http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/12c2d4b1c732d6a1afe518dfcf02f858.PDF e98d1bef6fb7d899611a5e511859566f PDF Text Text •••••• • --r-. • •:• *.• :5/65Jr —r ••';• ' ' • •• :v'' ;«i,;;;;:«!t^«ni Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1948 THOUSANDS SUPPORT UFE STRIKERS No. 16 Tanker Drive Rolls On As New Company Signs Pact With Seafarers NEW YORK—Announcement was made this; week by Lindsey Williams, SIU Director of Organi­ zation, that a standard Tanker agreement has been signed by the Intercontinental Steamship Com­ pany, with headquarters in New York. This new; company^ adds to the already imposing list of tanker; outfits which have joined the Seafarers* ranks; *during the past year. Weisberger To AttendSea Safety Confab The new crew signed on m Baltimore on March '27, 1948, and immediately petitioned the SIU to represent them. Pledges were signed by the crew, and nego­ tiations with the company star­ ted soon after. On April 13 the new agreement was signed. First ship in the new fleet is the .^SS Chrysanthystar, which will soon sail. More tankers will be added to the fieet in the near future. The SS John Hanson, White Range Steamship Company, sail­ ed on Sunday from New York, bound for Galveston and thence to the United Kingdom. This company signed the^ standard dry-cargo contract last week. On all fronts the SIU drive continues, and more contracts are expected to be added as the or­ ganizing campaign rolls on. Ne­ gotiations are in progress with more companies, and as soon as they are completed, details will be reported in the LOG. Meanwhile, the Union is await­ ing final certification as collec­ tive bargaining agent for the unlicensed Cities Service tankermen. The Second Region of the Na­ tional .Labor Relations Board a few weeks ago rejected the laststand attempt of the company to stall any further, and final confirmation from the Board is expected momentarily. Representatives from about 35 countries are expected to attend the international conference on safety of life at sea, scheduled to On Tuesday, April 13, traffic ^utside the Stock Exchange, on Broad Street, matched con­ begin in London April 23. ditions inside the Exchange. A mass rally tied up the street so tightly- that for over an hour Morris Weisberger, vice-presi­ automobiles and trucks were re-routed. And inside the Exchange the scabs got so far behind dent of the Seafarers Interna­ in their work that even the authorities have stopped talking. of "business as usual." Speakers tional Union, will bo among the ,at the rally included representatives of the International Ladies Garment -Workers Union, AFL; 34-man delegation representing Hotel and Restaurant-Workers, AFL; Seafarers International Union, AFL; and the CIO Utility the United States. Workers Union. Thousands of passers-by joined in the demonstration to signify support for the Because of the SIU's role m men and women of the United Financial Employes who are on strike. . the United Financial Employes' Wall Street strike, Brother Weis­ berger was unable to sail for London on April 14, as originally scheduled. Present plans call for his departure by plane as soon as the strike is settled. The conference, will discuss Marine technical developments since 1929, the time of the last A mass rally right in the cen- i and the charge was made that "a Wall Street area when the -heavy such meeting, and will revise in­ ter of the Wall Street area on conspiracy exists between City lines started to form. But Mr. ternational maritime safety Schram has said that he can Tuesday and • a strong picketline Hall and Wall Street" to place an have a thousand cops anytime standards. excessive number of police in Conference delegates will around the Stock Exchange on the financial area to harass the he wants them, and, he proved study such problems as naviga­ Wednesday were the answers to strikers and make them feel that that statement to the fullest. tion, communications, ship con­ While New York" school children - the intimidating tactics of Police their cause is lost. . struction, life-saving technique Representatives from the Inter­ walked home unattended £md equipment. ;Commissioner, pardon, Stock Ex­ change President Emil Schram's national Ladies Garment Work­ through a driving ^^'ain. Stock Decisions of the conference Exchange, scabs were escorted attempts to intimidate Stock Ex­ ers Union, AFL; the AFL Hotel gently through the picketlines. will be incorporated into an and Restaurant ' E jn p 1 o y e e s agreement setting forth a min­ change employes. Instead of find­ Union; and ""the CIO Utility As usual, the police were free imum in safety requirement to ing meekness, the Wall Street Workers Union pledged the sup­ with the use of their clubs, and be observed by the shipping in­ financiers have been told in no port of their organizations in this on more than one occasion pi-odThe SIU has not yet been di­ terests of nations involved. rectly affected by the Marshall uncertain terms that tlie mem­ struggle and pointed out that the ded and/or hit the peaceful In view of the relatively high bers of the United Financial Em­ lowest paid workers in the in­ pickets as they walked their end­ safety standard aboard American Plan as put into effect by the' dustries they spoke for earned less circles. Economic Co-operation Act (ECA ployes, Local 205, OEIU, AFL, more than the average wage for When the strikers shouted, vessels, the conference's problem will be the new name for the are in this battle to the end and Wall Street worker.?. "Who Blows The Whistle For the —^from the U. S. viewpoint—will Plan). However, there are plenty that the police, following the The mass picketlines around New York Police, Commissioner be to affect a stepping up of the of indications that shipping will orders of the Mr. Schram, cannot the Stock Exchange on Wednes­ Wallander or Schram?" they had standards of the other nations. get better as the . machinery of The conference will last six the Plan is set up and placed in force them to give up the right day afternoon did nothing to add plenty of evidence to prove that Schram does the blowing. Weeks. operation. ; to peaceful picketing. to the composui-e of the scabs. Harry Lundeberg, SIU r'resi- Increased grain and coal ship­ Tuesday's mass rally was from In spite of heavy police lines • The strike in its third week all angles a . complete success. which formed as soon as the gained strength, and more and dent, was originally designated ments to Europe are expected to Thousands of strikers and inter­ picketers appeared, the strikers more pickets showed up for duty. to attend the conference as SIU start on several lines in a few ested spectators on Broad Street .con\;^inued their orderly marching Some were members of the SIU representative. But due to the weeks, but it will be some time and SyP who had come in from pressure of Union business, he before the effect of the Plan on heard Wall Street tycoons and chanting of slogans. called "people of .low chai'acter Only the usual .number of the outporta to help in the. beef. delegated Brother Weisberger to shipping can be properly esti1 mated, observers My. go in his stead. 'ho run the Stock Exchange," policemen were present in the (Continued on Page 4) Mass Rally And Strong UFE Lines vlii5Mfer Po/ice Intimidation Try ; -c hi J Await Final Set-up Of Plan Machinery VJI '11 '..til -if �•/---- >•. Page Two itS'V'v "bV^i'iX---Vr,, I?'' T H B S E 4 F A R ERS to G SEAFARERS LOG Friday, April 16, 1948 ^ IT'S OUR Bf Ef, TOO ... Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District AUiliaied with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New" York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 PAUL HALL ------ Secretary-Treasurer Editorial Board J. p. SHULER LINDSEY WILLIAMS 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 Wr- 267 Meaning. Of Brotherhood 1^' Hi In all walks of life there are people who can be depended upon in an emergency, and those who fold up when the going gets tough. It's no secret that some men can take /'/ better than others. * Seafarers, by the very nature of their work, are better able to stand the gaff than most other workers. Each and every day, a seaman puts up a mighty battle against the elements. They do not shrink from hardship nor from foul weather and force of circumstances. Even ashore SIU-SUP men have had to face tough situations. Their organization has been built on blood and sweat. The martyrs to the seamen's movement have been many—all the victims of the iron-fisted collaboration between the shipowners and the authorities. So it is no wonder that in the time of the United Financial Employes' greatest need, it is members of the Seafarers International Union who have come to the aid of this embattled and vastly outnumbered union. From all ports members of the SIU and the SUP Hospital Patients have poured into New York to make their militancy and When entering the hospital solidarity felt in the canyons of Wall Street. Many times notify the delegates by post­ in the past the Seafarers have taken on the bosses, but card, giving your name and this time it is a struggle against the bosses' bosses. the number of your ward. In regular membership meetings the men of the SIU Sfaten Island Hospital voted to back their Brothers in the UFE to the hilt. When You can contact your HosJ voting on this matter they knew exactly what they were pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ doing, and they have carried out their pledge in wonder­ ing times: ful fashion. Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. AFL President Williarh Green, whose words mean, so (on 5th and 6th floors.) These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, much to the organized labor of the United States and the as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 pan. world, has already stated what he thinks of the way the heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by (on 3rd and 4th floors.) ^ SIU and-SUP have supported the UFE. In a telegram to writing to them. Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) Paul Hall and Morris Weisberger, Vice-Presidents of the MOBILE HOSPITAL J. H. ASHURST Seafarers, Brother Green-said: "I commend you and those J. L. WEBB J. E. MAYHART L. A. HOLMES • you represent upon the devoted Way in which you have J. P. LOMAX J. H. MURRAY C. PETTERSON E. J. SILLIN extended help and support to members of office workers J. DOWNIE T. DAILEY TIM BURKE union employed in New York Stock Exchange who are M. M. ELSAYED A. OLSEN CORDOVA on strike. No one can adequately appraise value of service R. E. GRAYAY S. 4. BRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. S. LeBLANC you are rendering these workers who are on strike. I SAVANNAH HOSPITAL W. CAREY . M. PETERSON urge you to continue your efforts to help them and to A. C. PARKER J. T.FF M. FITZGERALD T. M. PEACOCK extend to them a full measure of support in heroic fight E. DELLAMANO iSlj i 4 a> , . JOE SWINDLE in which they are engaged." E. HARRISON ' ' STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL J. J. FERGUSON W. FEENEY , Not only physical aid has been ^iven. Sopie men J. T. MOORE F. FONDULA H. FAZAKERLEY have found it impossible to make the trip to New York E. BERWALD 4. 4. i P. CASALINOUVO L. ANDERSON ^ for picketline duty. However, these loyal members have NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. KLENOWICZ P. FRANKMANIS donated money and as a consequence this entire action has F. GARRETSON T. RITSON LOOPER R. J. GARDNER thus far not drained a single penny from the organiza­ A. H. ALLEN J. DENNIS S. HEIDUCKI H. MCDONALD tion treasury. C. MASON V ,E. OLSEN R. KING J. McNEELY But even if it had, it .would be worth it. The UFE A. LIPARI A. BONTI G. BISCHOFF is putting up a gallant battle, and it is truly fitting that P. D. VAUGHN R. LORD A. AMUNDSEN M. CASTRO the SIU and the SUP should march shoulder-to-shoulder N. A. GENOVESE S> 4" 4" J. SHEMET . A GALVESTON MARINE HOSP.4^jf with such honest.trade qnionists. G. BRADY P. LOPEZ ^ E. BARNHILL F. NERING The eyes of the entire trade union movement have L. D: WEBB C. WILLIAM FIELD R. BUNCH T. J. SCHUTZ been, and are, focussed upon this union. Many outsider? S. HERNANDEZ ? A. EDEFORS C. DESOUSA ' found it hard to believe that this organization is assist­ E. H. IVARRA M. ROSENBERG ing the United Financial Employes solely as a gesture of L. CLARKE ' SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL > R. FLOYD E. DRIGGERS J. PIETIIZAK fraternal brotherhood. ERLING MELLE J. GAINSLAND J, J. HANLEY J. HODO Well, now they are convinced. And the Wall Street B.DUFFY Z. S. MINESES H. WATSON financiers are also convinced that money .is not everything, E. HEBERT " -I ! C. NANGLE A. A. SMITH aiid thjit trade uniott..solitdari?:y is not..^n empty phrase. J.- KENNAIR ' m R. J. STROM ELMER HALLMAN'^^'-^? fdeu Now In Ue Marm lkapltak liti 1 �THE S E AF A RE RS Friday- April 16. 1948 Pag* Thne LOG Warns Of Chiselling On Isthmian Scows SS STEEL ADVOCATE OUT EAST . (Ed. Note: Many accounts Save been received of resist­ ance to the new contract by Isthmian Captains. Mates and Engineers. Apparently they have trouble realizing that an SIU agreement means what it says. The following article is both typical and comprehen­ sive.) By Pto BLUHM "This is just to let you Icnow how things are faring on the SS Steel Navigator under the new Isthmian contract. One of the boys put it this way, "Ship Isthmian and avoid the rush." That has certainly pi'oven to be the case on tjiis ship. To start with, when the ship, left New Orleans one of the sailors was about 'five minutes late. The ship was turning around in the stream and the sailor was left' on the dock The Skipper of the tug nosing the ship around in the stream offered to take the sailor out to the ship, but the Captain said "No. To hell with him. Leave him there. "Consequently the man paid $50 for a cab down to pilottown in order to catch the ship. When tlie man got to Pilottown he got a launch out to meet the ship, but when he was about to come up the ladder, the Old Man ordered the Third Mate not to let him aboard. The Third Mate, however, being an exSUP man and a hell of a nice guy, ignored the Skipper. The evening of the day before sailing the Mate ordered the Bosun to turn the crew to at 5:30 P.M. to lower and secure gear—his reason being that the men had been knocked off at 4{30. The Bosun asked the Mate if h^e wanted the men to have their full meal hour, the Mate told him that at 5:30 they will have their meal hour. When the Bosun went to turn the jnen to, they had all gone ashore. OWN INTERPRETATION up for charges when we reach the States. 'This guy made the statement that since he is head of a de­ partment he should get first As­ sistant's pay, have officer's ac­ commodations and eat in the topside mess. Other than this we have no trouble within the crew. One thing these Mates and Skippers can't stop doing is sailor's work. So far we have the Chief Mate, and Second Mate down for 30 hours overtime for doing sailor's work. One thing I do know is that the Isthmian contract was a hard one to get, but the fight is still going on. These characters work against the contract at every Five men did this work be­ tween 8 A.M. and noon. When I saw the Old Man about this he said, regardless of the agreement, he didn't think any more men were necessary When leaving Galle, the same thing happened. The watch on Seafarer Pete Bluhm stands near his ship, the SS Steel deck and maintenance men un­ Advocate, in an unidentified Eastern port. He says that she moored the ship. would be a fine ship except for the Skipper who spoils every­ We have a character aboard thing by his inability to understand that an SIU^ contract who is supposed to be a Chief is supposed to make things different, "Let's sail these ships Electrician. At the start of the trip he was telling everyone how and get them in line like real SIU scowii," he writes. much he knew. In Bahrein, he couldn't repair sian Gulf a sailor was put on I showed him the agreement he an electric motor. We had to gangway watch. This was main­ said 1 was trying to take away send it aboard another Isthmian tained for about two weeks. Then his authority as master. ship for repaii-s. Since then he the Old Man took the sailors off IMPATIENT CUSS When leaving. Bahrein the Old Man started his old way of not I KAjOW UJhfAXA OF waiting for the watch below to Scse-tAj IS ... go foi-e and aft before letting go. AAJO I. CAM ^/Mef2»CA; This guy didn't want the watch ORlV/e A below to have their coffee time CAR • • • before turning to. • BUT—WWAT I think that when the other ISA maintenance man and myself Scfeeiosigned the articles, we made a DRiveR r big mistake. I think we signed on as deck boys instead of Deck Maintenance. We have done just about everything on here but won't talk to, or have anything the gangway watch and did not maintenance work. We sougee ,paint, chip and red to do with anybody in the crew. put a shore watchman on. At a meeting he walked out When I went up to see him lead for eight hours a day at telling us we didn't know what about maintaining a watch, he sea or in port. In port we go we were talking about. This has said he didn't think a gangway over the side and chip. This is happened twice, so we have him watchman was