http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/ea52141490da78e602a809c4194489aa.PDF 7cfbc46b106a1b5aa263e02bccaab58e PDF Text Text »ti^ V Offidal Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 26. 1947 Anti-commies Form New French Union PARIS—Charging that the re­ cent French strikes called by the General Federation of Labor (CGT) were "in complete con­ tempt of union principles, and often against the will of the majority of workers," a large sec­ tion of the CGT this week re­ signed from the parent body. This blow, coming ten days after the end of the commie-pro­ moted strikes in France, and on the heels of the defeat of the CPled strikes in Italy, proves once more that the communist party does not have the real support of the workers of Europe. The resolution adopted by the new body, which calls itself "Workers Force," also charged that strike actiorf had been taken "for reasons that had nothing to do with the union movement," and that the Executive Com­ mittee of the CGT "did not hesi­ tate to throw the working classes into an adventure that could not hel^ but break the unity of the labor movement." One of the key men in "Work­ ers Force" is Leon Jouhaux, vet­ eran anti-communist labor leader, and until his resignation cosecretary general of the CGT. For thirty-seven years, until 1946, Jouhaux had served as sole secre­ tary general but last year com­ munist pressure forced him to accept Benoit' Frachon as cosecretary general. SAILLANT STAYS Four' other members of the thirteen man executive commit{Continued on Page 14) The SlU Spirit Contributions for the Ralph Youizy-Robert Boutwell defense fund continue to come in from ship's crews with $54.00 being turned over this week by the men of the SS Colabee. Richard Geiling. Steward Delegate, reported these con­ tributors in his department: George Dunn. N-o r m a n Kramer. Richard Geiling, Herbert Carter. Juan Vasquez, Alfred Zalewski. Al­ fred Robertson and Joseph O'Malley. peck Department dona­ tions turned over. to Dele­ gate I. W. Margavy came from Brothers Jensen. John­ son, Neuiner, Margavy, Blanchard, Kornelius and Wal­ lace. No. 52 Seafarers Hits Plan To Transfer US Ships To Enrepean Countries That part of President Truman's speech to Congress last week, on the Marshall Plan, dealing with the transfer and sale of American ships to foreign powers to carry the food and machinery to European countries, brought immediate repercus­ sions from the Seafarers International Union and the American shipping industry. The State Depart­ ment, supplementing the President's speech, recom­ Resolution For 1948 In just a few more days the year 1947 will be over, and the big question now is "What is in store for 1948." During the past year we have seen the spectacle of certain union officials in other maritime unions, becoming the fair-haired boys of the shipowners. These "leaders" are called "reliable," or "good Americans," and the ope­ rators have really tried to butter them up. Stripped of all the high sounding phrases, what this means is that the shipowners are attempting to create bosses' stooges m the maritime labor movement. On the one hand they are trying to lull the seamen into a false sense of security, and on the other hand they are ready with ^threats of government interference if the seamen continue to fight for their rights. «• mended that 200 war-built ships*. , , , ~ T u„ „.,ij onn building schedules of the par­ be sold, and 300 more temporar­ ticipating countries." ily transferred to countries par The CIO Shipyard Workers ticipating in the plan. By so do­ pointed out that European ship­ ing the State Department expects yards are . humming with orders to save $1,220,000,000. enough to last five years, while To this the Union, through at the same time American ship­ Paul Hall, New York Port Ag­ yards are rapidly approaching ent, replied, "That is exactly the complete idleness. sort of deal we would expect Many of thousands of men who from the politicians. The sea­ produced America's wartime fleet men have been taking a beating are now out of work, and of from them for a long time. the men who sailed the ships, "What this will do is increase many of them are now on the the unemployment of American beach, out of work. seamen, and it won't save enough money to make it worth while." The National Federation of American Shipping, which rep­ Since the next regular resents about 100 major Amer­ membership meeting date ican shipping companies, analyz­ falls on New Year's Eve. and ed the provisions of the Mar­ many of the men on the shall Plan and asserted that the beach will want to be home jstimated__Gaving of $1,220,000,000 with their families or out would more likely turn out to celebrating, the meetings will be $300,000,000, and that the be held instead on Friday small financial advantage would evening. Jan. 2. 1948. be greatly outweighed by the In New York, the member­ permanent damage to the Aniership will meet in Roosevelt can Merchant Marine. Auditorium. 100 East 17th The President said that the Street, corner of 4th Avenue. 'temporary transfer of ships (to The time, as usual, is 7 European countries) should be P.M. linked with a reduction or de­ ferment of the projected ship- v. [Jim • J: • ''^"1 •'''iil •--i4 Next Meeting Congressman Asks That US Ships, In the past, some trade unions have gone along with Seamen Transport European Aid the changing pressures of national politics. The so-called "New Deal" gave a number of labor fakers excuses for relying on the government instead of on the economic strength of the labor movement. What they didn't realize was that that sort of de­ pendence weakens, j-ather than strengthens, a trade union. We in the Seafarers International Union: have always relied oft our economic power. We have never asked the government for a handout. By the use of economic action at the point of production, thi? Union has made gains wliich have since become standard for the entire industry. The New Deal didn't give us decent wages and con­ ditions, and the Wage Stabilization Board couldn't take (Continited on Page 2) American merchant seamen, in the greatest numbers possible, should man the vessels that will carry relief supplies to Europe, Representative Henry M. Jack­ son of Washington, declared last week. In a statement published in the Congressional Record, Jackson, who supported the legislation for interim relief, said it should be made clear that Congress intend­ ed that American vessels be used to transport the relief cargoes to Europe. The Congressman pointed out that the legislation just enacted contains provisions ''that the great majority of the relief sup­ plies furnished must be bought in the United States. "That provision protects Am­ erican industry and American jobs," he said. "But that same provision, strangely enough, is not express­ ly made applicable to the Ameri­ can Merchant Marine or to the jobs of American seamen." Jackson added that despite omission of specific reference to the American ships and seamen, the two are of "tremendous im­ portance" to the country's well being. "My view," he said, "is that wherever possible, American ships should be used to carry , these relief cargoes." m ••• -4 �Vf Page Two Friday, December 26, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG M Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 J. P. SHULER - - - - Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER PAUL HALL JOE ALGINA 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 Resolution For 1948 .(Continued from Page 1) them away from us. We have fought for our rights, in the face of tough odds, and we intend to continue doing so. If this violates the law drawn up by Taft and Hartley, it's just too bad. The shipowners have indicated that if we are "good boys" they will keep the ships sailing so that we can have jobs. That is just so much malarkey. While profits are so enormous, the shipowner has no intention of going out of business. And while.he's in business, we'll get only the jobs, the wages, and the conditions we are big enough to take and hold on to. Before the SIU became strong enough to lead Ameri­ can m.erchant seamen out of the slime, there were seamen and union officials who were thought of by the companies as "respectable." Their rewards for being "respectable" were crimp halls, fink books, blue sheets, moldy food, and loss of jobs if they ever dared to speak up for their rights. We know that the shipowners, the government, and the communist party are the enemies of merchant sea­ men. We ought to know because we've had to battle all three elements in our unending struggle for decent wages and conditions. This Union has no intention of changing our policy of the use of economic action. In the year 1948, the ship­ owners and the government will probably join together in an effort to use the provisions of the Taft-Hartley law against trade unions. This will affect seamen particularly, since the keystone of the maritime unions is the Hiring IJ- Hall. Our pledge, made last summer, to lock up the in­ dustry if the shipowners and/or the government try to break up our Union, is just as valid now as it was the day we made it. There can be no other course of action. 1948 can be a year of peace on the waterfront. But •if the shipowners and the Washington bureaucrats want war, they will get it. Seafarers will be good seamen, but they won't be dogs. That is our resolution for the New Year. Commies Face New Look I There is one thing about the new year for which we can be grateful from the beginning, the weakening of communist influence in the labor movement. In America, the comrades suffered defeat after defeat "in 1947's closing months. In western Europe too, they lost a great deal of strength. A demonstration of this is the emergence of what iooks to be a strong anti-communist leadership in French unions. But the communists are not finished. Far from it. It behooves SIU members and members of all other unions which are devoted to democratic ideals to remain alert to communist infiltration. They'll be using their old tricks, and they may be using some new ones. But our members have taken care of them in the past and will keep on doing so. I 1 Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marine Hospitals You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. . (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) • Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) J. B. GEISSLER TheA are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, E. E. DAVIS as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging E. M. LOOPER heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by E. G. WALKER J. DENNIS writing to them. L. GROVER STATEN ISLAND J. BARRON C. MASON P. CASALINUOVO J. E. MAGUIRE J. BURNS J. RIDDLE A. A. SAMPSON H. WATSON J. ANDERSON R. BUNCH G. J. MILLER E. DELLAMANO G. CARLSON XXX J. SMITH MOBILE HOSPITAL J. McNEELY F. O'CONNELL W. J. SULLIVAN . J. M. GARDNER J. LEE (SUP) - t:. L. MYERS G. RODRIGUEZ J. McKEEN (SUP) W. C. JEFFERIES O. A. HESS J. C. RAMBO J. DUBUQUE XXX NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL W. C. CARDANA E. T. BROWN M. W. BUSBY 0. S. SHAHAN C. SCHULTZ R. V. GRANT W. K. WUNG N. B. EDRINGTON W. D. JOHNS J. J. O'NEILL W. VAUGHN C. W. BARNE G. CURL E. CARAVONA A. S. CONTI R. L. GRESHAM XXX GALVESTON MARINE HOS. C. T. WHITE XXX J. M. FLANNIGAN ' R. L. McGREW FORT STANTON HOSPITAL W. CANANAN (SUP) F. R. DE VASHER JOHN P. WILLL4.MSON , E. G. TARLTON (SUP) 1. F MATHERNE R. B. WRIGHT G. D. WINN (SUP) M. LIUZZA CLIFFORD MIDDLETON J. CARROLL G. A. WILLIAMS ARCHIE McGUIGAN H. TENA (SUP) G. HARDEMAN R S. LUFLIN L. A. HOLMES JULIUS SUPINSKI X .X X ' NORFOLK W. C. COLLEY M. D. PENRY FRITZ KRAUL ' J. E. SILKOWSKI XXX CECIL WILLIAMS R. E. TRULY BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. CHARLES LORD L. CLARKE J. LEWIS JACK WOOTON C. C. RAYFUSE R. LORD P. ALLGEIER J. E. PENCON C. CREVIER W. A. YAHL A. J. LE JEUNE H. STONE MARJORY »'LINDA" EVANS SAMUEL J. STEELE T. BOGUS : ...'3'• �-''fw:--'' Us : •• ^r,'. -.'i Friday, December 26, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Seafarers Delivers Goods On Membership's Beefs Russia Halts Old Overtime Makes Brother's Xmas Merry One Inflation — But Workers Lose In the Soviet Union, where the welfare of the workers is screamingly proclaimed to be of paramount interest, the citizen­ One man who was all smiles ry were apparently shaking their heads in bewilderment as the for Christmas was Robert Ben­ government announced a drastic jamin, Utility in the Stewards currency reform program which Departihent of the SS Hawser drained the workers dry of cash. Eye, Alcoa. The new currency program, which is intended to halt in­ By letting the Union square an creasing speculation and infla­ overtime beef for him, he headed tion in the Societ Union, was for Kokomo, Ind., the other day based on the old capitalistic con­ to spend the holidays with his ception of supply and demand. family nearly $90 richer than he With the abandonment of the would have been had he not had system of rationing, the Soviet ROBERT BENJAMIN feared purchasing power would the protection of an SIU con­ George Noble (1.) and Frank Richardson sweep store shelves clean of vir­ tract. tually all stock. When the Hawser Eye docked the beef has a book or only a To reduce the nation's pur­ in New York, Benjamin put in a permit. He is entitled to the chasing power the government full protection of the Union con­ claim for 105 hours overtime for tract and Union officials will see announced the issuance of new currency. All old currency is now making ice which the Company that he gets it. to be exchanged on a cash basis refused to honor. In fgot^ Alcoa at the rate of one new ruble for FIRST SIU SHIP When Brothers George Noble ardson headed for the Calmar held up the payoff three days ten old ones. and Frank Richardson had to get office and collected their money disputing the beef. In fact, Benjamin is a permit—$163.25 each for travel and six off the Yorkmar to be left be­ man, and the Hawser Eye was On money already on deposit in savings banks, the exchange days subsistence. They simply A PLEASURE his first SIU ship. He obtained a rate is one new ruble for one hind in a hospital in Portland, did it the Union way. When the ship finally paid off white card last summer after a old on the first 3,000 rubles, two Oregon, their shipmates told As Brother Richardson putit: November 28, the Stewards Pa­ year in the Army Transport Ser­ for three on the next 7,000 and"" them that they would have one tough time collecting transporta­ "If everybody did as we did in­ trolman told Benjamin not to vice, and spent four months on one new one for two of the old tion back to Baltimore where stead of blowing their tops, woi-ry, but to come around any the Hawser Eye which shuttled on all above 10,000 rubles. time after December 17. He WORKINGMAN SUFFERS they had signed on. Calmar was things would work more showed up at the New York Hall bauxite between Dutch Guiana smoothly. That's why we have Thus the worker who had only a tough company, the boys said. December 19—and there was a and Trinidad. a Union." his cash each payday was the voucher for $89.04 in take-home Benjamin came to the SIU, in Richardson and Noble figured biggest loser, while those with Noble, a Seafarer veteran, overtime after the deductions that the Union would know how the fii-st place, because he wanted bank savings suffered less se­ to handle the matter. When they added: "I've been in the SIU had been made. Collecting the to keep on going to sea, and verely. reached the east coast they since 1942, and I've found that money just before Christmas was knew that he would never get Further evidence of the illu-" headed for Headquarters in New the best way to do things is the a pleasure for Benjamin. anywhei'e in the Army Transport sion that the Soviet Union is a York where they let a—Union The incident demonstrates the Service without Union protection. workers' paradise was revealed official telephone the Calmar SIU way." readiness of SIU officials to come Both Brothers departed for the to'the aid of SIU men who have He passed up the NMU because in the government's new price office. list. Men's woolen suits are list­ Nothing to it. The official hung Baltimore Marine Hospital for legitimate beefs. It makes no he didn't want his unionism ed at 1,500 rubles, which is $285 difference whether the man with mixed up with communism. up his phone. Noble and Rich­ further treatment. in American money. Leather shoes can be had for the equiv­ alent of $54.72. A woman's wool dress goes for $106. A bar of laundry soap Under a law passed at the last United States. The continental Residence, for the purpose of the state, whether discharged or is 99 cents, iaut toilet soap is only 76 cents. A package of cig­ election, residents of New York limits of the United States are collecting the bonus, is as fol­ still in service. arettes, top grade, costs the Rusthe 48 states of the union and Application must be made to. . State who served in the Armed lows: the "District of Columbia. the Veterans Bureau at Albany Forces between December 7, To be eligible, the man or wo­ on official application forms I According to a dispatch from Members who served in the 1941, and September 2, 1945, are man filing must have been a res­ which may be obtained at Vetaverage Russian eligible for a bonus. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, erans Service Agencies, district ^ monthly income ident of the State of New York Payment will be at the rate Coast Guard and in the Public offices of the State Department • 1,260 rubles in 1946. The fathof $250.00 for service outside the Health Service or Coast and at the time of entrance into the of Taxation and Finance and at . family, a crew foreUnited States; $150.00 for serv­ Geodetic Survey while engaged service, and must have lived in county, city, town and village received 870 rubles a ice of 60 days or more within in active service with the Army, the state for six months prior clerks' offices. month, which at the official exthe continental limits of the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast to that date. At the time of- In addition, fire houses in New ^^ange rate of 19 cents is $165.30 U.S.; and $50.00 for any service Guard are considered eligible for making application, the appli­ money. cant must be a legal resident of York City will have a supply less than 60 days within the the bonus. of the forms available. The ~ form, when sent in, must be ac­ companied by an actual size photostatic copy of discharge or separation with record of serv­ on ice, and must be notarized. All HONOLULU—The president of Recently the city of New Ydrk attention some figures on com- list. Here are the figures applications are to" be filed by the International Longshore­ apprehensively viewed the sight ! parative wage scales which were skilled workers: compiled by Ned Williams, Book per week mail, not in person.. men's and Warehousemen's Sug­ of 4,000 men standing in line 49930. Plasterers $95.00 The forms will be ready after ar Workers Union on the island for twenty-four hours to apply Iron Workers 95.00 the first of the ,year,J, and .u • will 1°^ Hawaii has announced that for 1,000 available jobs as la­ Brother Williams compares the Plumbers 83.00 pay of a stevedore or common be handled m order of their re- more than 4,000 workers from borers, .-paying approximately Metal Workers 83.00 painter with that of an AB, and xr, 1 XX P^^"^3tions have voted to $41.50 per week. In commenting Carpenters 80.00 finds that the hour rate for Under the law, payment to a bolt the CIO and organize an in about this, the LOG stated that Stevedores 76.00 deceased veteran will be made dependent imion the scene had "all the appear­ painters and stevedores is ^1.75 Painters 76.00 per hoiir, with overtime at to next of kin in the following Amos Ignacio," union president ances of the depression days'." Able Seamen 64.00 — xu. _ . ^ ""•» priority: widow or widower, $2.62 per hour, while ABs earn The Journal of Commerce, un­ $1.45 per hour with overtime at In addition, "Williams points children, mother, father, bro-ithe unjustified smearing of his der the heading ""What's the $1.06. out that shoreside workers are thers, or sisters. Remarriage of organization as communist' beSignificance," points out that Williams also points out ' that not confined to . their place of widow or widower does not in­ $41.50 per week works out to a seaman must have three years employment for months at a time validate the claim, and next of MUse of its affiliation with Harry slightly better than $180.00 per of experience before qualifying as seamen • are, separated from kin do not have to be residents Bridges' outfit in San Francisco. We have been smeared month, and then compares that for an AB's ticket, and must pass home and family for as long as of New York State. sum with the $191.99 which is a physical examination before the voyage lasts. Further information may be said. We want to take on a the current base pay for ABs. each voyage. The foregoing should prove obtained from veterans organiza­ new color. We have waited a There's a possibility that the conclusively that seamen are ac­ tions; district offices of the State long time for denial of Commu­ BOTTOM OF LIST editors • of -the Jpurnal of Com­ tually underpaid. If the editors Department of Taxation and Fi­ nist activities by some of our merce have come to the conclu­ As far as the weekly wage of of the Journal of Commerce need nance in New York, Brooklyn, biggest union bosses and we are sion' that seaftien are making skilled laborers is concerned. any more proof, all they have Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse^ sick of waiting." too much money, and before that Brother Williams proves that of to do is to interview any mer­ Utica, and Albany; and in New The new union wiU be known idea takes root too firmly, the eight classifications. Able Sea­ chant seaman. They'll get all the "York City at the "Veterans Serv­ as the Union of Hawaiian Work­ LOQ would like to bring to their men are at the bottom of the information they need. ice Center, 500 Park Avenue. ers and will be independent. .'••1 Getting Things Done SIU Style Really Pays Off, Brothers Find New YorkState Veterans To Get Bonus Next Year ShDreside Wages Higher Than In Maritime Hawaiian Sugar Men Quit Bridges' Union -vt > •-.r. 1* t �• f-i Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG WHAT tTtlllllC Friday, December 26, 1947 Baltimore Carries Own ShlpplngLoad By WM. (CURLEY) RENTZ QUESTION: The politicians want to give U. S. ships to foreign countries to compete with American ships and seamen. What are your views on this matter? BALTIMORE — With the holi­ day spirit in the air one would believe that this would be a good excuse for letting down the CHARLES VARN. Dieck Eng.; JACK SIMISON, AB: bars a little and cutting loose, I certainly don't think we We built these ships and the but in Baltimore this doesn't should turn the ships over. It laKpayers paid for them with seem to be the case. only means cutting American Spbd money. Why don't they let ships out of business and creat­ The men around the Hall are American seamen sail them ing a serious unemployment a sober bunch,^ and when they cafher than cut our own throats problem for all maritime work­ take a job off the board they by turning them .over to com­ ers. The whole stunt looks to me go straight to the ship without petitors who will carry relief like a follow up on the policy a short stop-(fff on the way. 900ds made and paid for by of allowing American ships to Americans. I think it is okay The gashound situation has im­ sail under foreign registry as a to build up foreign merchant proved one-hundred percent. We means of beating payment of a fleets but certainly not at the have to look a long time to find living wage scale and mainten­ expense of our own fleet and anyone carrying a load around ance of decent conditions. If the the men who sail them. What this place. ships are turned over the gov­ these politicians are proposing The load on the water-front is ernment will be guilty of sell­ counds like a hatchet job on the pretty good, but not good enough ing out American seamen in fa­ '.American merchant marine. 'No to warrant sending out a call for vor of substandard conditions 4seamen could go for it. aid. We have plenty of men on and pay. the beach waiting for the ships as they come in, so look to greener (or should I say whiter, NORMAN PETTERSEN. OS: BILL GRAY, Deck Eng.: now that winter is here) fields if a ship is on your mind. This new move on the part of It's not fair to American sea­ the politicians merely shows that men. It would knock the future EVEN STEPHEN history is repeating itself. I have We handled seven payoffs and of American shipping for a loop. been sailing since 1917 and once seven sign-one during the past If they get rid of all the ships before I saw how the short­ in the boneyard and turn them week. On all of the ships, except sighted -policy of our govern­ over to foreign competitors, thf Isthmians, we had no difficulty in ment ruined our merchant ma­ squaring away the beefs. possibility of new American rine after the last •war. We axe companies starting up, and the going through that process again. On Isthmian ships the squawk older ones increasing their fleets, We definitely cannot compete was on the disputed overtime. would be wiped out. They should with foreign shippers, whose We took care of the individual study this thing carefully before seamen are paid extremely low beefs and everyone went away they act to jeopardize the Am­ wages and who are forced to happy. erican merchant marine. Also in I've noticed a good thing on Work long hours. Rather than case of another war, we would the ships hitting port recently, turn over the ships, we should find ourselves without ships and and that is the great amount of keep them in the lay-up fleet our competitors all over the aid the oldtimers are giving the for an emergency or future use world well-stocked with them. permitmen and first trippers in in carrying ca-rgo. getting squared away. It's instruction such as this which makes a newcomer into a first rate seaman, and there is no one better qualified to, give the dope that the oldtimer in the NEW YORK CITY—The Swed­ 'enterprise system' needs to be forced by their poverty, they hands the power to stand against SIU. ish economy has afforded good defined and must be shown to said, to defend themselves advances which goes with the Since it's too late to wish health, good recreation, good contribute to economic stability against chaos hy properly ad­ ownership and control of monop­ everyone a Merry Christmas, I'll Hhousing, good education, security, or it has no charm for them. justing their economic system. oly industries. They have been get in my wishes for a Happy and equality of opportunity, not They use it where it works to "I asked them how it was that able to gain a sense of assur­ New Year to all. for the few but for the many. advantage, in the ateas where they were able to take such" for­ ance about the future by re­ This is the main theme ex free competition actually ob­ ward steps. They pointed out moving forces opposed to pi-othat they had not left in private gress." "pressed by Arnold S. Zander, tains. president of the AFL's State, "To them, communism is not County, and Municipal Employ- 'Red Fascism,' another catch GREETINGS SUNNY ITALY -ees Uiiion, in an article prepared phrase, but a system which de­ for the Workers Education Bu­ stroys personal liberty and free­ reau of America. , dom. The Swedes have a way of Portions of Mr. Zander's ar­ judging communism by its des­ truction of freedom and not by ticle follow: -The LOG'S holiday mail bag "The Swedes have a most ad­ the roll of the words. bulged this week with messages vanced social and economic or- "To them the 'American enter­ of greetings to members of the <ier because they have few rich prise system,' as ordinarily de­ Seafarers International Union people and no poor. They have scribed by business leaders, un­ throughout the world. From near achieved an amazing measure of disciplined, uncontrolled by con­ and far came season's greetings equality. sumer cooperative competition and best wishes for the com­ "They do not have the sump­ and public yardstick operations, ing year from Union members tuous dwellings of our well-to- would mean booms and busts and friends who asked that their do, but neither does one find and finally a depression so deep sentiments be conveyed to all slums. They have both less that there would be no recovery, hands through the LOG. splendor and less misery. It may but only mass unemployment, Among those from whom be said that enjoyment is less disillusionment, chaos, and dic­ greetings had been received at excessive but it must be added tatorship. the LOG office at press time that comfort is more general. were: George H. Seeberger, "Cut NO DEPRESSION "He who would defend full and Run Hank," the crew of the freedom for the mountain lion "When I asked why they had SS Algonquin ' Victory, Rose and the wolf would be uncom­ done some of the things Ihcy Eldridge, Russell Smith, Jack fortable' for a time in Sweden, have I was told tha^t they are a Parkej, Antonio C. Nina, Ludowhere the order of things is such poor people and could not afford vico' S. Agulto, Jim Drawdy, that domestic animals can make another, depression. They said, James Purcell, Wm. (Curly) their contribution without being 'If we were to have the kind of Rentz, "\yalter (Slug) Siekmann, constantly in danger of attack. depression you are going to have Tom McBride, Paul Hall, Henry Monopolies do not exist in Swe­ in your country it would mean When the SS John Swell got lo Torre Annunziata, Italy, Sorensen, Joe Algina, "Sir Char­ den except as public enterprises, ruination and the loss of our members of the Deck Gang remembered lo send a picture les" Oppenheimer, the crew of but competitive enterprises are rights and privileges. to the LOG. Standing. left to right,. AB Harry Garrigues,-AB the SS John Hathern, Eddie Jreer there. "We hope your great wealth Karl Ingerbrightsen. Bosun James Callis, and OS Bruno Parr J Leo Leopold} and the "Sweden is not a land of slo­ will carry you through. We don't Augustin. Kneeling, in the usual order, DM Guistaye Loeffen Brothers in Neponsit Marine gans and catch phrases. The have such wealth.' They were AB Rik Risluck. and AB Pete Ucci. Hospital. Sweden Prime Example Of Eeonomk Demoeracy, Brothers Send Xmas Greetings through Log �.._ Friday, December 26, 1947 THE SEA.FA.HERS . Page Fin LOC Shipping Stays Good In New York, But Drop In January Is Possible By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK - Business and boys expect to have a lot better shipping have remained good trip with here with plenty of payoffs and guaranteed. sign-ons. situation heavy when over and past. to get the a new conditions There wasn't too much trouble, However, we look f.or the man­ power the however, aboard the Architect. little One thing we did have to fix up holidays are was a beef against the Skipper Just how heavy js impossible to say right now. So many of the boys took off for a visit home over Christmas San Juan Kept Busy During Xmas Season, But Agent Satl/y Foresees Coming Slump and New Year that shipping is By SAL COLLS bound to tighten up when they come back things will get in. a little tough However, shipping has urally, good for Tankermen, ons hold up pretty For will been have .some thi' ng, one it seems issued that could quite a few members have been and we expect that Tanker sign­ even after the holidays. there beefs as a result. been especially Roberto is doing fine o!l the Livingston for a first tripper.· Jn fact, he is doing so well th&t a.he crew is recommending thc; t he be been a pretty busy one and, nat- they be a lot tougher for non­ rated men. mas. SAN JUAN - This week has if Naturally, ured to be back he·e fer ChJ'ist­ forgetting well 24 The oil shortage up around here ought hours to give notice the to required This bad By EINAR NORDAAS 'hjs these days, 101 of a but as mfll . soon fellows get back on th e y ' ll stay on. Can't bla�e them, either. Nfeanwhile, shore-gang work is picking up a little by littl e . 'I'h;is week, we've had 50 or oO ::Tw.n working a few of our ships. North season over here. BATTER UP We a r e enjoying the baseb" c.µ1l · has · DOUBLE MENU · ,. t � Ur-,jon tanzas, both Los Angeles Tank- find $25. Apparently he didn't ers, after the ships were sold out get the idea .. He's got it now from under the boys in England. though. Moreover, he's got 99 The crews of both ships came vears in which to think it over. back to New York by plane, but >' The second man we let go with the Captain and Purser of the DULUTH-Another season the' Great Lakes has come to an they kept all the records for the end, and all records for the payoff in their possession. The Peacetime carrying of ore have Skipper from the Council Crest . . od cks. •·o r;em_. the as Christmas and New Year are over we expect shipp ing to slow down since a lot of meD go{ ojf for t.(1.e holidays. w:ien tho�e $25 fine and we hope it will be Ma tanzas d i' dn 't want to fl y the a a le'sson to him. The third and At1 antic m December, e1ectmg to come back bY sh.ip. fourth men haven't been up before a committee yet. on This was all right, except that wasn't reported at all. been broken. Approximately If boys Fke more Vlc are shipping during overcharging on a few slop- habit is causing a lot confusion The SS Steel Architect, Isth­ for We settled it in in this and other ports. chest items. mian, paid off under the interim the good old SIU way. The Old agreement and signed right on The first offender here was a Man had to shell out. again-under the new r.ontract. man named J. Solis. Thi.s was The most serious beef this It should be no surprise that the the second time he had pulled week concerned the crews of the was he time first The trick. Council Crest and the Fort Ma- this Ore Carrying Record Broken On Great Lakes permit. one, \Ve wouldn't have <cs nrnrh trouble i.vith newcomers c::s we sometimes do. department heads before piling off. to take care of that situation. a find Another aboard the beef SS we had K�}l].ryn, few days that quite a fevr gam�3 have had to be postpo11ed. �,,:''1: - , " have some night games, so we don,t h ave to worry too much MATILDE PELLOT Seafarers was helped Bull out who o� Hmvever, .it . so much the se past rained have been the . San Juan about getting sunburned. Also The Steward on h er w as seventy-eight The crews arrived in New Line. beach by Matilde will be glad anybody \�ho is busy in the day: . .�'!: � to learn th�t. two of h�r sons . time can get in a garce �n � e le 'f t th e Y � · 1 ll:.tw-9, p:i�n�..,i..nr�_g;:\r!l I ··�� t 'i\i · �o� : ;�··;,_�to �MliM": · ' io.::� an � , �. . .....