone 5-5919 Robert B. Mitchell 5.22 Willie A. Raley, Jr MARCUS HOOK l>/i W. 8th St. Charles Potter 5.69 Thomas J. Hilburn Chester 5-3110 David Johnson 24.53 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Thomas O. Cain Phone 2-1754 Valand Copeland •. 20.79 William' Hawkins MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. James Reynolds 106.11 George Allen Burke NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Eugene Walter 8.44 Antonio Fazzio Magnolia 6112-6113 Clyde Parker ; 84.69 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Lewis L. Gill 7.33 Billy J. Williams HAnover 2-2784 John Schulte SIU HALLS NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. LOnibard 3-7651 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Douglas 25475 S.\N JUAN, P. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Phone 8-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Phone M-1323 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Garfield 2112 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. Garden 8331 VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. Pacific 7824 Isthmian Seamen On June 16. the wages of Isthmian seamen were in­ creased 11 3/10 per cent ef­ fective that date with no re­ troactive _^pay. Men sailing Isthmian did not receive the April six per cent increase with retroactive pay to Jan­ uary 1st won by the SIU from its operators. Thus men sailing Isthmian have no retroactive pay due them for the last wage in­ crease. Edwin E. Hancock Jack M. Sumerlin Jimmie Jackson Roy M. McCance Rease C. Lumpkin James D. Hicks George T. Brannon Jackson E. Rogers George M. Hamoek Felix M. Welch Je.ssie L. Painter Paul L. Painter John F. Elmquist Thomas E. Tucker John MeKenna W. W. Soderman Frank Bernzatt R. L. O'Dowd B. R. W. Guthrie .-. Salvatore Candela Joseph J. Kemp NEW YOPJv 5.26 4.27 Harold W.. Lawrence James H. Andrews 3.22 James B. Dixon 2.40 Mai-vin J. Blanton 2.58 2.40 Truman Solomon Gay ...... William Crimbic .. 6.34 Laurie P. Smith 2.40 Culbcr E. Stevens 6.79 1.34 Donald L. Sollie Truman S. Gay 9.07 '^ATilie E. Parrott 2.14 T,ouis B. Clyde 3.22 Ben H. Faulk . 3.47 James H. Andrew.s 63.64 3.4" Roy Lee Belz Henry L. Puritt 35.98 Kenneth A. Jaeger 2.67 Geor.ge A. Haase 31.17 13.0" Jo.seph Kaplan 13.0' George T. Brannon 24.35 i-k-ed McDonald Easter Pl.C" Paul Beck .. .. 34.25 j.Jarne.s D. Hicks 6.14 Raymond R. Pfeifer ,. 20.06 .40 ' Cliaries T. Donaldson Lloyd F. Walker ,. 8.17 2.40 Kenneth L. RickcLs Joh;i B. Ram bo ,. 2.14 l.GJ Jolrn A. H':)rfman Ferral McRancv 2.14 Au.-<tin G. Evans 2.20 Wilbur L. Smith . 3.50 Toiral .McRancy 2.0) Arthur F. Sabourin . . 3.66 1.60 '.urthur F. Si bourin Ted B. Lewis 4.39 |.John B. Ra:nbo .80 Albert .1. Tiioma.s . 14.55 Jihn T. iiic-k;-, 9.2) George M. Hamiooek . . 12.78 9.20 dOi'iiCKt E. Durden Joe C. Arnold . . 8.50 j Tiiomas E. Tuelccr 21.0! John W. Diuvan 9.30 Jor.eph J. Kemp 23.47 W. J. Marioneaux 8.91 Mu" Anderson 36.44 Edward Wicak . 5.20 iilal R. EliK 2.1.5 William L. L:r.vski . . 3.73 11.-i3 N. M. Hum William L. Mayficld . . . 34.54 William L. Law.ski 31.22 Ellis I!. Williams . 7.00 3.27 Robert W. Hrbert 11.81 1 Iireniy Co:; Wendell L. Lakewood . 14.93 1.92 Ralph H. Crego 4.23 34.54 5.95 J. H. Weaver 1.03 William L. ulovfield 33.14 5.95 Marion O. Salver 1.08 Ja.nres Lvnch . 14.93 10.43 Claude Simpson i.oa Frederick G. Madsen 2.34 30.43 Lloyd F. Walker .72 Edward Wicak . 30.79 Robert Hebert 46.54 Albert W. "Gatewood .... 3.23 . 