necessary. When {he first time I've ever seen a COFFEE TIME BEEF While at sea I was checking overtime with the Mata and we had a beef on coffee time before turning to. The Mate turned all hands to in Houston at 5:30 A.M. All hands got up and were having their coffee, at 6 A.M. when the Mate turned us to fore and aft. His argument was that since he didn't turn us to fore and aft ...imtil 6 A.M., our overtime didnff start until that time. If this • were the game, he could call us at 12 A.M. and not turn us to until 6 A.M. and start the over­ time at 6. After arguing with hirii for quite awhile, I finally won my point and he okayed the over­ time. . Our first port was Beirut, Le­ banon. This, by the way, is quite a nice port. Beer and whiskey, both American, are cheap and the girls are interest-, ing to meet. ; In the Suez Canal we started - having more trouble with the Captain. When tying up for another ship to pass, the Old Man let go of the ship three times without waiting for the watch-below to go fore and aft. When we arrived^ in the Per- Deck Maintenance do this kind of work. I don't know whose idea it was, but whoever dreamed it up made it a rotten deal for us. While we are doing this type of work, the Bosun is splicing and rigging and renewing gear all the time. We left Ras Tanura for Sing­ apore, but about four days out our orders were changed to Galle, Ceylon. It was there that the Skipper started the .same old business. The watch on deck and the maintenance men tied up the ship, topped No. 5 gear and rigged No. 4 for working cargo. TYPICAL ISTHMIAN SEAFARERS m • •') '''.T • :> 1 f ' '1 - 'tl Ship's mascot of the SS Steel Advocate is this little pup Gaby, whose friendliness is partial consolation for ihe rigors of the trip out East. Captain and Mate have not been so friendly. turn of the road. Their reason is to agitate the crew into blow­ ing their tops. If they can get a few strikes against the Union, so muck the bettei'- for them. •^Remember fellows, when you get an Isthmian ship, keep every­ thing going in SIU fashion. When the Steel Navigator pulls into New York, one thing will be suie, anyone looking at her will know that she is an SIU ship. LIKE THAT CHOW She is a clean ship and as long as SIU men sail her, she will stay clean. This is a good fad­ ing ship, everyone in the crew testifies to that. Some of the boys say they are going to ship with these cooks from now on. This goes to show how these Isthmian shippers are: We have a clean ship, a good feeder and these C-3s are tops for living conditions, but it takes just one guy like our Skipper to make evex'yone pile off. This Skipper thinks that sailox's today ax-e street corner bums —that's what he told the ship's delegate and me. He says he will only have to put up with the Union for a year because it is only a year-long contract, so he says. These men were pari of Ihe crew aboard the Steel Navigator during a recent voyage. You guys who will be salting From left to right, kneeling, are: J. Otreba, Wiper; E. Broaders. OS; B. Kennedy. Oiler; Jimmy Isthmian ships in the future—^re­ Slaven. Deck Maint.; D. G^nes, OS, and J. Black. Bedroom Steward. Standing: C. Bumpus. member, it was a hard fight to Fireman; Lee Chin, 3rd Cook; J. WUliams, AB; Chico, Messman; R. Bua, Chief Cook; E. Tay­ get the contract and we have to lor, Fireman; T. Covaleskii OS; A. Leonard, AB; Pete Blukne, Deck Maintj R. Lindfars, Bosun; keep fighting to keep it. Let's sail these ships and get Bob Gilbert, Jr. Engineer; Jesse, Messman; John Frinanes; J. Rea, Wiper; (an unidentified them in line like real SIU scows. Wiper); H. :Loing,; end S. Torres, Messman. h - -J •.-M I �T H E SE AFARERS Page Four Friday, April 16. 1948 LOG Robin Line I To better acquaint the SIU membership with the ships i they sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies have long and interesting records in American maritime history—some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. il'T'". i . •:C : • If you've ever been on a ship^ attempt was made to make them •with an unusual name, you've conform to "the Robin style as to probably wondered what ever name or design. prompted the company to hang Up until this lime Robin Line such a monicker on their vessel. was not under contract to a Chances are, however, the union. In 1940 the Seafarers sent company had a very good rea­ son for the choice. It probably its organizers into the field was chosen to meet the com­ against Calmar, Ore, Baltimore pany's style and to them it Insular and Robin Line. An effective job was done in makes a lot of sense. Take the name Robin Tux- all four outfits, as is borne out ford, one of the latest additions by the fact that all are how to the Robin Line. To a Sea­ contracted to the SIU. Robin farer riding.this ship, the name Line entered the SIU fold after probably doesn't mean anything. a NLRB election in early 1941. The Robin Kirk, a C-3 converted from a baby flattop, as she appearei^ when joining the But behind the choosing of that It was only a few short months Robin Line Fleet recently. Robin Line ships hit the South African ports of Capetown, Durban, name lies the entire history of later that the country entered Lourenco Marques, Beira and occasionally as far up the coast as Mombasa. the war. The company then took the Robin Line. ' The formation of the Robin on additional ships. Some they Line and the naming of the ves­ bought, and others they charter­ sels is an interesting story, and ed from the Maritime Commis,one probably not known to even sion. the longest "homesteader" on - a During the war three of the Robin ship. four original Robins—the Hood, Goodfellow and Gray—were lost. WERE WEST COASTERS The Hood went down on April At the end of the First World j 15, 1942, the Goodfellow was of thi§ city money. We want (Continued from Fage 1) War, four ships were built on sunk on July 24, 1944, and the the police to go back to the the West Coast for operation by.. Gray was scuttled near the But the majority of those added busy intersections, where they Skinner and Eddy Company.'Normandy coast on July 15, 1944. were members of other unions. belong, so tljat children won't These people picketed dui-ing Their time with Skinner and be killed going to and from Eight other SlU-manned RobEddy was short. The business in Line vessels were lost during their lunch hours, showed -up in school." venture failed and the ships the war. The Robin Moor gained the morning before work, and CURB RELAXES were sold to the Seas Shipping the distinction of being the first took the time on their day's off to demonstrate their solidarity Company of New York. ' [American ship lost during the On the Curb Exchange, how­ Seas Shipping put them into war, when she was torpedoed on with the UFE strikers. Veteran ever, there was a slight change operation in the intercoastal May 25, 1941, fully six months newspapermen rubbed their eyes in the situation, and there ap­ trade and occasionally chartered before the U.S. entered the war. when they saw the other unions peared a real possibility that the represented, and said that they them out to Isthmian and Luckhad never seen anything to brokers were beginning to see + 4. were put into effect to rebuild match the display in all their the light. In 1935, the company started ^ years of experience. Federal Conciliator Walter A, running ships into South and Maggiolo reported that "substan­ BROKERS STUBBORN decision was to operate 12 ships tial progress on all issues had of late design. Meanwhile, during these dem­ been made for the first time." 