·o•�uOgh P!= C !=eIT)_.1 rperd k l now sailing SIU'. '�""'�·� . r . .9 .. ., · · ., . "�•\i . ! ! Wlii f.' . ��Wt� . · · e • · . . . l . c ,. th t the head of the co ·· ief. a. t • . .· Lakes for the steel mills during home for Christmas - most of This 1 Stewatd •>· • had been in is on the SS Francis and Matilde We'll sign off until next year­ them were from the S·outh. But, trouble with the crew on the thinks he is on the way across with a \vish for a Merry Chnsi­ the 1947 season. In normal pre-war years about the ship bringing the Matanzas previous trip, but was given a to E urope. She expects him to mas and a Happy New Year for half of that total was all that Skipper wasn't due until the chance to redeem himself. After write soon for originally he fig- everybody. was necessary to keep the mills Saturday after Christmas, and that, everything was okay while rolling. What will happen on the the Crest's Captain was still un­ Lakes if we get these so-called heard of. the to country, see them, we but are we not likely must prepared for any eV€ntuality. The Company agent here is be giving the men an extra week's pay and Shi· pping Booms In Philadelphia, But Exiles From Hook Fill Hall The boys were high and dry on the New York beach. normal times back again? Unless another depression hits High, dry and sore. subsistence while No Ci.tow "{ODA.'/ - I. Go'rrA J..ISTEN TD �EFIGl-lT! By E. B. TILLEY they Now is the time for all Lekes hang around, but that doesn't get The strain of handling all tank.­ PHILADELPHIA - A sudden the ers and ships hitting ports as far· and shipping in seamen to prepare. for the pos- 1 them paid off and home for the sible lean times ahead. The rec- I holidays. So you can be sure we ent, has proven that we are the Skippers when ord of the only SIU, Union the Lakes they show that Something pretty pointed. can guarantee security, the best up. the Hall there. has made the would be since the addition ()r' . Port of Philadelphia a very busy the former Marcus Hook agent Blackie Cardullo and Patrolma.flt place. We also had a bit of trouble wages, and a shorter work week on for the necessity of covering the Marcus south as Wilmington, Delaware, Hook area, due to the .closing of has not been what we thought\ past and pres- will have something to tell those on seamen. the SS Helen, a Bull ship. We Some boys joined her in Boston Maritime last meeting Trades Port of the Council, Secretary Gibson reported on the possibility of the ore dock work· ers affiliating with the Council. Our next meeting will be· held in Duluth, and we will elect and install new officers at that time. dispatching men to Bob Pohle. the men are going out the ships which may arise in this are�.L in a steady stream and we have No complaints of being slighte!} called outports for rated men, have been made by any crew� crowded t0 overl the Ha11 is· st·11 falling under the jurisdiction of flowing. the Philly Branch and 'Ne are This is due to the men from sure none will come in ihe Marcus Hook converging on this futu-re. ' port. We are foremost concernNl We are now in the middle of with giving representation to the the Holiday season, \Vhen a good crews and in that we ']on't in­ percentsge of the men are home tend to fall down on the job. visiting relatives. In this situa- I the are ships with speed and rapidity not With them to aid us in this The tremendous job, we're quite sure seen since the boom days. funny part of it is that, while we'll be able to handle any bet'f3 Only two ships are wintering to bring her to New York. When in the Duluth-Superior area - she paid off, the Company balked the ship was in port, but as soon the SS Nettleton of the Great, a little at paying their transpor­ as she pulled out he started the Lakes SS Company and the SS· tation back to Boston. We took same thing all over. Crescent City of the Browning care . of things, however, and This time we told this Steward SS Company. Both are at the when they left they had everyto get off when the ship got to Knudsen Shipyards; Superior. thing that was coming to them New York. Anytime a Steward including first class transportaNEW PROJECT can't get along with a crew, he'd A seventy-seven million dol- tion. better get off. lar taconite plant is scheduled to Generally speaking, m?st of Due to the fact of one of those be built at 1;3eaver Bay, abc it 52 the recent payoffs h'ave been miles from Duluth. When 11nish- clean with Delegates right on the pile-offs noted above, we shipped ed, this plant will employ some ball. However, New York Patrol­ a fellow named Roberto Pellot on the SS E. Livingston. Roberto two thousand men, and will ship men have been kept very busy is the son of Matilde Pe:rlot, the about five million tons of ore with payoffs, sign-ons and visits, annually. a fact which leads me to pass on lady who at one time and an­ At I upturn tion we are hard pressed for other has kept a lot of beach­ rated men, but we have held off a small reminder to Delegates in combers going here. in issuing permits as much as this port. possible. If you're aboard a ship here SECOND MOTHER After the New Year, most of and have-a beef, and if they tell A lot of the oldtimers will re- the men will return for ships you on the phone that the Patrol­ when and we want to guard against Matilde Pellot men are busy and can 't make member If they overextending ourselves and then your ship which may be in th�y see her picture. Bayonne or Staten Island, if have been on the Puerto Rico being ove):'loaded with men. Guess that's all the news for possible have the Delegates come beach during the last seven years now, and the Duluth Branch of to the Hall with the beef. That they will think of her as a secthe SIU Great Lakes District way, the beef will be ironed out. ond mother. PROSPECTS GOOD The coming be good for we have arrival of we e k prnmises to payoffs been t,wo alre<.idy as informed ships and of the r.wre will probably hit in before the week is out. Now. that Santa has finisht:'-*'·1� lugging his load across the NEW YEAR CUSHION coun- try, I hope I'm not too late in ex- If we can coast along without tending everyone a Merry Chris�issuing permits, as we· have so mas and a Happy New Year ,g.�-· take this opportunity And you'll be doing us a favor. Matilde is tlie mother of six of wishing all SIU members and Remember, the Patrolmen can 't children, and two of her sons are far, shipping won't be too tough behalf of myself and the delphia staff of the SIU. friends a Very Happy New Year. be everywhere at once� good Union men. Her boy Tut i na after the holidays. wishes to I I Phil-'l- �THE Page Six CSU Seamen Are Sold Out Again, Despite Rank And File Militancy SEAFARERS LOG SYMBOL OF HOPE By MIKE QUIRKE Down below, the Donkeyman MONTREAL—The President of , the Canadian Seamen's Union, takes over and the Firemen and Comrade Davis, has issued a Oilers go on day work. WHAT GAINS? statement to the press proclaim­ The upshot is that there is ing a great victory he wants people to think he has won for just one man who derives -any benefit from the agreement, and Canadian sailors. In his statement, Davis waxed one man only. On Canadian ships enthusiastic about the $20 wage it has always been policy to increase and the gains in. holi­ knock the men off at noon on days he supposedly had wrung Saturday in port. Where now are the great gains that the com­ from the operators. However, he left out a lot of mie leaders have won for Can­ information he should have in­ adian seamen? After years of being pushed cluded, if he had any idea of giving a true picture of what around by their leaders, the rank-and-file of the CSU should happened. Davis did not mention^ the ^qt be surprised" by this latest original demands made by the mass sellout. But it is high time CSU. If he had, they would have the rank-and-file got wise to shown him up for what he is: their plight and dumped the the greatest down-the-river sales­ commies who take their orders man with whom the Canadian from Stalin "and disregard the Seamen ever have had the mis­ membership's wishes. In the past, I always have fortune to be burdened. Symbolizing the March of* Dimes drive for money to been^in sympathy with the Can­ Here's what really happened: combat the effects of polio will be spunky Terry TuIIos, 3-year All CSU contracts expired af adian seamen, but if they allow old polio victim who lost the use of his legs before he could midnight November 15. When their leaders to get away with even walk. Terry is expected to regain the full use of his the operators refused to come to this latest piece of chicanery, legs—thanks to the March of Dimes. Drive of the National terms, Davis and his commie ne­ they have only themselves to Foundation for Infantile Paralysis starts on January IS and ends on January 30. gotiating committee went for a blame. 10-day contract extension instead of letting the boys hit the bricks. The only thing that came out of the 10-day extension was a lot of phony strike talk and, on By RUSSELL SMITH One particular letter sent out letters from Cliffs seamen in the November 25, a further exten­ by Hanna and signed by S. W. SIU headquarters at Detroit. sion of three days. DETROIT — Various reports Sexsmith stated the following, We take the liberty of quoting have reached us recently that RANKS MILITANT "The SIU operates its own ship­ from this letter as follows: "As Manwhild; the rank-and-file in mail sent out by the SIU Great ping halls here and on the cbast, far as the LSU is concerned, the ports of Halifax, St. John Lakes District to unorganized and we are told uses a rotary there is no union. There is no and Quebec took matters into ships during the past season, «nd hiring ha^ system to assign it's settling of beefs. We have a their own hands and refused to going aboard these ships at both members to jobs. That system union official aboard ship, but a the Soo and Detroit, was inter­ works out something like this: seaman aboard this ship might fered with, intercepted, and in You get op the Union's shipping just as well not beef, because it some cases actually destroyed by HOW LONGr list and are assigned to whatever won't be settled anyway . . . ship's officers or company ship has a vacancy in your capa­ there is no overtime for duties fBRTHiSP stooges. city when you have worked up such as cleaning boiler pans or According to these reports, this to the top of the list. You could cleaning back heads of the fur­ v.'as done when these stooges be moved from ship to ship and nace. The only overtime is the aboard the_ unorganized Lakes fleet to fleet in this manner." regular Saturday and Sunday vessels suspected that the mail The letter continues, "Under overtime." was from the SIU, Investigation this system you might have to The letter concludes with the is now going on to determine ship next year on one of the following remarks, "As far as whether or not the U. S. mails passenger boats or one 'of the evading terms of the contract, to were tampered with in an effort Kelly Island sandsuckers and any our interpretation there are no to prevent Lakes seamen from Midland or Browning ship. The terms, that is specific terms. As receiving any SIU letters. sail the ships without a con­ • In direct contrast to the re­ Lake Sailors Union has no hiring Meyer... Cook was overheard to tract calling for a $30 pay raise, ported destruction of SIU mail, halls and leaves it to its mem­ say aboard this ship when asked about conditions, he said, 'For a 40-hour week in port and a letters bearing the name of the bers to select their own jobs." the wages we are getting, we SMOOTH PROPAGANDA 48-hour week at sea. Lake Sailors Union and its re­ should do anything they ask us Notice how smoothly the com­ ' In spite of this show of mili­ turn address were delivered to.'" pany attempts to put over the tancy, the CSU continued to aboard the ships in large quan­ That's unionism, LSU style as crew up ships in Montreal and tities. Mail sent out by various lie that SIU members are "as­ per the LSU sho reside attorney signed" to jobs. Everyone with allow them to sail. This was in unorganized companies was also and representative, Meyer Cook! any sense knows that under ihe the face of the fact that the delivered to the seamen sailing Men who sail on the ClevelandSIU system of rotary shipping membership was perfectly will­ on .these ships. Cliffs ships ijunder. the "protec­ that the members' register for ing to hit the bricks and stay If one iota of proof is found there until the demands were to substantiate these stories, then jobs, and choose the particular met. the SIU is going to see that those ship and job that they wish and The yellow-dog contract even­ responsible are prosecuted to the to which their place on the ship­ tually signed took away one of limit of the law. It is a serious ping list entitled them. This same quotation from the the greatest gains of Canadian federal offense for anyone to be Hanna letter shows that Hanna sailors. found guilty of tampering with Previously, a man was en­ pf otherwise interfering with the openly prefers to have the LSU titled to a day off for each month U. S. mail. on their ships. It is easy to un­ served aboard a vessel; Comrade derstand why Hanna prefers the Certainly, when open shop Davis saw fit to change that— Lakes operators and their paid Lake Sailors Union when one for the worse. stooges stoop to tactics such as considers the conditions existing Under the new set-up, a man these in their attempts to pre­ aboard the Cleveland-Cliffs ships, has to work a full six months vent unorganized seamen from which is the patron company of aboard one of these Canadian receiving SIU mail, it is up to us the so-called "independent" Lake rust-buckets to get his days off. to see that these individuals feel Sailors' Union. True, he gets six days then, but the full weight of any punish­ Many of the seamen sailing on if he works less than six straight ment due them. the Cleveland-Cliffs ships are tion" of an LSU contract are ex­ months he is entitled to just thoroughly disgusted with the pected to sacrifice those ,condi­ HANNA PROPAGANDA nothing. poor conditions, lack of repre­ tions which other seamen have During their last few trips of sentation, and lack of any form fought for years to maintain! One thing that sounds good in the new agreement is the 44- the season, Hanna ships were of security or job protection on This revealing letter is but a hour week in port. But is this bombarded with letters and lit­ these ships. In fact, during the sample of the many which we provision any good — however erature from both the company past summer many of these men have received from Clevelandgood it sounds? Get this: land the so-called "independent" have written into the SIU regard­ Cliffs seamen. Certainly, if the When a Canadian ship reaches Lake Sailors' .Union. In addition, ing their lousy conditions. men sailing the Cliffs ships, port, all watches are broken im­ j company stooges held meetings, One such letter was sent in which are contracted to the LSU, mediately. A port watchman is distributed Hanna and LSU lit­ from the. SS Frontenac, and want no part of this phony out­ then hired, and any chance of erature on the men's bunk, and signed by two Brothers whose fit, any other man who votes for overtime for the Deck gang is kept up a verbal barrage against names-^we are withholding.- This the LSU should have his head the SIU Great Lakes District. eliminated. letter is on file along with other examined. laAes Operators Ail-Out For Phony LSI! •DOWESTAWD I '*S.