34.54 44.05 J. A. Ferdensky 3.26 John W. Duncan . 16.33 W. J. Maricneau.x 2.10 Char!c:5 Jcffers ,3.7.3 1( George T. Swoder 51.14 85.30 James R. Bright .3.73 i 5.14 33.45 F)-ank Bernzatt 39 0 )! Lowe Worrsl M. J. Delaney 9.24 G.05 B. R. W. Guthrie 6.72 7.00 2.13 John P. Stanford 7.00 i George L. Seymour' 1 David B. Scb.aufler 26.60 22.20 Andrew T. McDonald . 15.49 ] 3.26 8.56 ' Currie W. Harges 8.87 James Marshall Preston R. Ttiompson 3.73 9.62 John McKenna .94 31.01 4.80 Kenneth W. Spiers 28.94 Peter J. Pa.sinosky Dominick Gonzalez 3.26 25.32 James S. Kizcr 7.12 21.50 Irwin L. Benefield 3.35 10.64 Hugh Vogt 2.26 1 31.72 Jean Batiste Saucier 1.95 i 25.70 William L. Donald 2.02 CHARLES 0. LEE 19.17 Willie J. Squires 2.34 Get in touch with R. F. Weav36.66 Charles F. Ward 1.18 er. Paymaster. Overtakes Freight 29.26 Thomas J. Winey 9.9.9 Corpo'-ation, 19 Rector Street, 89.97 Albert R. D. Shull 8.80 New York City. 30.31 3.85 3.85 33.77 33.68 The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ 29.20 farers International Union is available to all members who wish 7.67 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of 2.94 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have 5.55 I the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at'every 8.18 " SIU branch for this pm-pose. 12.61 However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU 12.90 hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the 34.36 LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS 22.07 LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. . . 10.80 18.79 PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION 10.82 ^ 20.43 To the Editor: 20.37 I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the 73.85 2.50 iddress below: 2.32 83.84 Name 79.04 3.07 Street Address 5.34 i54 City ^ State. 4.54 4.54 Signed 4.54 4.54 Book No. 7.74 22.67 3.73 5.93 6.73 1.87 34.54 34.54 19.14 10.74 32.66 2.34 13.07 29.84 3.20 5.60 2.34 .91 1.40 14.74 23.31 16.19 23.61 25.11 .94 10.97 3,27 NOTICE! Notice To All SIU Members �n-- .-..-v; 'T' Page Sixieea THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. September 19, 1947 r ; 'S- I _ I SeAFAReRS INTfRNATIONAL UNION OFN.A. • A.F. L. I I -J � 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 September 19, 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. 38 Description An account of the resource Headlines SEAFARERS AID CIO UNION TO STOP SCABS AFL COUNCIL REFUSES TO SIGN NO -COMMIE OATH;NLRB STYMIED SPIRALING COSTS CUT WORKERS'PAY HURON NEGOTIATIONS NEARING COMPLETION SEAFARERS SETS ALCOA PORT STEWARD STRAIGHT ON CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS EVEN AS AS A YOUNGSTER,TAFT WAS CONSIDERED JUST A POLITICIAN AFL MARITIME UNIONS PROVE IT AGAIN PHILY LOCATES A NEW BUILDING RESOULTION GOES BEFORE PORTS DONT PILE OFF BECAUSE OF A BEEF ,PRESS IT THROUGHTUNION-AND WIN CREW LEARN NOT TO PAYOFF WITHOUT PATROLMAN GRAIN SHIPMENTS ARE EXPCTED YP BOOST GREAT LAKES SHIPPING BUCKO SKIPPER HEADER FOR WATERMAN,S DRYDOCK CURRAN TAKES COMMIE ISSUE TO NEW ORLEANS NMU BALTMORE SHOWS REAL SOLIDARITY,AIDS STRIKING SHIPYARD WORKERS ISTHMIAN REPLACEMENTS HELP SHIPPING IN BOSTON AFL COUNCILREFUSES TO SIGN NON COMMIE OATH;NLRB STYMIED SIU HELPAS CIO SHIPBUILDERS STOP SCABS SEAFARER'S MUSICAL CAREER LAUCHED BY GIFTED STRINGED GIFT CREW WANTS MED CARE PROBE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/19/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log