'I — ' ' • , . ^ Since that time,^ they have onstrations of strength, govern­ No details of the proposals I been gradually assembling their ment negotiators tried vainly to ' postwar fleet arid iiow all 12 settle the beef b'etween the made were announced, but the ships are in operatidn. The last UFE and the New York Stock report indicated that the. Curb had dropped its previous anti­ ship, the Robin Doncaster, sailed Exchange. union stand and was strike Frank Fenton, AFL Interna­ from Mobile last week on her Every session with the Ex­ weary. maiden voyage. tional Representative addresses change found the brokers still The pressure on the bosses a meeting of UFE members at As part of the Organizing of maintaining their attitude of re­ the postwar fleet, it was decided fusal to conduct negotiations in mounted steadily, , and as the strike headquarters. Fenton third week of the strike drew to ||;:f I to continue with the Robin good faith. a close, the only question was, came to New York as the per­ ; names. As can be seen, the four The UFE Strike Committee original Robins were named af­ called upon the City of New "How long can the brokers hold sonal representative of AFL President William Green. His ter Robin Hood of Sherwood York to mediate the strike, "not out?" No matter how Jong they hold Forest fame and his cohorts. presence was ample proof that because we are weak, but be­ out, however, they can be sure, Wlien the lime came for nam cause we want toieave the people the strength of the entire AFL that the UFE and the SIU-SUP ing the new ships, Mrs. A. R. was behind the Wall Street will be on the picketlines and Lewis Jr., wife of the Line's chanting slogans until the victory strikers in their effort to gain The Robin stack 'emblem is president, dug into the histoiy economic justice. for the union • is won! , blue, yrhite and red chevrons surrounding the * 12th Century . on a grey background. Jesse James. Mass Rally And Strong UFC Lines Answer Polite Intimidation Try AFL Representative i I'i • OEIU President East Afi'ican ports. The ships pressed into the trade were the : four Robin ships. Inasmuch as the ships already bore the Robin names, the run came to be referred to as the Robin Line. Later it was offi­ cially registered as such—a part of Seas Shipping Company. For a flag the company de­ cided on a block "R" in a dia­ mond on a gray background. For the stack emblem the company called in George Sharpe, marine ai'chitect who designed Mississip­ pi Shipping Company vessels. The accepted Sharpe design is red, white and blue chevrons on a grey ^tack. -Other distinguish­ ing marks of a Robin Line ship are' black hull and red boottoppirtgs. Seafarers Eligible To Apply For British Labor Scboiarsbips ENGLISH VILLAGES As the number of Robin Hood's followers was limited, names of towns and hamlets Surrounding the Sherwood Forest area were chosen. The final Robin Line fleet is composed of three types of ships. Six of the ships — the Robin Locksley (supposedJy Robin Hood's real name), Robin Sher­ wood, Robin Doncaster, Robin Kettering, Robin Tuxford and Robin Wentley—are all C-2 spe­ cials, built to company plans. The Kirk, Mowbray and Trent are C-3s, converted from baby flattops. The Robin Hood, Gray and Goodfellow are war-built C-3s. That completes the company's fleet -and the story of how the LINE ENLARGED ships were named. The - name As; the tra'de to South Africa Robin Tuxford doesn't seem so increased, . the company added: strange when the whole story is more ships to its fleet, but no j known, v Paul Hutchings, President of the Office Workers Interna­ tional Union, to which the UFE belongs, tells the strik­ ers that the international mem-, bership is solidly behind them in their fight for better wages and ..conditions in Wall StaseeL The SIU, along with other American unions, has been asked to help find candidates for two scholarships to attend Ruskin College, Oxford University, Eng­ land. The scholarships are for one year and are offered by the British Trades Union Congress, rough equivalent of the Ameri­ can Federation of Labor. The scholarships are worth 200 pounds, about 800 dollars, apiece and cover tuition, room and -board. The successful can­ didates will be expected to fur­ nish their ' own transportation and, pocket money. Candidates should have at least a high school education and -preferably • some college work. The ones who win the awards wiU probably, follow the prin­ cipal lines of study offered" at RuSkin which are history, econ­ omics and the theory and prac­ tice of government. They will also be able to study in other lines if they wish and all courses will be pursued un­ der the Oxford systeiii of lec­ tures and personal conferences which Oxonians call "tutorials." Application blanks for the scholarships" are available at the LOG office or can be obtained by writing the Committee on Ruskin College Labor Scholar­ ships, Room 1608, 2 West 45 Street, New York 19, N. Y. They must be submitted before June : 1 of this' year*. �Frhlayi April le, I94» THE SEAFARERS LOG Page FiT* Good Shipping Gripping Beach tn Savannah Norfolk Rallies Support Of Strikers By CHARLES STARLING By BEN REES SAVANNAH — One thing that NORFOLK—Shipping, due to needs clearing up once and for the coal strike is very slack in all is the misconception some of this port. Whenever possible the the members have of the fines companies are diverting their levelled against men for perform­ ing aboard ship. inbound ships to other ports in By EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD their vacations when they come The UFE has a good beef and, ' Son* Seafarers believe that hope of picking up general car­ due. in addition, many feel that a NEW ORLEANS—Business and these fines are handed out at the Of course, it is a general rule determined show by the Sea­ goes. disci-etion of the Agent or Patrol­ shipping far the past couple of that when a person takes his farers in Wall Street may save Those ships that do tie up men and apply only to this port, jveeks has been quite fair. We vacation he must pile off the us a'lot of trouble next summer. here ai-e being stripped down to r This, however, is not the case. have had 12 payoffs and 11 ship and Ipse claim to his job. Along about the time we re­ idle status with just skeleton In May of 1947 the SIU, in all sign-ons. These Stewardesses are in a ceived the news from New York crews aboai'd. Others are being ports, adopted a i-esolution callVoting on the referendurn 'bal­ little different position from that that Seafarers had been brutally turned back to the Maritime ' ing, for the fjning of all irrespon- lot has been slow for a port of of the rest of us. So- down here assaulted by Wall Street cops, Commission and the boneyard. sibles. this size,, although the Commit­ we voted to let them get reliefs we got the good news from Norfolk, unlike other ports, is This has the backing of the en­ tee has been available at all for one trip each and get their Washington that American sea­ not deriving any job expansion tire membership and is not some­ proper hours. jobs. back, there being no iDook men will get at least a fair from the addition of Isthmian thing we or the officials in other break in the Marshall Plan. However, from what we hear Stewardesses on the beach. and other tanker companies to ports dreamed up. The member­ around, _ just about everybody Down here the boys are plenty In other words, all those tele­ the SIU fold inasmuch as these ship decided that irresponsible who has voted has favored the interested in the UFE beef and grams the boys here and in other ships seldom hit this port. Coal members threaten our contracts two changes in the shipping are giving it a lot of suppott. ports sent to Congressmen and is ' king around here and with by their fouling tfp, and took ac­ rules and the two 10-dollar as­ There have been quite a few Senators paid off. And shipping the miners out for th'eir pension tion. Our job is to enforce their sessments. Certainly those as­ donations. (should be pretty good. fund we are pretty much at a wishes. sessments should be voted "yes standstill. Shipping here can be described if we are going to have a strong Despite the lay-offs, the mem­ as idamn good. We paid off the SIlF for the battle of the future. bership is little discouraged. South Wind, Zachary Taylor, We've had the SS Legion Vic­ They all realize that the miners James Swan and Alexander Clay, tory in port from a four-month have a beef and are settling it all South Atlantic. At the same trip with a big bunch of beefs just as the SIU would. time we sighed on the South from the crew. There is a great deal of com­ By WILLIAM (CURLY) RENTZ Wind, James Swan and William In addition, we have a beef ment around here to the effect Carson. These sign-ons took a BALTIMORE — Under normal One of our payoffs this week, that, if the Washington bureau­ from the company. The company good number of the men around claims that the Stewards Depart­ conditions the past week would the Eli Whitney, came off in a crats run rough shod over the the Hall. If shipping holds up ment took it upon itself to stop have been a good one for ship­ much diffex'ent manner than ex­ coal miners to pull the mine we will end up by calling other feeding after fresh stores were ping, but due to the coal strike pected. This ship has been a owners' chestnuts out of the ports for nfien. the number of sign-ons fell off headache every time it hit port. fire, all organized labor should brought down. COyERED CHARLESTON quite a bit. A few months ago mutiny take an active part in supporting We don't know what the truth In transit we went aboard the charges were levelled against the miners. When the coal miners gain of this charge is, since it is a Loyola Victory, Waterman; Nel­ ship's delegate