- i • ' Friday, December 26, 1947. West Coast Makes Progress In Guard Drive By W. H. SIMMONS SAN FRANCISCO — If there ever was a port for ups and down in shipping, this is it. One week we are riding high with jobs aplenty, the next week we can't place a man. This was a down week. Ship­ ping slumped quite a bit for the men in the Engine and Stewards Departments due 'to our having but one payoff, the Fairland, Waterman. We had no trouble with this ship. She paid off in good shape with a fine crew and three good Delegates. Red Turner was Chief Bellyrobber aboard so, naturally, there were no "beefs in the chow department. We expecjt another Watei'man ship, the Andrew Jackson, in the latter part of the week. It'll have to go a long way to be as clean and shipshape as the Fairland. Isthmian provided us with quite a few ships this week. Most of them were intercoastal jobs and all had the usual beefs. One of them was the Yugoslavia Victory out of New York. • CLARIFY. PLEASE She had a beef in the Black Gang pertaining to the Oilers standing port donkey watches. I am going to ask Headquarters for clarification' on this due to the fact that on most Victory type ships the Engineers demand that the Oilers stand pprt donkey watches. On this I feel that when the Oilers are required to stand don­ key watches, the Oiler on from 5 P.M. to 8 A.M., when cargo is being worked, is entitled to over­ time. A sort spot which is developing on these intercoastal Isthmian ships is the practice of men pil­ ing off out here necessitating the signing on of new men. Isthmian is screaming bloody murder about having to pay transporta­ tion money when the ships- get back east and pay off. On this I can only suggest that if a man doesn't want an inter­ coastal job he should not take the ship, but leave it to another member who will complete the round trip. This will clear up all the con­ fusion coming out of these inter­ coastal runs, at least until such time as the SIU can straighten out this matter. PLUG FOR THE SIU Right now we are in the all out drive to bring the guards and watchmen into the SIU. So far we have made good progress. Men ©n ships hitting this port can do their part in this by put­ ting in a word or two to the guards and watchmen on their ships. Explain to them the make up of the .Seafarers Guards' and Watchmen's Union, an affiliate of the SIU, and steer them to 105 Market Street. Cities Service h-is taken over a new T-2 tanker, the Governor Camp. We managed to get six men aboard her, but the ship has not left yet due to a transporta­ tion dispute with the former crew. That's about it from the Gold Coast for ^he week-—no strikes, fine weather and the infectious holiday spirit abounding. �Friday, December 26, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Shipping Dips Christmas Shipping Should Clear Once Again For Why Bosuns Get Grey Hair Mohile Beach Of Joh Seekers Port Boston By G. W. (Bill) CHAMPLIN By JOHN MOGAN (Ed. Note: This is an open column for all Bosuns. We can't ask Bill Champlin to fill it every week. Some of the rest of you Bosuns have plenty of experiences, advice and ideas which other Bosuns and the rest of the membership want to hear about. Write them up and send them in.) «— The subject of up-grade "AB" means not just "Able schools for members of the SIU Bodied" but "Skilled Seaman" as has received a good deal of at­ well, then our jobs will be se­ tention from time to time, not cure. These principles apply equally only in the LOG but in the pro­ ceedings of several committees. to all departments. The following suggestion was It was suggested by the Com­ mittee on Slopchests that, since made by Joe DeCarlo, an Oiler profits could go only to good —and, being a Deck man myand welfare or education, a •sclf, I'm sorry a deck man didn't means of financing a system of tnpke it—in the "Here's What Union schools was opened up. I Think" section of the LOG, Moreover, the Bosuns Committee December 5, regarding the recof a couple of years ago in­ '•eation room on the third deck dulged in considerable discussion of the New York Hall:" "... Perhaps a good way of of the need for schools. Cer­ tainly responsible thinking old- killing those hours of waiting timers have often talked over would be to have rope around ways and means of teaching for the newcomers to practice young seamen. Usually what is knot-tying. The deckhands, I be­ taught is something of immed­ lieve, would make use of weav­ iate usefulness. I guess knots are ing materials supplied to make taught more than anything else. belts, wallets and other handi­ Each Bosun is a law unto him­ craft." How about suggestions from self in these matters, so no uni­ formity exists. all our Brothers about their ideas on up-grading in all de­ HIGH STANDARD NEEDED Until a really sound system of partments. How about including education comes into existence ideas on up-grading in all adein our profession, we never can partments. How about including expect to reach the high stand­ ideas on up-grading to licensed ard which it truly is necessary status. Wouldn't you rather sail that we have and maintain. Un­ under ex-SIU officers? And if less the' seafaring profession de­ all officers came from SIU pends upon skilled training, any foc'sles, wouldn't you give all number of shore-going bums can ambitious young Seafarers a bet­ be scabbed into our jobs. When ter chance in life? BOSTON—There is little to re­ port from Boston this week in the line of shipping, as it has been very slow. Were it not for the tankers pulling into New England ports, all of which call for several re­ placements, things would be- at a standstill, for we haven't had a payoff all week. However, scai-ce as jobs have been, members anxious to grab a job have been even scarcer— which can be attributed to the desire of most men to be with their families during the holiday season. " With income dropping off, and in line wjth the recommendations of the Quarterly Finance Com­ mittee, I have already laid off one of the staff, and it appears at this time that I will be able to let another go without injury to the membership touching the Port of Boston and its outports. UP-AND-DOWN This is, and has been, an upport as far as business is concern­ ed. But the prospects at this writ­ ing are not so hot, with only the Empire Wandle (Fall River Na­ vigation Co.) and the Dalles (Pa­ cific Tanker) scheduled to pay­ off in the next few days—the latter ship, incidentaily,' set up for a C h r i s t m a s Day payoff. (Throw away the whiskers and the red suit. Brother Sweeney, you won't be Santa Claus this year!) That the Christmas spirit is evident among the membership there can be no doubt. Nearly every ship's crew touching here By FRED FARNEN are taking up voluntary dona­ tions to be used for the purpose . DETROIT — One of the big of making the holidays for the clubs which operators on the boys in the hospital a little Great Lakes constantly hold over brighter. the heads of the unorganized The latest to be heard from Lakes seamen is the seasonal was the SS Yarmouth, the Deck bonus. Dept. of which collected and for­ Through the use of this vicious warded $33.10 to be distributed weapon unorganized Lakes sea­ among the patients at the Brigh­ men are practically forced to ton Hospital. And at our last reg­ ular meeting a tarpaulin muster work under the rottenest condi­ produced $75.00 for the same tions imaginable. purpose. That is why the SIU Great All in all, these donations, to­ Lakes District has fought so hard gether with the $10.00 per man to absorb the bonus through in­ voted by the membership to be creased basic wages, or make it donated from the Union treasury, payable og, a monthly instead of will insure our boys of a little a seasonal basis. joy for the holiday season. After any seaman has put in FINAL DISPATCH more than four months in an un­ On Thursday December 18, organized fieet, he begins figur­ -Brother Hans Schwarz, who died ing just how much bonus he will in the Brighton Marine Hospital, receive whenever he finishes laywas buried by the Union. ing-up the vessel. The hospital delegate and some The operators realize this, and of the members attended the fu­ that is why they are so cocky, neral, and the friends and ship­ about pushing the unorganized mates of Hans (who sailed out Lakes seamen around, especially of Norfolk) can be assured that during the fall and laying-qp he had a good send-off by the periods. Brothers of the Boston Branch. Conditions are so bad on the In closing, I would like to take lay-up of some Boland ships that ths opportunity in behalf of the there has been an extremely Boston Staff and myself, to thank large turnover in the after ends the hundreds of members and Brother officials for their Christ­ of these vessels. However, this mas Greetings, and to wish one fleet is no exception to the rule, and all a Happy and Prosperous and the same conditions exist in most of the qther unorganized New Year. I,CA fleets. The only men who will stick '—: and take the dirtiest jobs dished out by the Engineers are .those who have a substahtial bonus Check the slop chest be­ coming to them. Other seamen fore your boat sails. Make who do not have this coming to sure that the slop chest con­ them refuse to work uqder these tains an adequate «supply of conditions and quit. all the things you are liable Not so the seasonal seaman to need. If it doesn't,, call the He will stick and take tbe worst Union Hall immet^ately. just to get the two or three hun­ By CAL TANNER MOBILE—Shipping in the port of Mobile continues fairly strong with six sign-ons and six payoffs during the past week. It should become stronger when -the pre-Christmas rush be­ gins around the middle of the week. If it comes off as ex­ pected, we will be able to clear the beach of most men waiting jobs here. «» Several of the payoffs this week we^e very clean with not an hour of disputed overtime or jeefs pending. Among them were the Daniel Huger and Governor O'Neil, both Waterman; the Alexander Wolcott and Cape Romaine of Alcoa. Credit for the fine shape of the above ships goes to the excellent Delegates. The crews elected capable men to the post on all the ships and the men carried out their duties in SIU style. Brother William Morris, Deck Patrolman in this port, has been in the hospital for the past five or six days and at this writing he is doing fine. We hope it will not be too long before he is back out on the waterfi'ont again. CHRISTMAS PRESENT Patrolman Jordan wishes the crew of the Juliette Lowe to know that he succeeded in win­ ning for them a big part of the beef presented him when they hit Pensacola recently. The Port Committee here ruled against the shore leave in Ire­ land, but Jordan won his case on Gt. Lakes Operators Use Bonus As Weapon Check It - But Good dred dollars extra in bonus pay, Hanna, and signed by S. W. and Brothers, these guys really Sexsmith. This letter stresses the get the works! same point as the LSU letter, as follows: "At the present time we Although the SIU Great Lakes pay as much as any bulk District has the seasonal bonus freighter fieet, and in addition, in most of it's contracts, we are we are one of two fleets on the very definitely opposed to it in Great Lakes that give extra pay principle. However, with SIU for men who have been in our conditions, competent -union fleet for three years." representation and job protection, Doesn't this prove beyond a SIU contracted operators cannot abuse the bonus provisions like shadow of a doubt that both the the unorganized ship owners. open shop. Hanna company and We make damn sure that our the LSU contracted Clevelandcontracted operators live up to Cliffs company have parallel pro­ their contracts in both word and grams for further strangling the independence and rights of their deed. seamen? SIU CONTRAST We in the SIU Great Lakes District are not opposed to our In direct contrast to this, un­ members working continuously organized Lakes seamen who for one operator, provided that have no job protection and union said operator gives them the best representation are at the tender working conditions as outlined in mercies of the profit hungi-y open an SIU conti-act. shop operators. Of course, the But we are very definitely only solution to this is to make opposed to any weapon in the the entire Great Lakes SIU, and hands of tlie operators which will then the bonus will be done tend to make their employees too away with by absorbing it into dependent upon the good faith the basic wage structure. and good actions of their bosses. LCA opei'ators realize what a For that reason, we believe powerful weapon they have in that all Lakes seamen should the seasonal bonus, and are very unite behind the SIU Great reluctant to drop this device. In Lakes District program to abolish fact, some unorganized operators the seasonal and seniority bonus have carried the idea so far as set-ups. to develop a plan of seniority To replace them, and to restore bonuses for each additional year Lakes seamen to a condition of of service. fi-eedom of choice as far as jobs Recently, the Lake Sailors Un­ are concerned, the bonus should ion has openly bragged that be eliminated once and for all, they have a seniority bonus and be added to the basic clause in their agreement with monthly wages. the Cleveland-Cliffs company. Drop us a line and tell us This further proves our oft stated whether or not you support the opinion that the LSU is nothing SIU program to do away with more than a company dominated the seasonal bonus set-up. Ad­ outfit. dress your letters to me at the Somewhere around the san SIU Hall, 1038 Third Street, Jate, a letter was issued b Detroit 26, Michigan. the breaking of watches before the ship had cleared quarantine. The men involved can collect the money due them by writing -di­ rectly to the company. That just about winds up the week's activity in the busy Port of Mobile, but before closing on behalf of myself and the offi­ cials here in Mobile, I want to wish the membership of the SIU a very Merry Christmas and a Lai Happy and Prosperous New Year. 'tl Seafarers Give Aid To Brothers^ In Hospitals 'Seafarers never bother to wait until Christmas to come to the aid of their Union Brothers and their families, or of anyone else who can use a little help. How­ ever, it is especially heart-warmr ing in the Christmas season to record a number of the recent e.xamples of generosity on the part of SIU members. In Boston, 23 Brothers got to­ gether to donate $33.10 to SILT men in the Brighton Marine Hospital. In New Orleans, the Deck Department of the SS Del Mar chipped in $55 for the Brothers at the hospital in Fort Stanton, New Mexicg, and at the New Orleans Hospital. HELP STOWAWAY The crew of the SS Monroe Victory contributed $36 and three cartons of cigarettes to Brother Robert Mai'tin, laid up in the Marine Hospital in "'Baltimore with his legs broken. And from Portland, Maine, comes the news 'that the crev/ of the SS Choctaw Trail turned over a sum of $216 to Mrs. Maude Hersey for the account of Mrs. Maria Louise Hicks, a stowaway who was landed there. Of the total, $126 was contributed by the unlicensed personnel. The men in Boston who made the contribution to the Brighton Hospital patients were: R. Doucette; G. Merlesena; Fraser; Cabral; Oyhus; Carlson; McDonough; Vroom; Hawn; Paul­ son; D. Averill; R. Hardson; Bon­ ner; Pinkus; F. Donovan; F. Burns; S. Madden; Goodwin; J. Pens wick; Pawel; Doane; and O. Englesen. The Deck men of the Del Mar, whose donation went to their SIU brothers hospitalized at Fort Stanton and New Orleans were: G. Libby; B. Jensen; J. Tucker: K. Pettersson; D. H. Horn; A. Pederson; L. Taribio; F. Durham; L .Arena; E. Johnson; H. Howard. W. Mauterstock; L. Webb; G. Vila; J .Miskinis; F. Balkom; G. Fascoules; E. Aviard; W. Mercer; W. Glasgow; C. Slater; E. Starns; J. Bice; J. Hull; C. Seal. •''J. I ' I •-^1 •I •^1 �Page Eight TnE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. December 26, 1947 Steel Chemist Crew Sends Pix From Far East Members of the Deck Gang knock off the hard work to pose for a picture. Working in the hot Far Eastern sun really takes it out of a man. but these men look fit. 11®i :• The Steel Chemist loads stores for another part of the trip. There were no, notes accompanying the pictures, so it's impossible to tell where this shot was snapped. ^ liiii , . > * 1 ilPlllliiiiiiill Above is the Steel Chemist from stem to stern, tied up at dock, location unknown, in the Far East. At the right is a close-up of the vessel, just before casting off to resume the voyage. Next time we get pictures from this ship, she will look even better for she will be under the new Isthmian agreement. Getting the Isthmiein contract took two years of organ­ izing and negotiating. X X. X Fabulous India, land of beauty and mystery, is the scene of this shot on the left. When these pictures arrived at the LOG office, sent in by the crew of Isthmian's Steel Chem­ ist. there was no identification with the pictures. Rather than hold th®™ until the ship re­ turned to the United States, it was decided to run them with an explanation as to why there was not more to the captions. From now on. Bro­ thers, please send identification with pictures. X XXX As the Steel Chemist leaves the dock and heads' out into the stream, members of the crew gather along the rail to take a last look at a place they may never see again. Whether it's a port in India. Siam. Indonesia, the Malay Straits, or China, when the ves­ sel pulls out the men have a feeling that they may never return. Sometimes they are fooled, and a few years later finds them visiting the same spots. XXX 4.iJ'l-* •• X X • �:.v • " ' ' '• ' Friday. December 26, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS RIDING THE SS RIDER VICTORY -^1 Cavalier Men Score Brass-bound Bucko (Ed. Note: Brother Schmolke is Bosun of the Cavalier. Kis article is endorsed by the .departmental Delegates: J. Whidden, Deck; Ceroid Riley, Engine; and Fred A. Oldson. Stewards. This ship should not be confused with the Alcoa Cavalier.) By PAUL SCHMOLKE Here is a log of the SS Cava­ to about four men have passed lier, Wilkinson, since leaving out t a the job down below. Two San Francisco for the French of them, are in bad shape. West Indies. The ship is a high-pressure After various- difficulties m job, and the engine room gets port, the real trouble started as red hot. After the men passed soon as we cleared the Gate. out, the Skipper just remarked First, the Chief Electrician "don't drink too much cold wa­ jumped ship an hour before sail­ ter." Pvloreover, the First As­ ing time, making the ship short- sistant almost had to drag the handed. The Deck Delegate and Old Man aft to see the sick 1 were ashore at the time and men! just missed him when we arrived The Black Gang is fed up with back. Had we been aboard wo this scow and ready to pile off would have put a .slop to this in Miami. The Engineers are cheap stunt. We will prefer ready to pile off too. The Chief charges against this guy as soon broke watches here in Panama' as we arrive in Miami^ Mean­ so he wouldn't have to pay over­ while, the Junior Engineer has time. taken over as Maintenance and At this point, I'd like to observe is handling the Electrician's job. that this ship had a CIO crew before we got her, and the Skip­ CRACKED DOWN per remarked that he got rid of After the above