Bill Thompson, so their demands there will be a FULL SUPPORT son W. .Aldrich, South Atlantic; long line of ships waiting to sign- we expected the crew to get a and Monroe, Bull. All of these on crews, and that will be a hard time this trip too, but it To show that this is not idle were in Charleston. They had period of jobs for all comers. paid off clean. chatter and the men are not the usual minor beefs which (It's over now. brothers—Editor.) talking just to hear their gums DROPPED CHARGE were cleared up quickly. rattle, their agtion in the UFE The last week saw 11 ships in Oh these ships and around the Incidentally, the mutiny charge strike is an example. for payoffs, 6 sign-ons and 5 Hall the men are discussing the vessels in transit. Tho.s'e paying is all squared, away. The com­ As soon as word reached Us UFE strike. They see it as a off were the Meredith Victory, pany officials now admit that the that the Wall Street workers move against all unions and are Isthmian; Eli Whitney, Alcoa; Engineers aboard the ship were were on the bricks and the SIU determined to do all they can Thomas Hay ward. Waterman; the cause of the trouble and the was helping them, 50 Seafarers to help the white collar workers Santore, Venore, Ore; He of SIU men were in the right in headed for the big town. win their beef. Polomas; W. T. Barry, Water­ their actions. Alcoa has been a Since that time men have been Almost everyone around here man; Angelina, Bull; and M. thorn in the side of the SIU for leaving regulai-ly for the strike has pitched in a few bucks to a long time, but they're begin­ Brady, Bernstein, front. help the strikers along. There is company report. However, we / ning to gain a lot cf respect for Those ships which took crews When the newspapers hit town a personal satisfaction among told the company to hire re­ this outfit. with pictures of the police club­ these men in knowing that the placements and stop the pay of aboard were much f^wer: Ve­ They hardtimed the crews of bing Seafarers and financial dough they donate is going to the men who walked off. Mean­ nore, Santore, Ore; Angelina, several ships to no satisfaction. workers, the Hall was in an up­ the battle against the Wall Street while'' we are starting an investi­ Bull, He of Potomas; Meredith A little bit of militancy and they roar. There was a move on for Victory, Isthmian and the Robert money bags. That's one gang gation. saw the light. Their phony mu­ Stuart, South Atlantic. every guy who works for a liv­ There is a new Isthmian ship, tiny charge, too, backfired on Ships in transit were the R. ing enjoys knocking. the SS Steel Adniiral,. that will them. For the time being they For you Seafarers interested in crew up in New Orleans in a Cox, Bernstein, Emilia, Bull; B. aren't pulling any funny stuff hitting a port where the weather few days. Right now she is in Fisher, Alcoa; H. Kelly, Alcoa; but that's no i-eason for us to re­ is nice, Savannah is the place for the shipyard nt Pascagoula, and and Azalea, Waterman. There lax our guard. We protect our you. The weather here is won­ sh^ will rhove over here to load were quite a -humber of beefs contracts only by constant vigil­ on these ships but everything derful and will probably remain for the Persian Gulf. ance. was squared away. that way for awhile. The Weath­ BREAK FOR THE GIRLS erman proiriiseu us rain and it A WORTHY CAUSE Some of the Stewardesses have turned out beautiful. As long as he promises us showers we asked whether it would be pos­ On some of the ships the can leave our rubbers and rain sible for them to have relief for Patrolmen managed to lift logs The SEAFARERS LOG is trip so that they could take against crewmembers, and those gear at home. the membership's paper; it who profited donated the money to the United Financial Em­ a special meeting to suspend all is a medium for the expres­ ployes'" strike. That money is shipping and everybody head for sion and airing of your ideas, better in the hands of the strik­ New York. suggestions, beefs, etc. The By KEITH ALSOP ers than in the vaults of the It wouldn't have taken much LOG urges all Brothers to companies. to start a wholesale exodus from GALVESTON—The waterfront and Leacock and that was the submit material for publica­ Norfolk, but we got word that Seafarers in this port, whether in the Galveston area is a quiet week's labor as far as contracted tion. headquarters in New York had they had logs lifted or not, have ships are concerned. spot—almost the calm before the Occasionally, however, we the situation well in hand, soThe only labor activity around taken a personal interest in the receive a complaint saying storm which is sure to come here is the strike at the Gal­ strike in Wall Street. They have the movement was called off. that a beef we have printed when our contracts expire in a veston nail factory. They have given a good deal of money, and Boy, you can't beat spirit like is a personal one and with­ been out on the lines for quite some of them have headed for that. few months. out basis in fact. Donations and direct help to Ships are coming and going some time and are holding firm. the New York Hall to lend a To avoid recurrence of hand on the line. However, we are in no way in­ the striking Wall Street workers with fair regularity, and we're such situations in the LOG These men realize the signi­ is Norfolk's contribution to the holding our own, not much more volved in the beef. whenever possible, criticisms Rumor has it that we will ficance of such a strike and are strike and it is because, as one can be said for the activity in of Individuals should be sign­ have a new contract with Gal­ desirous of doing their share. Seafarer put it as he headed out. this area. ed by the ship's delegates That's a healthy, broadminded the door for New York, "If the We paid off the Bret Harte, veston and Houston Towing call­ and/or as many of the crewwhite collar workers have come Stephen Leacock and James F. ing for an increase by the 15th way of looking at the strike. All members ^ are interested. to realize that it takes organiz-^ Cooper. The Leacock had 72 of the month. This will be good labor must stick together in its This would eliminate any ing into a union to maintain a hours of disputed overtime on news to the men aboard these fight for better conditions. This strike is not something remote living wage, it is the responsi­ ships, and will go a long way possibility of the beefs be­ longshore work which was set­ and disconnected from us, it is bility of us who have known it toward pulling wages up all ing regardecl as personal. tled In fa:vor of the crew. our fight too. for years to help- them." We signed on the Bret Harte along the line. New Orleans Expects ERP To Beom Port Plenty Of Payoffs In Baltimore; Sign-Ons Await Coal Shipments SUfiGESTION Galveston Shipping Holds Fair �Vc- THE SEAF AR ERS Pit9« six r- Shipping Upturn Expected Soon By Port Mobile LOG LEISURE SCENES IN NORFOLK HALL m Vn 1^1 IS K '.i LOOKS BETTER Summer Schedules Set For Yarmouth And Evangeline ! By CAL TANNEp MOBILE — Shipping continues to be as slow as it has been for the past several weeks. We don't enjoy reporting that the slow bell is on but ho one can say we're not consistent anyway. The past seven days saw the handling of three payoffs, the JSS Reamer and Planter of Al­ coa and the Monarch of the Seas, Waterman. Sign-ons were the Yaka, Governor Sparks, Wa­ terman; and the Roamer, Alcoa. Not much in the way of acti­ vity, but at least we're not stand­ ing still. The Alcoa Planter was a very clean ship, one of the cleanest seen these parts in a long time. A good part of the credit for this goes to the delegates and such oldtimers as L. Stone, G. Streocker, J. Morris and Bro­ ther Smith. I The Chief Engineer, 1 hear, was tops and all the gang had a good word for him. The Roamer had a launch beef but otherwise she, too, was clean. The Monarch of the Seas was the first of Waterman's Puerto Bican C-2s to hit port. She was a clean baby and we're hoping more of these ships from the Island will come in here. Fridar. AprU 16, 1948 Eastern Steamship Lines, oper-; ator of the SS Evangeline and SS Yarmouth, has announced its schedule of summer sailings for the two cruise ships. The Evangeline will operate between New York, Bermuda and Nassau on an eight^ay i schedule, spending a full day I and night in Bermuda, a day and I evening in Nassau and five days at sea. Nine of these "triangle cruises" are scheduled, with the first departure to be made June 18. The series of cruises will end with a departure on Sept. 1. The" Yarmouth will resume last summer's schedule, making three trips weekly between Boston