little inciden+, that gang and he would get rid the Old Man cracked down. He of this gang too! let all hands know that he was STEWARDS TOO .Pictured heve are some of the crew aboard the Isthmian ship when she called at Wil­ the Supreme Master, and started mington, Calif. Flanking the lifering from left to right are G. Godfrey, Messman; and C. Durby putting sailors to standing It's the same story in the wall. Wiper. Second row, seated: E. Saporiti, 3rd Mate; H. Kelly, Chief Mate; I. G. Lewis, watch on the bridge on tbeu Stewards Department. The li­ Purser; A. Raymond, Steward. Third row, Rodgers, AB; R. Roehe, Saloon Mess; L. Valanquiz, regular stand-by. brary is located in the saloon. Galley Utility; R. S. Coperthwaite, 2nd Electrician; W. Glesen, Fireman; L. Chevely, Wiper. Next, he ordered the Ordinary When the Old Man saw one "of In rear row. left to right: Bill Prince, 3rd Engineer; B. Herzog, Wiper; B. Barnes, Deck Seamen out of the wheelhouse- - the men com.e in to get a book, Maint.; L. Niemiera, Utility and C. Harlow, AB. Photo was submitted to LOG by Ship's Pho­ no steering for Ordinaries. And he told the Steward: "I don't tographers of San Pedro. so on, down the line. want any unlicensed men in this saloon." He dresses up like a Navy lieutenant, walks around the To top this off, the galley deck taking paint brushes out stove broke down and we have oi sailors' hands and showing had scrambled eggs for about-a From the minutes of a special In they came. chow not up to standard: 15 them how he is going to paint week. his yacht. On top of that, he is , meeting held aboard the SS Cor­ All in all. Brothers, we feel First witness: "Potatoes are votes. trying to reconvert the ship out that we have a real hot potato. nelia comes reason to believe not up to standard and no va­ In his defense the Steward was at sea, moving a lot of furniture And the potato I mean is this that there is something to the riety in the meals." then allowed to speak. He pro­ from here, there and in the en­ finky Skipper. We will bring this old saw "one man's food is an­ duced a copy of a letter he sent gine room to make an agent's of­ ship into Miami where we will Next witness: "Franks are other man's poison." Not exactly to the company from Germany fice in the room next to his. poison, of course, but certainly green and spuds are bad." bring this story up and get asking for repair of the ice box Steward: "The fi-anks are not so food could be stored correctSo far we have a lot of dis­ things straightened out. pointing up the fact that there puted overtime, as you can well is a big difference in the reac­ bad." lyimagine. But, of course, shining tion different people will have to The chairrhan ruled him out of Action taken by the crew: the fire hose nozzle after getting the same food. order and the procession con­ spuds will be transferred from the paint off is not overtime. In the case of the Cornelia tinued. passageway below decks to lock­ The ship has nothing to work men, they thought the food serv­ Third witness: "Eggs and spuds er on open'deck where potatoes with in the form of gear. I had ed them tasted pretty bad, but are no good." are supposed to be stored. to strip the booms with a pair whenever a cre'.vmember men­ Fourth witness: Spuds no Tranquility was restored to of pliers and a Kress Stone spe­ tioned it to the Steward he ex­ good." Renamed, the SS Friendship the Cornelia. cial wrench. I won't bother you pressed astonishment. To him the Presiding over the inquisition with the rest of the, little inci­ Train for the voyage the Water­ - Fifth witness: "Potatoes have food tasted wonderful. was A: P. Lazzaro; G. R. Red­ dents of this sort. There are man ship Alawai left this week musty taste and eggs are bad." for Italy with the last consign­ man put down the proceedings enough other things. With much head scratching On and on paraded the men ment of food raised in the cross­ for posterity. the men accepted the Steward's Some of the men wanted to country jaunt of the Friendship giving their complaints: "Spuds word and began thinking of see­ make out allotments. When we Train. cooked wrong; no taste to meals; ing their psychiatrists; but, ^s so arrived in Panama, a Delegate French fries are lousy; no sea­ The two previous shipments of often happens, the men began saw the Shipping Commissioner, the precious food for the starv­ soning in food; night lunch bad; discussing with each other the who said the Old Man would ed people of Italy have already steak like rubber; spuds and eggs state of the Cornelia's bill of Each man who makes a have to sign the allotment slips reached their destination in no good; spuds putrid, etc . . . " fare. , donation to the LOG should so that he could take care of Naples. From the long line of witness­ Gazooks and mashed potatoes! the matter right in Panama. receive a receipt in return. Carrying a full SIU crey^, the They found that mosf of them es the Steward found but two If the Union official to whom allies — two messmen felt the DIFFERENT VIEW Alawai was rededicated at cere­ were nursing the same complaint. a contribution is given does chow was okay. monies held at Bush Terminal, The Old Man had a different INDIGESTION QUESTION not make out a receipt for Brooklyn. The vessel's 2,500 tons view. When the Delegate came POMME DE TERRE, UGH! the money, call this to the of food will be discharged in Amid burps and yells a force back, the Old Man said to hell Genoa. attention of the SecretaryBy the time the last man had soon rallied around and called a with the Commissioner and log*' Treasurer, J. P. Shuler, im­ special meeting. The Steward registered his complaint, it was ged the Delegate Two days pay mediately. was "found and the battle of the pretty much agreed that the for leaving the ship, for-an hour Send the^ame of the of­ spuds, franks and eggs were npt palates was on. on ship's business. I had given ficial and the name of the to the crew's taste—if anything, the Dele/ate the time off to go. Faced with the charge of pre­ port in which the occurence they felt the Steward's taste buds We are still working on this senting bum food and not know­ took place to the New York were out of kilter. beef at this writing. ing bum fdod when he tasted it, HalL 51 Beaver- Street,-New A rap of the gavel and the the Steward—backed by a few And how we come to the En­ York 4. N. Y. supporters—took his place and vote was taken. How is the food, gine Department's beef. men? Chow suitable: 4 votes; faced his accusers. So far, on the way from Fris- I II -M I ' ^1 •I Cornelia Crew Takes Stand On Chow Issue Alawai Leaves For Italy With Friendship Cargo Attention Memhers '•"Id"-. 5 �• Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG y- Friday, December 26. 1647 SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief ALGONQUIN VICTORY. Nov. 9 — Chairman Josoph Lupton; Secretary D. Casey Jones. Dele­ gates reported no beefs. New Business: Motion carried that blank keys be turned over to Captain and keys made for all foc'sles. Motion carried that each delegate make repair list from beginning of trip. Motion carried that membership of ship go on record to instruct the SecretaryTreasurer to reopen negotiations re: increasing the manning scale in all three departments and en­ deavor to obtain the return of the 10 percent c^l bonus. 4 4 4 QUEENS VICTORY. Oct. 15— Chairman Anthony J. Tanski; Secretary Ed. Carlson. New Bus­ iness: Elections for delegates: Ed. Carlson. Deck; Benny Murillo. Engine, and Simplicio Delmo. Stewards. List of slopchest prices to be posted on bulletin board. Education: Short talk on the 4 4 4 SIU and what it stands for. Good VIRGINIA CITY VICTORY. and Welfare: Suggestions for Oct. 12—Chairman A. Campbell; keeping the messhalls cleaner. Secretary G. Maslaroy. Delegates 4 4 4 reported on number of books, pro-books and permits in their departments. New Business: A list of fines for various misde­ meanors aboard ship made up and approved. Education: Dis­ RIDER VICTORY. Dec. 8 — cussion of contract jobs Explain­ Chairman John Burke; Secretary ed as not being in line with C. Rodgers. Ship's Delegate re­ Union principles. Union agree­ ported that repairs could not be ment does not sanction contract, made until ship returns to East work, therefore, department Coast. Beef on soap powder heads are not to follow this and hand soap squared away. practice. Motion by Engine Delegate that each department post list of its personnel and their standing in the Union, approved. 4 4 4 RIDER VICTORY. Nov. 27— Chairman Burke; Secretary Prince. Gerald Godfrey elected Ship's Delegate. Beef on PC mess straightened out. Discussion on cereals for breakfast and clean­ ing ship's laundry agreed to post 4 4 4 YAMHILL. Aug. 24—Chairman cleaning schedule of laundry. Hart; Secretary Walkowicz. Min­ Ship's Delegate gave short talk utes of last meeting read and ac- , on performers. He stated they cepted. Motions carried: To keep would not be tolerated aboard confidential all business transacted this ship, whether permitmen or at shipboard meetings; that none bookmen. D. A. MOLONEY (Overlakes Freight Corp.) Oct'. 25— Election of ships delegates, Discussion fol­ lowed on no rugs in deckhand room, lockers for six men, two short. No washing machine or plungers for washing clothes. In­ adequate amount of towels. No drains in fireuold. No rugs in fireman's room. Books checked and found in fair shape. M/S/C meeting be adjourned. 4. i. 4 BENJAMIN LUNDY. Oct. 6— Chairman N. Bigney; Secretary Walter Pupchek. New Business: CORAL SEA. Oct. 5—Chair­ Motion by Chumley to put dish­ man Fidel G. Lukban; Secretary washer on probation for rest of Bob Mansfield. New Business: trip and if he does not improve Recommendation that all men his work he is to be brought work together for the conserva­ up on charges. Good and Wel- tion of wat4r. Good and Welfare: f.are: Dore asked to wash Qlothes Discussion on illness of dishwash­ and not leave them in laundry er. Man explained his case and for a- week. Steward reportd membership accepted. Motion by shower gratings have been in­ A1 Driver that all men keep stalled. quiet while others are sleeping. 4 4 4 BIENVILLE. Nov. 9 —Chair­ man R. Kennedy; Secretary L. Perciballi. Old Business: It was brought out that messmen were not serving meals as was agreed at last meeting. Good and Wel­ fare: Motion carried that pres­ ent supply of meat be removed at first U.S. port. Suggestion that standbys of each watch aid in keeping messhall clean. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 YAMHILL. Sept. 17—Chairman DeWitt; Secretary Bailey. Mo­ tions carried: By Brother Carr that each department start pre­ paring repair list, seconded by Ensor; by Allen to have Steward check stores and reject goods he is dissatisfied with; by Brother Ensor that Steward take care of slopchest. Log Available In Bound Volumes Seafarers who wish to keep a chronological record of Union activities can do so very easily. There are avail­ able. a number of bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG at no^hinal cost. They are to be disposed of on a first-come, first-serve basis. Prices, which cover costs to the Union, are $2J}0 for the January-April 1948 edi­ tion; $2.50 for the May-De­ cember 1946 volume and $2.50 for the January-June 1947 edition. Bindings are of sturdy buckram with dates lettered in gold. All those who want to set up a permanent file with a minimum of effort should act promptly. Orders for any of all of the available edi­ tions should be sent to the Seafcurers Log. 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. Checks or money orders for amount of 'order should be made out to the Seafarers International Union. Enclose address to which volumes are to be sent and they will be mailed pre-paid immediately. These bound editions may also be purchased directly at the 4th floor, baggage room, of the New York Hall. Make sure you get your copies by acting now. sign for any slops unless actual­ ly purchased by individual; that no one enter crew's mess unless properly attired. One minute's silence in memory of Brothers lost at sea. 4 4 4 GQVERNQR MILLER. Nov. 15 —Chairman Auburt;' Secretary (not named). Motion by Thomas Green that bookmen sign peti­ tion asking Union to give John Aquinaldo permission to ship as 3rd Cook as he has proved his compentency for the job, car­ ried. Joe Wread's motion that duplicate copy of petition be kept was carried. Brother Garcia's motion that anyone found using steam to wash gear after midnight be fined five dollars, was passed. Also that money col­ lected for fines be turned over to Patrolman at payoff for dona­ tion to Fort Stanton Hospital. 4 4 4 JOSEPH H. HOLLISTER. Nov. 23—Chairman S. Heinfling; Sec­ retary B. A. Music. Crew un­ animously approved letter to be -.sent to LOG. Moved by Zovia. seconded by Duggan that it be mailed at first port. All hands urged to be careful not to leave food in recreation room for san­ itary reasons. Consideration to be shown brothers sleeping by keep­ ing noise at a minimum. Notice of next meeting to be posted 24 hours in advance of convening. 4 4 4 PONCE. Nov. 18 — Chairman Karalunas; Secretary Douglas. Deck. Department delegate asked for check-up on one man; En­ gine delegate asked that clari­ fication be made as to electrician and utility man's duties. Good and Welfare: Agreement that last man on stand-by on each watch clean messroom. On pay­ off day every delegate is to check rooms for cleanliness. All men urged to vote before mak­ ing another trip. Agreement that patrolmen is to check slopchest and free medical aid. TMBY CAN'T KNOW UNLESS Youreu-'EM! THE HlSTDf^ Or THE-SEAFARERS' /VJ INTTBSRAL PART OF SHIPBOARD MEETINjeS. MAKE SURE THAT THE. A/EWCOMERS K/^OIA/ WHY THE SIU WAS STARTED/HOW IT GREW TO BE THE STROMGEST UWIO/U IK/ MARITIME , AMD WHAT IT GAlMED feR, SEAMEM EVERYWHERE — AMD THEV WlLU BE BETTER MEMBERS! CUT and RUN By HANK Ashore or afloat, in hospitals or home with the family, we wish all Seafarers a Merry -Christmas and a Happy New Year too... Brother George Meaney, who came out of the Marine hospital in Brighton, Mass., with a successful operation, a loss of twenty-four pounds in weight and wondetful praise of the doctors there, now has to anchor here in New York for some time to recuperate while the cost of living takes $1.50 a day just for lodging ... 4 4 4 Here's a postcard from Steve Girolomo from his ship in Italy: "Having a good time. I went to Palermo to see my folks. Had a swell time. I'm on the John Swett. We have a pretty good crew. Mike Hook is Deck Engineer. Jimmy Calis is Bosun. Give my regards to the boys. See you soon"... Attention Brothers: Whenever you hit that foreign port and hit a place which gets the LOGS don't take all of the LOGS back to the ship. Leave some for the next SIU ship that comes in... Brother Harry "Popeye" Cronin was in last week. Happy New Year. Harry, and a good voyage to you... 4 4 4 Here are some oldtimers who may still be in town for Christ­ mas and the birth of the New Year: M. Bantco, W. R. Dixon, W. Wolf, I. Nazario, R. Garofalo, G. F. McAlpin, B. C. Bautista, L. Lopez, H. P. Knowles, H. Higham, T. H. Gordon, N. A. Huff, K. Staalsen, J. Burgos, J. Santiago, G. W. Gallatin... News Item: The Arnold Bernstein Steamship Company will start passenger service after January 1st, 1948 with one chartered vessel, the former Panama Line vessel, Ancon. Also, the SS Tidewater, of 10,000 tons, purchased from "foreign interests, will soon offer round trip service when she begins her runs between New York and Ant­ werp, Rotterdam and Plymouth ... 4 4 4 News Item: The Moran Towing and Transporfaiion Com­ pany has purchased seven deep sea fugs from the Maritime Commission, bringing its total ocean-going fleet to 25 vessels ... Last week jve bumped into one of our shipmates. Brother Paul Cassidy. who was with us on the SS Pennmar. may she rest in peace down in the North Atlantic with the other ships. Brother Cassidy remembered one of our shipmates. Bosun Frank Brown, who he met as Chief Mate in France in 1945. Anyway. Brother Cassidy mentioned something about hospi­ talization and we naturally wish him the best of luck... 4 '4 4 There's Brother Bob Hillman—doing the best he can—shaking hands with Brother Aussie Shrimpton, the Steward... A Happy New Year to: Percy Boyer, Joe Pilutis, Mike Gottschalk, Blackie Gardner and Peg Leg Andy Anderson ... NEWS ITEM: The Mari­ time Commission has been notified that 80 ships of the 1,331 vessels it is now chartering to private operators will be returned in the near future... Brothers, this mSans shipping will get tougher yet. Whatever you Brothers do, prepare yourselves for long weeks on the beach. 4 4 4 News Item; The President's Advisory Committee on the Merchant Marine recommended the construction of 48 passen­ ger vessels, eight of them to be started next year plus an unspecified number of freighters and tankers. The cost will be about $150,000,000 a year for four years... Well, while the future looks rosy, although it's only on paper, with such a big shipbuilding program, it doesn't look so good in reality right now and in the near future. The steamship companies are still turning back their chartered ships to be laid up while the merchant seamen have to sweat it out for weeks and even longer trying to get jobs. Who knows how happy the New Year will be? �Friday, December 26, 1947 • THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS Neptunua Rex Log-A -Rhythms To the Editor: 'Dutchman' Off The Bow By NORMAN MAFFIE Wo matter how or when you sailed — trooper, frigate, freighter mail ^ In the old days under one-eyed Nelson, Jones; with carronade . and sail Signed the "Unlimited Articles" and stowed the useless gear board ship Some cold night, some of us know it. we have made the Final Trip! And they're strange, the things. that happen, both to windward and to lee To the sweating gunners, to the males, ordinaries, and AB In the choking smoke of battle, lashing wind, and swelling sea— Hear now about the strange tale and the Fate that fell to me: Cecil Morash. who just paid 1 was on a windy bow one night and a sound came o'er the wave off Alcoa's Hawser Eye after Like the melodies of happy seamen singing in some foreign bar; a trip which he described as And I thought I saw ,a vision, like the passing of the brave— "one of the , best" he's made Those called down by the Mother Sea through the centuries near yet, as he appeared during and far. "shellback" ceremonies dur­ A thin, warm fog came near us and I tried to peer within. ing a previous voyage on the Shuddered as I saw a misty hull come clipping by abeam; SS Archer. Heard the roaring seas crash 'tween us—saw her shape close in; The Hawser Eye. Which Saw her sails all wet and bulging, set by wet spray all agleam. docked in New York after the Knew I hadn't sailed too long, though I'd heard the stories tell. bauxite run. had a first-rate Knew by her depthless dimensions, by her rigging ghostly gjpay. crew. Morash said. Py the singing creeping from her, 'twas the "Flying Dutchman," all too well; But my feet were rooted to the deck, I was scared and had to stay. Then I saw her lanterns gleaming, heard her crew below all gay. Heard the roaring chanteys sung to the accompaniment of tin; And the courage swelled within me as the dark hull swung to stay As I jumped from stepl to wood—in a second I was "in." Down the deck from 'neath the longboat, a quick glance aft I did steal. To the Editor: Saw her steer a steady course, though no man was at the wheel; I wish to advise you that M. Saw a dark and stalwart figure on the poop, had a feeling in my bones. D. Penry, our former Delegate Knew I'd seen him on a bottle—'twas old ghostly John Paul Jones. here at Fort Stanton, has been discharged with an arrested case Past her well-kept gear and cannon. I crept forward to her peak. and that I have b^en elected as Saw a foc'sle hatchway open and crawled down upon a beam. Saw a sight down there below me, of which I'm still afraid io the new Delegate. speak. Speaking for the other mem­ Then I peered into thai reveling crowd and saw old history's bers out Irere as well as for my­ salty gleam. self, we wish to take this op­ There were ranged nothing but portunity to express our thanks sailors—all the brave and all for the past donations from all the true different ships and our good From the old ships, men'o'war. Brothers. merchantmen from all the SUGGESTION nations; Saw the fancy clothed old gun­ In order that things may be ners. those fresh from the handled as smoothly as before, I Clarksdale's crew. would appreciate it very much Those lost at the frozen davHs. if you would have any further those lost at the battle sta­ donations in the form of money tions. orders or checks made out to Here I saw all hates and differ­ Sill Delegate John P. Williamson. ence. here the common un­ Last but not least, as you derstanding know, chasing the cure is a Of. all those who had fought together against the bounding main; pretty tough grind on some- of Singing here aboard the "Dutchman," crewed into the "Final us, especially the bed patients, Banding" and I can assure you that a All the old lost souls of sailors, sheltered from the wind and rain. letter or card from some of our Saw the French and English singing while old Drake's crew started old shipmates would be greatly jigging. appreciated. While prim old Nelson was a'dancing with the Frog who'd shot Wishing ypu and all the him dead. Brothers a very Merry Christmas And the iron-muscled Yankees from the Ironsides old rigging As they drank old salty limeys 'neath the benches, head by head. and a properous New Year. John P. Williamson Heard tjie Greeks and 'talians singing while some Dane a bell kept ringing. (Ed. Note: The Marine Hos­ While some salty old Dutch bosun complimented his sweet tone. pital at Fort Stanton special­ And some bearded chorus sang in the sweetest brand of singing. izes in tuberculosis^. We ' are And a Rebel from the Alabama bellowed forth with Home Sweet glad to learn that Brother Home. Penry's case has been ar­ Here and there an eyebrow seigged as the song bfought forth a tear rested.) And old lips smiled as oldtimers gripped their buddiy's hand; A thousand tales floated round about adventures far and near As young lads drank and listened to the older ancient band. In various tongues they argued about the days they'd sailed along. Done the deeds and fought the battles, remembered now only in song; New Delegate Assumes Duties In Ft. Stanton {Continued on Page 13) Crews Hit Nitrate Danger; Union Presses Penalty Pay will be helpful toward securing a bonus for this type cargo. Almost the entire crew of this Macan Welch ship, the George M. Bibb, is un­ G. R. Schartel Lloyd E. Warden der the impression that our Un­ ion officials have taken steps to obtain a bonus for carrying am­ To the Editor: Please have answer in the Beef monium nitrate. Box if ammonium nitrate is Whether this is correct or just penalty cargo.. hearsay we are not positive. Seymour Heinfligg, We are carrying a full load of SS Joseph Hollister nitrate from Mobile to the Far (Ed. Note: The Union negoti­ East. In the event this particular ating committee has already practice has not come to your served notice on the operators attentiSh the following we feel asking penalty payment for would be a very strong argu­ the carrying of ammonium ni­ ment for obtmning "a substantial trate cargoes. Discussions are bonus: expected to begin soon. We arrived at the Canal Zone The points mentioned by the at 2 P. M. one afternoon. We Bibb crew make solid addi­ were next in line to go through tions io the committee's argu- . but were held back until 7 ments for a bonus.) A. M. the following day. When we were finally allowed entry we had to fly the danger flag. It 'was said the reason for the hold up was that nitrate cargo was too dangerous to take through during the night. This To the Editor: instance coupled with having to Well brothers, we had a load at ammunition docks is pretty good trip on the old surely strong evidence for nitrate Daniel Huger. The crew and of­ being labeled dangerous cargo. ficers have cooperated with each Another item: If this cargo other 100 percent and, so far, isn't dangerous, then we cannot anything that has been taken understand why the stevedores up at our meetings for the good were paid 100 per cent bonus to and welfare of the crew has not load the ship. been refused us. We hope the Canal information I only hope that in the fu­ ture all of my trips to sea will be as good as this one has been. Most of the crew comes from Jacksonville with the v?::ception To insure payment, all of a couple of oldtimers from claims for overtime must be around Savannah. The crew con­ turned in to the heads of de­ sists of a bunch of swell guys partments no later than 72 and I hope that I will have the hours following the comple­ pleasure of sailing with them tion of the overtime work. again sometime. As soon as the penalty By the way, R. Gordon says work is done, a record should to say hello to any of the boys be given to the Department around the Halls who happen to head, and one copy held by be from around Charleston way. the man doing the job. If Tony Biles happens to see this In addition the depart­ I hope he will contact me at mental delegates should 2145 Post St., Jacksonville. check on all overtime sheets Here's wishing you all a 72 hours before the ship Merry Christmas and a Happy makes port. New Year. Michael P. Masek MASEK LAUDS CREW OF DANIEL HUGER, HOPES FOR ENCORE On Overtime REAL SIU SHIP The Alcoa Partner, above, was rated by organizer Mike Quirke to be the cleanest ship that ever came into Montreal. The Partner is on the bauxite run, so keeping it clean and ship-shfipe is quite a chore. �- Twelre THE Brother Tells New Members: Keep Abreast Of SIU Ideals r To the Editor: The sum of progress in the SIU through the years has been the result of establishing our thoughts as reality by one and all concerned. Our officials on the home front are doing a magnificent job all the way down the line. Organizational work is in full progress on all water­ fronts. Yet we of the rank-andfile also have a job to do and we can't leave it to others to carry the whole load. So I make a personal appeal^ for help, an appeal directed to every man who sails an SIU ship. There are lots of nice fellows who sail SIU tugs and ships who have little knowledge of what Unionism really means. They are not anti-labor, they just fol­ low the other fellow or whoever talks the loudest and let it go at that. ALL MUST HELP Unionism in the words of our officials. Explain from your per­ sonal experience the benefits you have derived from membership in the SIU. Put your oath of non-discrimi­ nation regardless of nationality, race or creed into effect in your daily routine of living. Do your duty to the best of your ability no matter in what department you may be. If in doubt, ask questions. Show you are quali­ fied to accept any responsibilities. An organization is judged not so much by speeches and writ­ ings as by the actual good work each Vnember has dohe. Tell the new men—tell them what should be our aim. Please help me—if you please. "Sir Charles" (Ed. Note: The writer of the foregoing letter is familiarly known by the pseudonym "Sir Charles.") SEAFARERS LOG * HIS FINAL VOYAGE On his last trip aboard the Bret Harte before his death Seafarer Ray Simmons is shown swinging in the Bosun's chair. Brother Simmons, a full bookmember, was killed in an auto accident in Houston dur­ ing September. Friday, December 26, 1947 Log Finds Cover-To-Cover Readers In Bumham, Pa. To the Editor: I am now working in the Try Angle Service Station here at home. But, on Monday, I will be on my way to New York for a ship. I get the LOG every week. And I always have it here at the gas station. Just yesterday, there were a few fellows here. One of them picked up the LOG and started to read it. He read it from the front to the back. After he was done, he told me it was a hell of a good paper. He said it was better reading than the home paper. It didn't take long for the rest of the fel­ lows to get at it. They all liked the LOG. So, will you please have it sent to the address I will give you as I know that if they like one LOG they will like all the rest of them. Some of the fellows were ask­ ing how they could get into an outfit as good as the SIU. So will you^please give them all the information they may need, as they said, they would like to get in. I told them that there is no other outfit as good as the SIU. They say the Union must be strong. What else could it be but strong? Ira W. Myers. Oiler Try Angle Service Station Burnham, Pa. (Ed. Note: We are grateful for Brother Myers' kind words and the LOG is being sent as he directs. We are sorry thai he has to tell his friends who like the LOG that the present time is not a good one in whidi lo contemplate going to sea without previous experi­ ence. There is an abundance of men for the available jobs.) US Shipbuilding Program Would Aid SIU, Brother Feels K-- i It's up to each bookman to familiarize new members with what the SIU stands for. Per­ To the Editor: ators, but title to them was re­ Now here's the real joker. In yards the country over, await­ sonally, I do my best, but I'm tained by the War Shipping Ad­ the Ships Sales Act of 1946, it ing disposal or rusting away. At present, scores of articles ministration. Some new compan­ is stated that American citizens only one man and neither my My argument is that, so far as are being written for the na­ ies were created, mainly through shall have first call on these ships Seafarers are concerned, if a ship tion's press with the noisy back­ the machinations of the oper­ at a fixed price, which in most is unprofitable to operate it will ing of top-blowing politicians, ators who had direct liaison with cases is one-quarter of what the LET'S ALL PULL be laid up if it isn't sold abroad. asking "Why are we selling or the WSA through shipowners on vessels cost the government to Therefore, the jobs on it are TOSETHc«, SCff'S! giving away our war-built mer­ the main directing body of the build. gone anyway. chant marine to foreign coun­ WSA. Actually the American own­ In the same connection, it's tries, and not using the ships Over and above everything, ers aren't squawking so much a lead-pipe cinch that the Mari­ ourselves?" including all operating expenses, about sales to foreign govern­ The trouble with most of the same operators were paid ments as they are about the stat­ time Commission will sell the laid-up vessels to any foreign na­ these articles is that they bare­ eight per cent of what each car­ utory prices. tion—Honduras, Panama or Si­ ly scratch the surface. They do go would have cost at the time By holding back, they figure beria—which wants them. not relate properly the pre-war the U.S. entered the war. that plenty of ships will be left You can't blame the foreign condition of the American mer­ So you can see the shipowners over, and that in the end they chant marine, the position of netted themselves a tidy sum may well be paid to- take them nations for grabbing the warbuilt .ships while the gravy is the Maritime Commission, the since at the time we entered the off the government's hands. around. W[ost of us know that 90 interest of foreign governments war water-borne cargoes 4:o many At any rate, American oper­ voice nor what I write to the in U.S. ships and the reason parts of the woidd cost-'$45 to ators seem fairly well supplied percent of Europe's shipyards were almost completely wrecked. LOG can reach all. I'm not that American operators'are slow to $60 a ton. for the present. big. buy ships—not to mention how Our best bet for /the present The operators were to have Which bring? us back to the My plan is simple enough. It the entire situation affects the first call on all the ships after shipbuilders — largely the Steel is to back up the shipbuiding doesn't require any set time or employment of American sea­ the war. Once the war was over, Trust, which is now demanding program, because any ship built place, or any preparation. It men. one form of propaganda gave a subsidy to keep its nearly dead now will wind up under the only needs the devotion of a BEFORE THE WAR way to another—to the now fa­ yards from folding up altogeth­ house flag of one of the Ameri­ little time to our SIU ideals and Before August 30, 1939, when miliar question: "Why are we er. It contends that if the gov­ can operators, and will create a willingness to bear witness to the war began in Europe, the giving our ships away abroad?" ernment doesn't take action soon, jobs for American seamen. those ideals. The plan is merely U.S. merchant marine consisted Opposing the foreign sales will In the first place, most of the all the highly-trained shipbuild­ this: largely of vessels constructed in C-ls, -2s, -3s and -4s, the 10,000- ing personnel will have drifted get us nowhere. For one thing, American yards, plus a sprink­ horsepower T-2 tankers and other away. the U.S. Attorney-General re­ TALK TO THEM ling of vessels built abroad on fast, economical ships have been cently ruled that such sales are GOOD IDEA Talk to a tripcarder or new order from the U.S. Shipping grabbed by the American oper­ Now for my money, it's a perfectly legal. member for he's new in our Board. In addition, let's not rest on ators who, for the most part, had damned good idea to keep build­ ranks. Explain to him what the These vessels were wholly in­ ihem from the t.me they were ing ships, with or without gov­ our laurels, but let's continue' to SIU has done, is doing and will adequate for a maritime nation launched. ernment subsidy. That will keep organize all unorganized com­ do. Explain to hini what you as large as the U.S. To carry the Those they don't like—Liber­ our shipyard-worker brothers em­ panies under the banner of the know and believe. Explain about nation's cargoes of industrial and ties for the most part—the own­ ployed for one thing. Brotherhood of the Sea, and agricultural products all over the ers have turned back to the But I wager it never will hap­ let's be in the forefront demand­ world required bigger and fast­ Commission for foreign sale or pen so long as we have in the ing that relief cargoes be ship­ The "Tiger" and Pal er vessels. vicinity of 1,000 vessels in bone- ped in American .bottoms. the boneyard. As a consequence, foreign bot­ Abe Rapaport toms carried 75 percent of that part of our production which WAITING THE LONG VOYAGE HOME LONGJOHNS OUT; was exported. The Merchant Marine Act of SHORT SEAFARER , 1936 changed this condition ASkS SELECTION ; somewhat. It authorized the building of modern merchant To the Editor: ships in the interest of the na­ I haven't been sailing long^ but tional defense — in American on the ships I have been aboard yards with American labor and I constantly ran into the same materials— to be manned by beef pertaining to the slopchest. American personnel. I am a small person, one of The period from 1936 to 1940 the man small men sailing to­ saw ships built primarily in day, yet never have i found • a four yards owned by U.S. Steel slopchest having dungaree or and Bethlehem Steel (the "Steel underwear ih my size. If I were Trust"), at a snail's pace com­ the only small person in the pared to the construction rates merchant marine I could under­ to come during the war. Those stand the shortage, but we make built were C-ls, C-2s and C-3s, up quite a good size minority.plus a few tankers. I was just wondering if sbme"Tiger" Thompson, crewThis retarded construction rate thing can't be done about this member of the SS Andrew continued until the U.S. finally Two SIU brothers demonstrate one way to knock ofi the situation. I wear size 28 waiist, Jackson, dons the fez of a entered the war. Then ship­ long hours of waiting fox tfamsportation home after delivering which isn't too small, so let's passerby lo give Ted Filipow, building was greatly accelerated their ship to ah English buyer. A. Nix, left, seems to be see if we can have clothing put fellow crewman, a subject for under the emergency pressure. bored over the Whole matter while J. R. Talbot appears aboard to fit the smaller seamen. '• his camera. Shot was taken in During the war, all ships built not 4he least disturbed over the prospects of a long wait. Penang, Malayan Straits. were turned over to the oper­ Scene is a London bar. Harry D. French .