and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The Yarmouth's regular sailings will begin June 2, with subsequent departures on Mondays, Wednes­ days and Fridays. She will make a special trip on May 28. Whenever Seafarer Norman Maffie stops long enough to get out his sketching materials, he promptly records his observations. The Port of Norfolk was his latest slop. Above is what he calls "a one-eyed card game," with the Seafarers keeping one eye on the cards and the other on the shipping board. Scene below was sketched in the "reading cor­ ner" of the Norfolk hall. Sprawled on the couch at left is Brother L. Voliera. the crossed legs at right belong^ to Dave Derger, who is deeply interested in his newspaper. — During the winter season, both ships sailed out of New York on alternate Fridays on 13-day cruises to Nassau, Miami and Havana. Miners Win Pension, Return Te Work weeks For the coming two shipping looks a little better. We expect about nine Alcoa ships and seven Watermans. We have enough men on the beach for all jobs coming up on these ships, so it wouldn't be a good idea to head for this port. May­ be later, but right now stay where you are. Here's a beef which is giving the Patrolmen a bit of trouble. It's on the payment of subsist­ ence money for'lodging on ships that have a fireman keeping "up steam while on inactive status. If the company has a Steward aboard, the men should go to him and ask for their linen dur­ ing the Steward's regular work­ ing hours. If the linen is not issued we can collect the money, but if it is not requested the company is not obligated. This applies only when a Steward is aboard. The financial workers' strike in New York continues to be a hot subject of conversation down here. As men come in off the ships that is one of the first The four-week-old walkout of the hard coal miners came to an end this week with the an­ nouncement that their pension demands had been met. Under a "compromise" plan offered by Senator Styles Bridges, miners retiring at the age of 62, after 20 years service, will receive a pensions of $100 a month. Bridges is a trustee of the Unitgd Mine Workers', Pension and Welfare Fund, along with John L. Lewis, representing the miners and Ezra "Van Horn, for the operators. Lewis accepted Styles' offer, but Van Horn dis­ sented. Meanwhile,, Lewis and the UMW must stand trial on a contempt-of-court charge for not ordering the miners back- to work, recalling a similar situa­ tion in 1946. At that time a court charged levied a $3,500,000 fine on the union and the miners' chief. The Supi-eme Court later reduced the amount. Dispatcher Explains How Asst. Eiectricians Are Shipped By PAUL GONSORCHIK NEW YORK—There seems to be some misunderstanding of the shipping rule which applies to the Assistant Electrician. The procedure for Shipping these men follows a set pattern and is the same in all ports. 'THis is how it works: ft.'.';: things they want to hear about. It has sure stirred up a com­ motion. Most men feel that they have been dealt a personal in­ jury through the slugging of Seafarers by the New York po­ lice. At our regular meeting a coup­ le of, nights ago we had Brother Applewhite, President of the Central 'Trades Council in Mo­ bile, who gave us a picture of the financial workers' strike and their problems. He was well re­ vived by the membership. T (lAfiV When . an Assistant Electri­ cian's job is called, first in line, of course, is a man liaving the endorsement and the experience. He gets the first crack at it. If there are no takers, then men having experience as elec­ tricians but without endorse­ ments can throw in for the job. They must, however, show proof of their experience. If the job still j-emains on the board, the next men eligible are the jEIngine Department men the men don't seem to be too justice for these people. Here is much interested in shipping, a bunch of decent /imericans Most of them prefer to stay trying to wring a few lousy ^^^ore and put In Picket duty bucks from the guys who have of-the Un.ted 1manMoui WAS: t"' Ei»P">yec Strike. „ KMOU)HB After all, it is not everyone jonti can get out there and give I CHAAJCSe- f.7| the country's biggest money bags ® hrst class tongue lashing. The SlU members have been having 3 field day day. Til bet those bfokers' ulcers are really hurting. In the past the Coast Guard I They get red and blue and .Bsued ABSiotont Eteotnc.ano andorscmente to Cooks but ignorad membars having 3. to 5 y™rs experience in the engjne room. i j i. • , ^ 'guys are used to having people it all and what happens: the Our method,,.approved by theijick their boots and it drives cops rush down to the exchanges membership,, is the best and^them nuts to know, they can't do and go into their "protection'' gives those • men best able-. to do ^ anything about it.. act. . the job the opportunity to taket ^^at white collar union "If a cop ever clubbed a broker these jv/wa., jobs., . there is a good bunch of people.! he'd find himself in Siberia' be­ Right now here' in New So^evv'here there shoi^d be some; fore morning. ^ having at least 3 years sea-time below decks. That's the procedure and it is a sensible one. The reason these rules were so drawn up was to enable the Chief Eleetrielan to have an able assistant. Too many men believe that their job is but to put in and take out electric light bulbs. The Coast Guard may say that's all there is to the job, but cTTT says cQTc no. nn the SlU a. •vfif M �'iia f^i^aV' April 16. 1S48 THESE AF AR E KS LOG Page Seven Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief GALVESTON —Chairman W. .Walsh: . Recording Secretary R. Wilburn: Reading Clerk- J. SmUh. m Minutes of all branches except Savannah accepted. Voted nonconcurrence with section of Savannah report pertaining to taking of SUP men off SS Governor Graves at East Coast arrival. Moved to accept Agent's and Patrolmen's reports and re­ ports from other districts. Voted to act on Headquarters request for support of UFE beef. Voted to act on request from SUP Seattle Agent for clarification of Shipping rules for SUP men on A&G ships. Accepted report of Balloting Committee. Accepted Trial Committee recommendation to fine man $25 for missing ship. Seven men obligated. Discussion of East and West Coast rules. Minute of silence for Bijothers lost at sea. l* it 4SAN JUAN — Chairman R. J. Morgan: Recording Secretary W. Fontair: Reading Clerk G. J. Davis. A&G Shipping From Manh 24 To April 7 PORT REG, DECK Boston .\ New, York Philadelphia Baltimore ; Norfolk .., Savannah Tampa Mobile GRAND TOTAL - REG. STWDS. 66 288 77 257 31 258 f8 270 32 202 43 110 307 46 137 86 '.... TOTAL REG. SHIPPED DECK SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL ENG. STWDS. SfllPPED 129 748 178 637 22 260 60 179 18 269 50 112 94 . 35 538 167 77 43 49 37 35 . 24 161 104 34 81 27 68 91 225 . 43 86 39 72 19 69 101 227 167 101 8 120 51 2 162 51 11 449 203 21 156 51 9 125 35 2 139 32 3 420 118 14 1,423 1,128 835 3,386 886 807 666 2,459 30 76 ! New Orleans Galveston San Juan REG. ENG. ' 10 201 48 86 50 730 158 376 NOTE: A&G men shipping on the West Coast are not included in this report. accepted. Accepted Committee's report dismissing charges against two Brothers and consigning a third to 99-year club. Accepted reports of Patrolmen and Dis­ patcher. Discussion of issues in .Wall Sflreet beef. Minute of silence for all Brothers lost at sea. 4. 4. t Brother Lockwood took the SAVANNAH- — Chairman and floor and spoke on the wonderful other officers not named. Report treatment given American sea^ signed by Agent C. Starling. men on the Island.^ He stated Special meeting to consider re­ that there is excellent coopera­ port of- Trial Committee. Com­ tion between the Puerto Ricans mittee recommendations Ac­ and the Americans and suggested cepted: Brother who left fireroom that Headquartei's investigate charges made against the Puerto of SS Russell. Alger, fined $35; Rican HaU by Galveston. Voted Brother who missed Isthmian $25; Brother who to non-concur with the Norfolk strike, fined took ship's stores from SS Wil­ minutes. Trial Committee re­ liamCarson, fined $10; Brother port: Brother who misrepre­ who missed SS Southwind, fined sented himself as a Patrolman $50; Brother who took ship's aboard the Marina forbidden to ship on an SIU ship again. stores from SS Zachary Taylor, Brother who missed SS Ponce fined $10. fined $25. Good and Welfare: 4* 4* 4* Brothers spoke on cooperation MOBILE — Chairman H. J. between SIU and SUP men. All Fischer: Recording Secretary felt that everyone was working James L. Carroll; Reading Clerk together well. Jeff Morrison. 