-.w/ ..... �>' n. • ,y- THE SEAPARBHS Friday. Deeembar 26, 1947 LOG Finds It's True: DeSoto Crew Is Good Page Thizleett Know Your Contract Before You Squawk, Brother Says To the Editor: To the Editor: or evade the agreement in any way whatsoever. For quite a while I had been Before you squawk, be sure hearing that the SS De Soto had CAN'T DO IT you know your agreement. been maintaining a good repu­ For instance: Article V, Sec­ We cannot set aside any of tion 13, of the 1946 general the various clauses, saying that tation for having a good crew, agreement with Alcoa, Bull, since certain circumstances have unlicensed and licensed. Now South Atlantic and other lines arisen, such as the Deck Depart­ that she is here in Bremerhav^ states rather pointedly as fol­ ment's having too much work to for a short visit, before going lows: do outside, there is justification on to Hamburg, I had an oppor­ "Members of the Stewards De- for letting the Stewards Departtunity to visit her and see with partment shall not be required ment do the inside painting. my own eyes that all the ruto chip, scale or paint.' Regardless of what the ship moi's in her favor are definitely Moreover, as anyone who can looks like from the outside, we true. read can clearly see, there is Hve inside the housing. MainFrom the Stewards Depart­ nothing that says Stewards can taining the inside is of first imment I learned that she is a "chip, scale or paint" at all, Portance, for an SIU ship is a good fedder and that all mem­ clean ship. But don't let. Capeven on overtime. bers of the department work to­ I Still, after this agreement has Mates or Stewards turn the Stewards Department to on gether as a unit. been in effect for over a year, As for the Engine Department I have had the misfortune to be this work—it's a violation of the I can say that everything looks accused by members of the Stew- agreement and' if you crewmuch better than I expected. ards Department on this ship, ^ them do it, you're The good relations existing was the SS Stephen Leacock, South ""t®You can be damned sure that shown by the fact that the First Atlantic, and on several others and Second Engineers posed will­ during the past 12 months, of any ship I am on will be run ingly for a picture with four "hogging" the overtime of the ^ according to the agreement. Lots De Soto Engine Department men pictured here are, left Siy boys from the unlicensed Deck Department. of my acquaintances may call to right, standing: Finnegan, Oiler; Scanlon, FWT; the Sec­ crew. On this scow, one of the Stew"agreement stiff," but for ond Engineer, and J. Nimmo, First Engineer. The two Sea­ I didn't learn much about the farers kneeling are unidentified. Luis Ramirez shot the picture. ards Department members went the sake of having an agreeso far as to say: ment like ours they can call me score in the Deck Department anything they please. I will still because of my limited time to "On my last ship, we painted try my best to see that the go places, but I did find out all our messrooms, pantries, agreement is lived up to. from a couple of oldtimers that decks and so on, but if you want J. M. (Windy) Walsh they had no beefs up to the to be an 'overtime hog' we can present time. do without it." The DeSoto will be back in To Ihe Editor: I was Steward, so when the ship This is the old familiar case SEAFARER FEELS the States just in time to do hit Vancouver I told the com­ of the "good old last ship" where BALTIMORE STAFF After reading the article in the sorjie coastwise work and then pany, "No stores, no sailing.' everything was so much better park in New York fSr Christ­ Oct. 17 LOG by Brother Lloyd and so much cleaner, and where DOES GOOD JOB I waited two day and nothing mas. At least, that's what I Short, who questioned the set­ happened. The ship's delegate the crew was really good—and To Ihe Editor: tling of the Marymar food beef heard. so on "ad infinitum." on the East Coast, I find I agree gave the captain twenty-fbur The inception of the SIU a Luis A. Ramirez hours' notice, and I warned the BINDING CONTRACT with him in every respect. decade ago brought into exist­ company to expect a tie-up. When I joined the Marymar in This remark by one of our ence a new era for the maritime At the same time I called the Philly, I immediately saw that Union Brothers brings out my industry. It also brought fearless Portland office and informed sooner or later that same beef point: The agreement was made men who had, and still have. was going to rear its ugly head them of what was about to hap­ to be lived up to. An agreement the courage of their convictions. The SEAFARERS LOG is again for we did not have suffi­ pen. The jerk on the other end is not an Men with one thought: to pensive stick to be the membership's paper; it of the wire actually threatened cient stores for the round trip. further conditions for their shipusad a'gain the employer at is a medium for the expres­ to have me pulled off the ship if every available ^opportunity. In- mates, themselves and advance I contacted Calmar's Port Stew­ sion and airing of your_ideas, 1 tied her up. deed, it's not. It is a contract, our union. ard who told me I would get suggestions, beefs, etc. The Guess what happened? She as binding on our members as One of the outstanding of stores on the West Coast. Inas­ LOG urges all Brothers to was tied up solid and then things it is on the companies. these men is William (Curly) much as the ship was not going submit material for publica­ foreign, and we were destined opped fast. The Calmar boys We are damned careful that, Rentz, Port Agent in Baltimore. tion. for an American port, it was rought the Union Agent and a when a Mate or Engineer makes He, along with his capable staff Occasionally, however, we Patrolman down to the ship for a slight variation from the let­ has taken all hurdles in, his okay with me. receive a complaint saying a pow-wow. We showed them ter of the agreement, we are stride. No beef too small; no Well, we hit the West Coast the telegram we had received Johnny-on-the-spot with an over­ beef too large to settle with that a beef we have printed and I got stores in Long Beach, from the Union in New York and, time claim. On the other hand, tolerance and understanding. is a personal one and with­ Fi-isco and Seattle, but it was not thanks to the New York telegram, we, as individuals and as a They always endeavor to satisfy out basis in fact. enough to take us back to the the result was our receiving what crew, have no authority to alter the rank and file To avoid recurrence of who have East Coast. I was told that when we desired. such situations in the LOG placed him and his staff in we got to San Pedro stores would After several hours at the dock whenever possible, criticisms come out with the oil barge. I BROTHER BEMOANS charge of their trials and tribu­ we loaded supplies and pulled of individuals should be sign­ lations. knew that was strictly for the ed by the ship's delegates birds because the last fellow in out on our merry way. I can say HIS ACHING BACK, HOLD THE LINE and/or as many of the crewmy job got the same malarkey with pride that the boys are not WANTS GOOD SACK We have come a long way members as are interested. with the result that the crew going to go hungry. We'll have To ihe Editor: since 1938 and at present with enough to take us to Boston and, went hungry for four or five This would eliminate any for some strange reason, I am our nation's political picture, as days before she hit New York. possibility of the beefs be­ Have any of you seamen toss­ I decided that would not hap­ still on the ship at this writing. ed and turned all night in your it is, we need men like we have ing regarded as personal. I believe that from this day on in Baltimore as well as other pen on the Marymar as long as sack while the ship was riding any brothers who ship on these SIU ports to aid us in holding in a calm sea? Have you, felt ships operated by Calmar must what we have attained. as though you were lying on a see that there are sufficient More officials and more direc­ rock pile? No wonder—^look at stores on either coast or they will tion is needed—^such as we have your mgttress. go hungry. in Baltimore. The shipowner in his wonder­ If you have a good steward, The tremendous number of (Continued from Page 11) ful false economy has bought back him up. That saves the ofmen dispatched through BaltiSwung "line to line" and traded fire, strained the lifeboat o'er the cheapest mattresses he could , . x j- „ cials a big job. You can settle the _ , , ... V , , , 'more makes it outstanding on all swell. find, but if he thinks he s saving i . i:, j • • • this yourselves and it will be ap­ ' , , ® coasts. Expediency is their Brought the land lubber safe .to shore, sailed the schooner back money he s crazy. preciated by all, I'm sure. watchword. .... from hell. An officer type mattress can Right now. Thanksgiving is We look for bigger and better Kept the battered ship agoing, kept the owners' minds all clear. only four days away, but the be bought by the shipowner for things this coming year, fel­ Saw the seams crack open and saw the load line slowly drown boys on this ship are definitely about $25 and it will last for lows. We are 100 percent behind As the sweeping seas washed o'er the deck, taking comrades dear. going to have turkey. No one a couple of years. The cheap our union. Through the storms and falling bombs,, got the cargo safe to town. will go hungry — no thanks to mattress costs about $S and is O. L. "Red" Hangen Never thought they'd meet again, not upon this old Dark Clipper, Calmar. Our hats are off to an no good after a couple of months. SS Pennmar Once a year like this together, old lost pals beneath the dipper. organization worthy of the name You show me where he saves In the "biggest foc'sle ever," destined for that port Nowhere, money. Seafarers International Union. Skipping, before a stern wind with their songs renting the air. I'd like to' suggest that this Let you who do not quite grasp Suddenly I looked around me as I felt the ale-soaked breath. matter be brought up, and it the idea of what it means to be Saw a bearded one-eyed sailor vdth his hand upon my shoulder lie made part of the agreement united take a long look through Beckon me to come and join them, though I felt a fear like death. the LOG and the constitution of that inner spring mattresses of MARITIME... But their smiles were assuring and their welcome made me bolder. the SIU. If you don't understand the officer type be supplied to So % argued and protested, saw their sly grins and I wondered: something, ask your officials, the crews. The agreement should Thought of how the seas had pounded as I'd stood upon the bow; they will be glad to help. This also call for mattress covers so Remembered as the "mist" had neared me how that one wet sea way we'll always have a Union the crew will not have to make had thundered; a beef out of it every trip. second to none. Felt my wet and SPHV clothing—^knew thnt 1 was dead somShow. George H. Seeberger.^ P. A. Carlson (SUP) 'v2 I Marymar Steward Points Up Gains Of Crew{ Solidarity SUGGESTION W Log - A - Rhythms lee/m - -:j., �Page Fourteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 26, 1947 lit |fe-'' V- • t 1'^ • ]J;- Unclaimed Wages Smith & Johnson SS Corp. 60 BEAVER STREET BOSTON .C, B. J. L. Osborn, $2.00; L. Campbell, E. $3.00; M. Folan, $1.00; SS Cervais, C. crew. $20.00; A. Carlson, $1.00. M. NEW YORK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS M. M. Cross. $1.00; L. M. Oty, $3.00; Lee Sing Wah, $10.00; M. A. Viera, $2.00; H. Nettelbladt, $3.00; Justo Lulupan. $5.25; B. C. Cunado, $2.00; L. Bouchard, $2.00; O. Nelson. $2.00; D. Cortez. $1.00; V. Michel. $3.00; V. Formisano. $3.00; M. F. Lyndall. $3.00; A. Ferrer. $4.00; A. GiFoster. $3.00; P. Willis. $3.00. V. SS C. NORDHOFF A. Wasstrom. $1.00; D. W. Bishop, $2.00; C. A. Kreiss. $1.00; F. Sarmento, $2.00; M. F. Dedes. $1.00; W. H. Soule. $5.00; R. E. Tallaksen. $1.00; J. Beye, Jr.. $2.00; C. M. Kelley. $2.00; E. C. House. $2.00. SS MORROW Louis Lucas. $2.00; H. R. Fitte. $1.00; J. E. Seltzer. $3.00; J. G. Lewis. $2.00. SS CITY OF ALMA G. Andreasseni $1.00; M. Hall. $2.00; R. G. Hauptfleisch. $2.00; A. Arvanites. $2.00; E. Belpre. $2.00; F. J. Roth. $3.00; J. A. K. Tobin. $2.00; M. F. Reyes. $2.00; L. J. Curran. $3.00; C. T. ""Fernandez. $2.00; S. Macyczko. $2.00; Anti-commies Form New French Union {Continued from Page I) tee resigned with Jouhaux, while .-.the eight remaining members numbered six communists and two fellow travellers. .Louis Saillant, secretary general of the World Federation of Trade Un­ ions, which has been blasted as commie-dominated, stayed on the committee. The CGT claimed 6,000,000 members, but the resignation of this large body has taken close to 2,000,000 workers out of the hands of the communists. As a result of the action of "Workers Force," the communists who were ousted from the gov­ ernment, must now fight to keep ' it-.. from being swept out of control of France's largest organized ;|t' , labor group. The issue now before the work­ ing people of France, and of Italy, is clear cut. They face the choice between continuance of free trade union movements, gained through long ;years of hardships, and totalitarianism, represented by the agents of Moscow, From the way the "Workers Force" has answered the com­ munist challenge, it appears cis though the Eimopean workers want freedom. _ Torres. $1.00; K. Staalsen. $2.00; Elliott. $2.00; K. A. Kruitson. $2.00 A. Rudzinski, $2.00; R. ryant. $2.00 Tufaro. $2.00; A. Mueller. $2.00; A. Alsobrook. $5.00; S. J. DeZee, $5.00 $2.00; M. J. Matonte, $1.00; J. D. Lewis. $1.00; E. F. Howell, $1.00; W. A. Kemmrer. $2.00; H. B. Cook. $2.00; J. F. Rogers. $1.00; F. J. Hicks. $5.00; L. S. Blankenship. $3.00. NEW YORK, N. Y. SS. EDW. G. JANEWAV Cam-oil, Fred W $ .56 Marcoux, Joseph P 1.71 Martin, Arthur H 13.06 Melle, Erling 16.86 Michaelis, WiUiam J 12.72 Quimby, Harold 13.06 Reyes, Francisco M 5.30 Sandstrom, T 2.12 Schop, Lloyd G 57 Stewart, William M "... 13.88 Waldrop, F. W 7.25 Yeakel, Jack 2.64 Ziembka, Ladislaws 6.19 Fiore, R Harris, Thomas Hitchcock, Martin Hopewell, William J Johnson, Earl D Marcoux, Joseph P Sartin, Oscar L .29 .... 7.12 83 .... 5.12 6.36 .... 31.27 .SS. JAMES M. GILLIS Bergeria, John 2.97 DeArmona, Ary J 110.15 Martins, John 44.14 Richards, Eugene JD 191.77 Stevens, Greer C .'. 3.20 Wroton, Norman E 1.60 SS E. JANEWAV SS KATRINA LUCKENBACK R. Carlozzi, $3.00; M. Kopenhagen E. M. McGee. $1.00; C. Storey. $1.00; M. P. Perez. $1.00; G. Dejesus $5.00. .$1.00; G. Mower. $1.00; A. Collett MV MONTAUK POINT $1.00; A. Jensen. $2.00; M. Gross, O. Burks. $5.00; G. S. Nielsen. $5.00 $1.00; A. Sarg. $2.00; A. Anavitarte, Edward Rydon. $5.00; N. L. Mark $1.00; M. J. Noulis.'' $1.00; H. Hornreich $5.00; A. Diamond, $2.00; W. W. Bunk SS. JAMES M. GILLIS $2.00; F. Soriano. $1.00; W. Montalvo, er. $2.00; C. Masek. $2.00; C. G. Spar SS. JOHN A. DONALD $1.00; A. Sanchez. $1.00; J. Pedro row. $2.00; J. W. Bradshaw. $2.00; E Briiun, Frederick E 2.33 9.60 $1.00; B. Hoffman. $1.00; A. Lazzaro M. Lewis, $5.00; W. Blanton. $3.00; DUlard, Billy B 1.90 Meehan, William J $2.00; A. Medina. $1.00; R. Hungling. C. B. Lancaster. $5.00; L. B. Bryant. Cannon, John J 4.57 Dominquez, Jose N 13.31 $2.00. $5.00; J. A. Kramer, $5.00; D. W. Costanzo, Carl F 2.53 Froom, Paul N 12.30 SS WARRIOR McLendon. $5.00; Jesse Holland. $5.00. Geiling, Richard V.... 10.16 Gellathy, Steven 5.51 R. Recketls. Sr.. $1.00; A. Martin. SS CAPE ELIZABETH Graf, Robert H 85 Greer, Sam 17.54 $2.00; J. A. A. Acquarone. $1.00; Foivo A. J. Papa .$5.00; Joseph LaRosa. Kumor, Joseph 8.48 Kiiski $.2.00; Herman Baden. $1.00; J. $5.00; Felizardo T. Motus. $5.00; R. Gunn, Zeland T 11.74 11.47 H. Elliott. $1.00; T. Hurnal. $1.00; B. Enrile. $5.00; Paul V. Allen. $5.00; Gurganus, Jay M 16.28 Mikaljunas, J Herman Maden, $2.00; J. T. Bennett. Wm. P. Murphy. $5.00. Hunt, Joseph 12.30 SS. THOMAS J. LYONS $2.00; J. Connors. $2.00; F. Vodis. Jr.. SS GLUCKSMAN Kelleher, Daniel F 13.31 $2.00. W. F. Wurzler. $1.00; John W. Bond, E. V 31.33 Kneiss, John E .