4" 4- 4Minutes of all branches ac­ NEW ORLEANS — Chairman cepted. Agent's report accepted. Frenchy Michelet: Recording Brother Applewhite spoke on Secretary Johnny Johnston: Reading Clerk Buck Stephens. trade union movement in general and the UFE beef in particular, emphasizing the support being given by SlU-SUP. Dispatcher's report accepted as was Trial Committee's. Also accepted re­ port of Rank-and-File Committee on purchase of chairs and filing cabinet. York. Brother Connors obligated. Carried motion by Woods that crews wait for Patrolman. Min­ ute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. 4. 4. 4. PHILADELPHIA — Chairman Don Hall, 43372;. Recording Sec retary William Lulh, 836; Read­ ing Clerk William Hall, 39256. 4> 4- 4' BOSTON—Chairman W. SiekMinutes of all branches ac­ mann, 7086: Recording Secretary cepted. Agent's report accepted. J. J. Lichtman: Reading Clerk Carried resolution regai'ding John Lane. Captain and Mate of Azalea City. Minutes of all branches except Patrolman's report accepted as Tampa accepted. Voted that a wa.s Secretary-Treasurer. Dis­ Six Committee assist Tampa Agent patcher's report accepted. in purchase of indicated prop­ men obligated. Committee rec­ man $25 erty. One Brother went on rec­ ommendation to fine for missing Isthmian strike. Took ord as holding that San Juan donation for UFE beef. Minute Hall was well run in accepting Norfolk minutes. Secretary- of silence for Biethers lost at Treasurer's report accepted. sea. Agent reported Branch business 4* 4* 4* running smoothly. Explained TAMPA — Chairman J. Hand, background of UFE beef and 49332: Recording Secretary R. H. pointed out that police , interfer­ Hall; Reading Clerk T. Sosa. ence had increased SIU partici­ pation. Asked volunteers to be Minutes of all branches read ready to go to New York follow­ and accepted. Brother in Or­ ing day. Patrolman repo'rted on lando Hospital credited with at­ shipping, warned crews to wait tendance. Secietary-Treasurer's for Patrolman before paying off. report accepted. Voted that man Bother reports accepted as well sailing Deck Engineer must show as report on UFE beef from New same qualifications as Bosun. Reports of Agent and Dispatcher accepted. They reported ship­ ping looked brighter for next two weeks. Waterman, Isthmian, Atwacoal, Bull, Alcoa all have ships hitting Tampa these days. All hands took part in discussion of UFE beef and SlU's support of Wall Street workers. Further discussion of best way to keep the Hall shipshape. 44> NEW YORK — Chairman E, Sheppard: Recording Secretary. L. J. Williams; Reading Clerk Paul Hall. , Meeting called at 5 p.m. by Secretary-Treasurer. Motion by Pohle that meeting acting as supreme quorum according to constitution change time of regu­ lar meeting to 5 p.m., seconded and carried. Secretary-Treas­ urer's financial report accepted. Due to UFE beef, SecretaryTreasurer reported for entire staff. Said new companies signed would be reported by General Organizer at later date.' Headquarters records now in' perfect shape and being kept that way although officials busywith UFE beef and shipping. Contributions supporting beef rolling in from SlU-SUP men on. all coasts and on Lakes, and they are expected to be enough, to defray all expenses. UFE beef has offered wonderful oppor-" tmiity to brush up SIU strike apparatus for future trouble of our own if it comes this year. Congratulations to men coming in from other ports to help. UFE strike is a tough one, and can expect cops to attack SIU mem­ bers again. Minutes of all ports accepted. Communication from Anchor Hotel in New Orleans read. Trial Committee report accepted. Voted to elect Tally Committee later. Voted protest against New York cops and Wall Street brokers for beating up pickets. V > New York Expects Lull, But Rated Men Are Still Welcome . Branch reports except those from Savannah and San Juan ac­ cepted as read. Voted to refer By JOE ALGINA to Headquarters that part of Savannah report regarding SUP NEW YORK—After a couple men on East Coast ships and of weeks of'brisk shipping, the accept balance. Voted to refer outlook is one of a slow taper­ San Juan report to Headquarters ing off in the immeidate future. to see whether man in question Of course, there is a very good was strike clear. Acting Agent possibility that this is only tem­ reported 12 payoffs and 11 sign- porary and the picture will ons. Urged vote on four amend­ brighten considerably after the ments before the April 10 dead­ lull. line. Recommended that SteRated men, however, will have wardness Be allowed relief for no difficulty in gi-abbing a ship. vacation time, not exceeding one Shipping never seems to be­ voyage. Reported company com­ come too slack for rated men plaint on Stewards Department in this port. of SS Legion Victory would be We had a good number of investigated. Told about UFE payo|te this week. The old beef and called for membership Port^f New York always man­ support. Reported on Marshall ages to play host to some clean Plan, telling how SIU teUifrains ones and this week was no ex­ helped in Congress. Report ac­ ception. cepted. Building Superintendent Bull Line's Suzanne came in reported progress in new build­ and paid off clean. She is a ing. Accepted, as were Patrol­ beautiful ship^ recently acquired men's and Dispatcher's reports. by the company. She has made Four men obligated. Under a couple of trips to Puerto Rico .Good and Welfare, several Bro- but this time she is scheduled > thers called for donations for for a run to South Africa. UFE beef. Minute of silence for ONE GOOD. ONE BAD Brothers lost at sea; Robin Line; sent us tWo ships ' 4. t BALTIMORE — v..biirman Ben this week, The Marine Run­ Lawson. 894: Recording Secre­ ner and the VJesleyan Victory. tary John Hatgimisios, 23434: The former was clean and paid Reading Clerk AI Stanbury, 4683. off in short style, but the Wesleyan was another story. SKe Nine men obligated. Head- was far from being okay. l quarters; and all branch repprts If Jhe crew had a beef the Delegate would go to the Skip­ overtime. They collected it all. tions before leaving on a foreign per. He, however, was very unco­ Up the street a bit from the voyage. One ship recently had operative. When approached by waterfront, • SIU members arc a case of smallpox because a the Delegates, he'd cut them still out there on the line aiding man had not taken his shots. short, refuse to talk or threaten the striking financial workers. This one man threatened the to have them logged or. tossed The lines are holding strorig and lives of the whole crew just in the can. in good spirit. In spite of the through his own and the com­ He logged several men, but a howling by some of the anti- pany's neglect. ^ good number of them were legi­ labor papers the SIU is sure be­ It seems that this is a foolish timate and nothing could be coming well known in this town. thing for a Seafarer to do. Top­ done. Patrolmen Goffin and side, too, has been guilty of the Shuler got the rest of the beefs same thing. If a man does not squared away before the payoff. take shots, then he should not The Lahaina Victory was be allowed to ship foreign. He another g(||'' Robin ship this can do his sailing in the coast­ week. She % .s one of the finest wise trade where shots are not required. we've had ir^Jort in a long time. The Delegates were a good It would be a good idea if bunch of guys and brought the crews would check on this be­ ship to port clean. A couple of fore the ship sails, especially U the ship is headed for the Far weeks ago they wrote in boast­ ing that'they were going to bring East. Over there the doctors are not so easy on a man. her in sparkling. They sure We've aided a lot of unions in lived up to their promise. A few weeks ago I mentioned The Brazil Victory, Mississippi, the past but this beef has made tha importance of having a sail­ paid off here in good shajpe. It the name of the SIU known and ing board on the ship near the has been a long time since we've respected by every working stiff gangway. Some men recently have missed their ships because seen a Mississippi ship in these in this town. Crews coming into this port no bbard was displayed and they parts but like all 3lU ships she are supporting the strike 100 had taken the word of one of the was shipshape all through. Isthmian's Steel Navigator percent with generous donations. crew. To be sure of making the ship came in from a voyage to the With the combination of dona­ Far East. She was fouled up tions and Seafarers on the line, before sailing time, be sure a because the Skipper refused to the white collar workers are get­ board is up. If it is not, have the Delegates see that one is go along with the SIU agree­ ting solid support. We'vp been getting a beef from procured and placed where every ment. The Skipper and Mate were working on* deck so the soine crews regarding the refusal crewmember cannot help -butdeck gang claimed 30 hours of of some men to take innocula-1 notice it before going ashore. . -M -•:^I . I "• .