-. 6.43 SS TONTO Hays. $10.00; J. A. Eagleeye. $2.00; J. Thompson, Ivan D 15.57 J. Martin, $2.00; T. E. Dyson. $1.00; D. Ramos, $10.00; C. W. Scott. $1.00; Leighton, Joseph P 13.12 J. N. Lapointe. $1.00; W. C. Routh. W. L. O'Donnell. $6.00; P. Patrick. Lutz, Dennis L 16.95 $1.00; W. L. Yeager. $1.00. $2.00; I. Herland. $10.00; R. H. Wat Rote, Henry J »7.54 SS FAIRISL^, kins, $10.00; J. A. Tablas. $10.00; R. 11.72 B. Undertilo. $1.00; Stracban. H. Bunce. -Jr.. $10.00; L. N. Sanjuan. Stevens, Greer C .84 $1.00; R. E. Wilson. $1.00; J. Travag- $10.00; W. Chuen. $10.00; R. C. Downs. Thomas, Cecil M. C. WELLS lini. $1.00; D. P. Tacub. $1.00; W. $10.00; R. Seelnacht, $3.00; C. Watkins, Robert H 3.31 R. Pietrucki. $1.00; L. Chrapzynski. $1.00; S i m a . $10.00; F. B. Fredericksen. Williams, Arthur J Get in touch with your mother 13.12 S. S. Olesheski. $1.00; P. C. McBride. $10.00. at 4423 W. 163rd Street, Lawn$1.00; A. Meshetski. $4.00; R. L. Teeter. SS. JOHN A. DONALD SS JEAN dale, Calif. $2.00; V. Y. Remolar. $1.00; J. B. H. R. Otten. $2.00; J. Postaski, $2.00; Chance, Woodi-ow W 3.18 Schweinefus. $1.00. J. Klemetti. $2.00; G. W. Enmsen. % % X SS STEEL ARCHITECT Coleccki, Steve 28 $2.00; W. H. Williams. $2.00. J. J. CARRIG T. Rodriguez. $2.00; L. J. Labit, Edwards, Lawrence R 16.20 SS EDITH $10.00; R. C. Laya. $10.00; E. R. Long, Get in touch with your home. Hammargren, Vincent F 24.69 J. L. Smith, $1.00. $10.00; E. Borgh. $10.00; W. D. Barton. Your daughter is in the hospital Meehal, William J 17.05 $2.00; S. J. Weiss, $10.00; J. W, Beck­ as the result of an accident. ham. $3.00; C. R. Whiton. $10.00; B. Sepulveda, Edmundo G 3.65 ISTHMIAN HONOR ROLL Cebuano. $10.00; F. Cristancho. $10.00; X % % Steward, Jack P 28 J. Gonzales. $5.00; D. C. Rich. $5.00; M. H. Cruz. $10.00; D. B. Bonet. $10.00; HERMAN HENRY KNIES Svalland, Gunnar K 4.35 F. P. Megue. $10.00; A. S. Bravo. P. Peddicord. $10.00; John M. Mills. Contact Jean Burtless, 2770 , 4.35 $10.00; G. L. Dowell. $2.00; J. S. $10.00; R. E. Miller. $10.00; B. M. Zouvelos, SteVe Wynglen Lane, Los Angeles 23, $10.00; G. R. Armstrong. Bain. $2.00; J .J. Cleary. $10.00; P. R. Thomas, SS. JOHN GALLUP Esquerre. $10.00; P. A. Ramirez. $10.00; $10.00; V. F. Isaac. $10.00; P. E. Smith. Calif. M. P. Phillips. $10.00; C. Joly. $10.00; $20.00; D .D. Coddingtdfh, $3.00; M. A. Gonzales, Paul :.... 1.97 XXX Smeragliz .$4.00; E. S. Grabowski. J. Aydlette. $2.00; A. T. Cruz. $10.00. Graf, Robert H 6.81 GEORGE VAGO $10.00. SEATRAIN NEW YORK Hale, Walter D 15.68 Get in touch with your at­ G. Gingovez. $10.00; C, E. RittenN. Muse. $2.00; A. Thomas. $2.00; W. 15.97 torney, before January 21. This burg. $5.00; Edward Morin,, $6.00; R. Humphries, Reed E T. Kaftan. $1.00. Bua. $2.00; J. J. Stachowicz. $2.00; McGroder, Joseph H 1.96 is in connection with your case. SS COLABEE F. Douglas. $1.00; K. Korneliusen. Justo C. Vega. $6.00; J. DiSalvo. $6.00; Megill, Josiah 17.32 B. Crowley. $6.00; E. E. Ziel. $10.00; $2.00; A. J. Nautnes. $1.00; N. BelXXX Shack, Steph 15.68 Paul Cassidy, $6.00; H. J. Romero. marce. $1.00; J. Nagels. $1.00. WALTER JOSEPH BAKER ^ 11.53 $5.00; A.,Romero. $5.00; R. L. Weisen- Shiber, James J.... SS ROBIN LOCKSLEY Your sister, Mrs. Mary L. Stenmo, Otto J. 12.35 H. D. Linder. $1.00; F. Pinkowski, burger. $6.00; R. H. Hemingson. $6.00; A. Fitzgerald. $10.00; F. C. Kor- Veider, Kail A $1.00; J. M. Bang. $2.00; J. J. Brown. 14.12 Haack, asks that you get in $2.00; N. E. Jeanson. $1.00; E. Rubio. honen. $20.00; B. Gjertsen. $5.00; R. touch with her. Her address: $1.00; R. J. Grant. $2.00; J. W. Riebel. WW. Himelick. $10.00. SS. THOMAS J. LYONS 614 Dubuque St., Webster City, PERSONALS Keep Her Steady As She Goes We ell know that the Seafarers is tops in the maritime field, and has'the best contracts and conditions. We got to be that way the hard way—and let's keep it the way it is. Here are some of the things you can do: 1 Hold regular shipboard meetings 2. Attend the shoreside meetings, and take an active part in them. Bring up your beefs before the membership, not in a ginmill. 3. Keep those gashounds and performers under control. They are among the Union's worst enemies. 4. Do your job to the best of your ability. 5. Don't take time off unless you are authorized by the department head. 6. Study your contracts ard shipping rules, and know Your Union's constitution and by-laws. Aboline, Alexander Austin, James R Aviso, Frank M Clifton, Douglas W Dominquez, Vincent M Ellsworth, Morse Fall, Robert E Graham, James J Hutchins, Herbert R Kaiser, Roy A Lord, William J Lowry, George W Morrison, John ...! Paxson, Orville H Sierra, Bileran O Thlu, Goon P.... Thompson, Ivan D Vaughn, William P John J. Yurick 15.23 11.45 6.38 88 12.15 2.79 12.15 4.66 70 4.33 2.13 84 3.43 -5,83 5.47 6.38 3.26 2.80 8.75 Iowa. XXX VELTA J. E. HOLMES Get in touch with your mother at Route 1, Wyme Wood, Okla­ homa. Your lost brother has come home. XXX LeROY J. JACKSON Get in touch with your moth­ er, Mrs. R. E. Jackson, 140 Church St., Poughkeepsie, N, Y. XXX SS ELIZABETH CREWMEMBERS Men who paid off Voyage No. 4-A in New York on Dec. 5, ai^ asked tg^ get in touch with SS. EDWARD G. JANEWAY George Freshwater, 159 Oak St., Carroll, Fred W 5.09 Yonkers, N. Y. He says he . has Conley, Joe — 56.02 important information fc you. �Friday, December 26, 1947 THE SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG Unclaimed Wages Goxtshall, Robert M 7.42 Gainey, Sam. G 28.95 Gould, James M 21.00 Gaitor, Ivan 10 Goulden, Bernard 117.50 Galaza, Jose G. 62.19 Gourdain, L 16.32 Galiano, "Aubin Jr 23.32 Gduen, Louis 2.47 • ^ Galiffa, J. J 46 Grabasik, Marion 63 Gallagher, Leo 20 Grabbe, Maurice R 8.91 Gallant, Joseph E 14.46 Grabowski, Richard A 2.74 Gallefos, Adolph 22.42 Grace, James 1.24 Gallegher, Manus 59 . 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. Grace, Robert B., Jr 26.33 « Gallery, Robert D 28.00 Gralay, James Allen 8.65 Galligan, William T 70 Grady, James H. Jr., 3.12 Gallorpy, J. H 2.72 .Grady, Jurray 9.19 Galloway, Lloyd C 10.74 Graff, Lawrence H 16.06 Galster, Clarence 3.59 Graff, Louis H 28.45 Gait, Chadbourne N 94 Graham, Austin P., Jr 5.94 Gambertoglio, Francesco.. .79 Graham, James F 4.90 Gambino, A. J 17.76 Graham, James J 1.48 Gamble, Joseph 39.54 Graham, James J 2.82 Gambuco, A 4.42 Graham, Leo L. Gant, Warren F 15.40 .80 Graham, T Garasich, Vincent A 23.45 3.46 Richard H 2.84'Gomes, Anthony 2.62 2.36 Gilford, Garner, R Garber, Clarence F 4.00 .98 4.70 Gomes, R. J 3.00 Graham, Walter 27.41 Gilbert, Coy H Garner, William T Grajalis, Eladia Garbett, J. K 3.87 .59 Davis W 5.40'Gomez, Alfredo 21.00 Gilbert, 2.34 Gamier, Paul R Garbo, Rolf F. C 6.79 Grenade, L. H 52.65 2.97,Gomez," A 73.39 Forrest E Gilbert, Edgar Lewis 4.32 Garrett, 2.16 Garcia, Alfred 2.97 28.00 Gomez, Florencio R 4.43 Grand, Joseph A.« 13.77 Gilbert, Frank O Garrett, Harry J Grande, J. D 4.26 Garcia, F. A 12.57 .46 Gomez, Joe 16.64 2.67 Gilbert, Homer Wilfred Garrett, Ralph Garcia, G : 7.52 10.91 4.661 Gomez, Rafael :... 21.39 Graner, William T 9.86 Gilbert, Robert C. S. .. Garrett, Wayne M Garcia, Louis 23.35 Grani, Oliver P 12.37 13.85 64.72 Gomez,' Remigio 3.96 Giles, William E Garrett, William v...-. Garcia, Pedro J 6.83 21.46 46 Granquist, Paul E .>. 18.17 Gonder, Martin (Garris, Robt. L 1.56 Gill, Charles Garcia, Rafael 240.40 Grans, J. W 2.34 Gondzor, Stanley P 19.59 69 14.47 Gill, John R Charles W., Jr. Garcia, S. P 2.34! Grant, Donald L. B 3.96 Gonsovlin, Francis D 10.52 .85 3.84 Gill, Louis L I Garrison, Eugene Garcia, Teofilo A. 5.93 10.53 10.52 Grant, Foster W 11.98 Gonzales, Althonso 9.99 Gill, Robert C . Garrison, Howard G Gard, Edward 1.79 Grant, John 3.62 George 2.82 W. Gillanders, Kenneth 6.43, Gonzales, 8.26 Garrison, Norman G. ..... Gard, James 7.73 Grant, John Ignatius 1.44 .45 13.06, Gonzales, R .71 Gillanza, Charles I Garrison, Roy ...; Gardanse, M 2.97 30.34 5.80 Grant, Joseph Walter 99, Gonzales, Roy ... 2.00 Gillboy, Wm ' Garrity, F Garden, Lloyd D. 1.48 Gary, Allen L., Jr Grant, Max S 45.23 3.33 18.56, Gonzales, S 2.06 Gillespie, O Gardiner, Edward F 20.28 Gary, Grady R 1.44 2.23 Grant, Richard J 12.88, Gonzales, Wm. ... 13.45 Gilligus, Churchill E Gardiner, H. H. !... 11.32 Garza, Rofujio Grantham, Carl E 69 3.03 Antonio 43.95 ^ Gonzales, '. 8.42 Gilliland, Victor Lee Gardiner, James .. 8.32 Gasic, Paul Thomas Alan M O. R 20.12 Grauer, 89 1.84, Gonzalez, 14.05 Gillis, Leo Garner, Arthur C. . 1.66 Gaskill, Thomas G .40' Graves, Frederick J. .... 6.02 2.00 Goodall, Thomas 42.22 Gillis, W. H Jardner, Carroll P. . 2.31 { Gaskin, Lee Roy, Jr John T Goodie, William :... 10.74 Graves, 35 Gioe, Anthony Paul 17.86 Uardner, Clarence F. 4.90' Gaspard, George .94 \ Gravitt, John Amos 25.46 Goodman, Kenneth H Giordano, Guiseppe 98.75 89 fjardner, C. J. .33' Gasper, Clarence F 53 71 Gravon, Helvin L 5.15 Goodner, L. P 10.74 Gioretti, Louis A. [Gardner, Edward 18.77 Grawe, Lawrence W 4.67 13.36 7.64 Goodrich, Matthew J Gasperini, Eugene .59 Girnuis, M. ... iGardner, Frank E ' .01 ' 1.24 58.72 Gray, Edward C 24.73 Goodwill, Francis G Gassaway, Henry 6.40 Gioux, John J. 1 Gardner, James W 4.20 Gray, Fletcher H., Jr 4.18 Goodwin, Esker M. Jr. A.. 115.59 216.67 Gassman, Franz J 5.19 Gish, Jesse L. Gardner, Roy M 8.86 Gray, Gladstone J 1.98 Goodwin, L. J 33.15 7.44 Gates, Cecil L 3.27 Gison, Michael ^.Gardner, S JC... 2.47 12.37 4.19 Gray, Gordon H 28.001 Goodwin, Thomas Edward I Gates, John Joseph 20.64 Gisy, Avery W Jardner, Stanley 16.84 Gray, Goodwin, Homer W ! 9.90 W. P " 3.76 17.26 ^ Gatewood, A. W 8.50 Givens, Allen K Jare, George N 16.80 Gray, Jackson D 65.23 Charles 12.66 Givens, Johnny 1.49 Goodwyn. Gatti, George J ' 1.46 Jargan, John :....... 20.62 33.47 11.20, Goodwyne, Melford '. 18.85 Gray, John V iGattorife, Vincent 5.35 Gizzi, Wm. Phillip fGargiulo, Frank J 23.83 1.46 46 Gray, Lawrence l.lljGordan, John L iGatwood, James Lee 50.17 Gjedstad, Harry 'Garner, Chas. R. 10.67 24.79 Gray, Leo Eugene 1.42 Gordon, Brownly C ^^iGaupp, Otto A ;. 14.93 Gjerpen, Knau A ' Garner, Clyde 8.54 2.36 Gray, Leo J .'. 29.54 8.26,Gordon, Judert, C Gaut, Delmar 4.18 Gladin, James F Garner, Herman 0 2.82 25.87 Gray, Leon 2.12 5.92 Gordon, John Wesley Gauthreaux, Claude J. ...... 2.01 Gladstone, John E 13.99Gray, Phillip 2.68 34.07, Gordon, Lawrence Gavigan, Robert 6.35 Gladstone, Sanford M 10.74 45.84 Gray, Raymond 14.85 Gordon, Leon J Gavillo, Peter 83 Glass, J. A Nathan Gray, Robert I 2.84 9.90! Gordon, .47 Gavin, Joseph P 3.27 Glass, John K Robert F. Gray, T .' 1.19 13.68 Gleason, Edward J 32.50 i Gordon, Ganron, Henry 30.81 BALTIMORE 14 North Guy St. 30 74 Gordon, Robert J. . 7.94 Grayden, Harlan Gaylor, Enoch J 25.06 Gleason, John J CaFvert 4539 Gordon, s. B....; 1.75 Grayson, Alvin J 11.75 Gleason, Kenneth L 10.74 4.60 BOSTON 276 State St. Gaylord, Reggie S 57 .28 Grebe, William R 9.61 Gordon, Wallace . 36.44 Gleghorn, James Thomas ^ Bowdoin 4455 Geanuses, Peter G 18.03 Green, Alexander 1.63 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Gearhart, Dale B 10.26 Gordon, Wm. F. 17.84 Glen, James E 2.23 Green, Cass E 63 85.84 Gorgai, John John : 5.55 Glenn, Jack A « 9.81 i Gorgas, Irvin J 4.52 Green, Charles M., Jr 60.00 Glenn, V/illiam R. Jr. 6.00 Superior 5175 '-'^aunses, F'. 7.09 Green, Chester H 1.60 46.43 |Glidden, Stanley N 4.00 Gorham, Arthur J. ., CLEVELAND 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Gehbauer, Arnold Goriup, E 36.42 Green, David 7.72 19.26 2.06 Gliddon, Stanley Main 0147 Geib, Leroy Gorman, James J A 4.70 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Geihel, George Green, H 5.49 25.21 .80, Gliesche, Julius Cadillac 6857 15.73 Green, Issac 13.99 Glinski, Florian 11.48 Gormley, James J Geiss, William J 3.87 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Gorton, James .8'3 Green, James E 4.20 Glosch, E 94 3.89 Melrose 4110 Gentry, Eddie L Gorwood, George 1.40 Green, Joseph 84 Glover, Frank H 41.27 50 GALVESTON 308Va—23rd St. Gentry, Elmer L Goslow, Earl Ugene 7.94 Green, Joseph 1.54 Glover, Phone 2-8448 Gentry, Luther Jack R 2.16 48 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Gentry, Norman H 1.65 Green, Oscar 1.53 "... 53.86 Gosswlin, L 6.69 Glover, Joseph R Phone 58777 Gothman, John 34.02 Green, Roy J 1.98 Gluck, Murry B 41 Willie F. 34.32 Gentry, JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Gobroski, Lawrence V 12 Georgevifch, G. 5.94 Phone 5-5919 7.94 MARCUS HOOK 811 Market St. Gerardi, John Joseph 18.19 Goceliak, Anthony J Chester 5-3110 Gericevich, Vadimir 50.21 5.46 'Goddard, Robt. P .MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. 13.72 Gerland, Willie 5.94 'Goden, Harold The SEAFARERS LOG BS the official publication of the Sea­ Philhe 2-1754 Godfrey, George W .46 Gerling, Vernon F 17.83 MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. farers International Union is available to all members who wish 59 9.33 Godin, Robert MIAMI 10 NW 11th St. Germon, Judson Wl to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Gerretsen, J. P .? 3.56 2.82 Godsey, Joseph their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have Magnolia 6112-6113 Gerrio, E 3.23 56 Godwin, Edw. B. the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. 3.29 Getty, Erwin 5.56 Godwin, James A ^ gg SIU branch for this purpose. HAnover 2-2784 Godwin, Ramsie A Geyer, A 1.48 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIC .26 I 36.48 Godwin, Welrose G Phone 4-1083 Geyer, Andrew hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St. Ghumm, Oscar Glen 6.60 7.39 Godwin, Wilmer M which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Lombard 3-7651 Giadrosich, Paul 6.84 , 69 Gofman, Louis Paul -PORTLAND 111., W. Burnside St. Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. ! 6.91 Giallanza, Charles 24.14 Goes, D. W Beacon 4336 5.08 2.85 Goetting, P RICHMOND, Calif. 257 5th St. Giambone, Vincent PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION 7.65 6.66 Goff, John, Jr Phone 2599 Girncola, William A L.SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Giatros, Christopher A. .. ;. 21.79 To the Editor: .89 Goforth, Joseph A Douglas 25475 Gibbons, Francis : Gogg, R. A 1.11 74 fSAN JUAN, P.R. ...252 Ponce de Leon I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Goland, Louis P 2.83 Gibbons, John L 49.65 San Juan 2-5996 address below: Gold, Robert 20.06 Gibbons, Richard M 37.80 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 46 3.95 Goldberg, Max Phone 3-1728 Gibbons, Williams SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Gibbs, Howard T 14.84 114.59 Golden, Saul Name r Main 0290 Gibles, Wm 2.23 1.58 Golder, E \ TAMPA ....1809-1811 N. Franklin St. 7.18 56 Goldrick, Philip Street Address Phone M-1323 Gibsopj Vern 11.88 2.60 Goldsborough, S. TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Gibson, Wallace Garfield 2112 Gichesko, Matthew .. .33 Goldsborough, Fred. S. .. 1.22 City State WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Giebel, William 30.32 .79 Goldstein, David Terminal 4-3131 18.07 Giebler, William H. 4.98 Goldsworthy, J. F VICTORIA, B.C. ....602 Boughton St. Signed Goldthwaite, Lawrence .... 39.09 Gierezic, George C. 4.70 Garden 8331 1.37 VANCOUVER ...... 565 Hamilton St. Giesiking, Edwin .... 4.32 Goldyn, John Book No. Pacihc 7824 Gietjek, Chester W. 1.04 18.87 Golen, Alfred J 2.13 Gifford, Jackson T. ... 3.01 Golmon, John C Mississippi Steamship Company The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hibernia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Ellerbusch and include full name. Social Security number, Z number, rating, date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. SlU HALLS Notice To All SlU Members "^1 J �|(Er -i. ••5.T" • hi; I Page Sixteen -•t^' THE S E 4PA R B KS HEAbLIMES LOG Friday, December 26, 1947 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource December 26, 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. X, No. 52 Description An account of the resource Headlines ANTI-COMMIES FORM NEW FRENCH UNION SEAFARERS HITS PLAN TO TRANSFER US SHIPS TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES CONGRESSMAN ASK THAT US SHIPS,SEAMEN TRANSPORT EUROPEAN AID OLD OVERTIME MAKES BROTHER'XMAS MERRY ONE GETTING THINGS DONE SIU STYLE REALLY PAYS OFF,BROTHERS FIND RUSSIANHALTS INFLATION-BUT WORKERS LOSE NEW YORK STATE VERTERANS TO GET BONUS NEXT YEAR SHORESIDE WAGES HIGHER THAN IN MARITIME BALTIMORE CARRIES OWN SHIPPING LOAD SWEDEN PRIME EXAMPLE OF ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY BROTHERS SEND XMAS GREETING THROUGH LOG SHIPPING STAYS GOOD IN NEW YORK, BUT DROP IN JANUARY IS POSSIBLE SAN JUAN KEPT BUSY DURING XMAS SEASON,BUT AGENT SADLY FORESEES COMING SLUMP SHIPPING BOOMS IN PHILADEPHIA BUT EXILES FROM HOOK FILL HALL CSU SEAMEN ARE SOLD OUT AGAIN'DESPITE RANK AND FILE MILITANCY WEST COAST MAKES PROGRESS IN GUARD DRIVE LAKES OPERATORS ALL-OUT FOR PHONY LSU SHIPPING DIPS ONCE AGAIN FOR PORT BOSTON CHRISTMAS SHIPPING SHOULD CLEAR MOBILE BEACH OF JOB SEEKERS SEAFARES GIVE AID TO THE BROTHERS IN HOSPITALS GT,LLAKES OPERATORS USE BONUS AS WEAPON CALALIER MEN SCORE BRASS-BOUND BUCKO CORNELIA CREW TAKES STAND ON CHOW ISSUE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/26/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log