^.s �t'fM ,' THE SEAFARERS Page Eight LOG Friday. April 16, 1948 SBIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS '/!• •n' i •«;:i Lahaina Skipper's Alert Move Saves Crewmember With Appendicitis It was touch and go for Brother Eugene Dore when he was stricken with severe abdominal pains four days out of Walvis Bay off the Berea Men Want Even Break On Foreign Exchange Mart j - , A dollar isn't a dollar anymore no matter where you • go, but when you lose 30 cents on the buck in foreign exchange, that's too" much, decided the' crew of the Lcrea Victory. X : — At a shipboard meeting held adequate amount of on April 2, after having passed American currency or have esthrough the .maze of money tablished dollar credits in forchanging in Mai-seilles, the crew ports. voted a resolution calling for' "We further recommend, that an end to the short changing this matter be brought to the practice by having the ship's attention of all contracted cornmaster carr.y sufficient Amferi' '. can dollars or have the com­ --4N0 H&iS'sl pany draw from dollar credits; Toi rtoft in foreign ports. ou>. BOCK : Moreover, they recommend that the Skippers procure the highest rate of exchange pos­ sible before' surrendering the 'American money. In making their switch to francs the crew Was offered 214 francs per dollar by the com­ pany agent. The American Ex­ press offered 290 on the dollar and 295 on traveler's checks. On the Paris bourse, however, the' panics through the medium of rate fluctuated between 300 and the Secretary-Treasurer, and 330 francs per dollar. that he notify them, providing RESOLUTION this is passed upon by the memThe crew's resolution is as bership, to instruct all captains follows: that when in foreign ports they "We recommend the follow- should get the highest rate of ing upon being concurred in by exchange possible for the Amthe membership in all ports: erican dollar prior to accepting "That the Captains on all SIU the exchange offered by the varcontracted vessels going foreign ious agents." cost of Southwest Africa. However, Captain Anderson of the SS Lahaina Victory, Robin Line, acted with speed and deter­ mination, according to a letter from Harry Pollins, Junior Engi­ neer, and Dore got early treat­ ment for appendicitis. When the Skipper realized that Dore was seriously ill he tried without much luck to contact a shoreside radio. But finally he got in touch with a ship carry­ Standing at extreme right is Gustavo Dore, whose appendix ing a doctor who radioed back that appendicitis was probably p,cted up on trip to' South Africa. He was taken to hospital the correct diagnosis. in Monrovia, Liberia, where skipper made an emergency slop. Thjs estimate of the situation In same row, left to right: Bill O'Connor. OS; Harry Svenson, only served to confirm Captain Bosun; Alfred Nunberg, AB, and Dore. In bottom row at left Anderson's and everybody else's is Victor Carabello; Smitty. the Baker, is at right. Man in worst suspicions, for neither the ring was not identified. Captain nor the Purser nor any­ body else was equipped to per; form any surgery. his way many a time to comply* with out wishes. I wouldn't say INTO LIBERIA he pampered us, it was far from Anderson headed the Lahaina that. But I know he considered for Monrovia on the Liberian us as one happy crew that did coast and radioed the company its work well. for permission to put into that "In that way he- received the port. The company obtained utmost respect and cooperation permission from the State De­ that is due the Master of a ship. BALTIMORE — The belowpartment and radioed back. "There may have been a few par sanitai-y condition in which When the Lahaina arrived at petty difficulties within the de­ Monrovia a doctor came aboard partments but that's as far as the new crew of the SS Steel immediately and was taken to a he'd let anything go. You'd be Seafarer found the ship led to a SAMUEL R. AITKEN. Ijfar. 7 Delegate. Voted fine system for shoreside hospital where he got sure to find him in the midst of strong resolution condemning —Chairman L. J. McMillian; men leaving mes.sroom dirty. the trouble straightening it out such conditions as unworthy of Secretary Clayton Carney. Dele­ the came he needed. if if The Lahaina had a good trip and making peace. an SIU vessel. The wording of gates reports read and accepted. except for Dore's ifiness, Pollins "We made all the ports on the the resolution adds up to sound Motions- carried: To have three JOHN A. DONALD, Mar. 31— says in his letter, which was en­ east co^ist of Africa — except advice for all SIU crews. men inspect quarters Of crew Chairman Thomas Frazier; Secre­ dorsed by 28 crewmembers. One Beira, thank God, and in no port The resolution was passed at and that men wjth unclean quar­ tary Sol Cohen. Deck Delegate big reason was the fact that Cap­ was there as much as one beef a pre-departure shipboard iheet- ters be fined; that 12-4.Firemen Cohen report 13 hours disputed. tain Anderson was a highly about draws or shore liberty. ing chaired by Warren J. Calla­ be accepted as a permitmen. En- Voted to have Deck foc'sles satisfactory Skipper to sail un­ painted. Repair list approved "In Kilwa, where none of the han and was discussed and line Department voted unani­ for submission to Captain, Chief der. crew went ashore—there wasn't passed under Good and Welfare. mously to puU permitman's card Engineer, Patrolman and Agent. for failure to properly perform "WERE LUCKY" anything doing there anyway— RESOLUTION duties and sanitary work. Mo­ Minute of silence for Brothers Pollins puts it this way: the Old Man made sure there tion carried to have domestic lost at sea. It reads as follows: "We were lucky enough to wasn't one unhappy soul aboard if if if "Evei-y SIU ship is known and water tanks checked on arrival. make a trip with a Skipper during our stay there ... if EDITH, Mar. 21 — Chairman will continue to be known as a worthy of every seaman's praise. Louis W. Pepper; Secretary "All in all, we can readily say clean ship. We wish to im­ JAMES DUNCAN, Jan. 24— Captain William A. Anderson gets every vote of approval from we had a swell trip because we press on all crew-members to Chairman Pat. Milliean; Secretary Louis S. Rizzo. No disputes in.: had a Captain who went out of carry out this policy at all times. I A. W. Wasiluk. Motion carried: departments. Men requested not • us. We have all seen the condition jThat any man unable to perform to accept ^shipboard promotions; "Captain Anderson went out of his way to make it so." that this ship was left in from ,his duties as result of intoxica­ in view of expected amendment. the" previous^ voyage. According tion shall be fined $10 on first Discussion of shortcomings of to SIU policy it was below par offense and brought up on marine hospitals. , Steward' asked • and sanitary order. charges dn second offense; that to cheek icebox. Crew to» get • "We hope in the future that each departnient take A|irns new library in Philadephia. . One , this incident will never be re­ keeping recreation and laundry minute of silence for Brothers^ peated as long as we are under rooms clean. Pat Milliean dis­ lost at^^sea. if if an SIU agreement; We wish to cussed effect of performe.rs on I'liion brothers. It was sug­ urge on all members the im­ LONGVIEW VICTORY, Jan. 3 ! gested that Deck Department —Chairman A. Vasquez; Secre-portance of this matter." ^ The crew of the Steel Seafarer sougee starboard passageway and tary J. Offsianik. Motion made, had plenty of other things to the Steward Department. sougee second and carried to bring all i jl discuss about the ship's condi­ port passageway. pei-formers up on charges for not! jj if if if tion and voted to delay the signturning to. Complaints heard on until necelfesaiy repairs were JOHN A. DONALD, Feb. 29— that men were pilfering food be­ completed. She was scheduled to Chairman Thomas Frazier; Secre­ fore meal times and dirtying leave on her first trip under the tary Lee Blanlo. No beefs re­ messhall. Minute of silence for • jijii full Isthmian contract. ported by delegates. Decided to Brothers lost at sea. see Patrolman abput three Black if if i Gang permitmen allowed to re­ WACOSTA, Mar. 21 — Chair- , ;iii main aboard for second voyage man WUliam Daughty; Secretary Tti yietoi^M Miae^ shop are, left to right: F^ank when shipping was tough in Thomas WiUihms. No beefs reSerbeni^v Jr.J^gitMrnrf Engineer, and D. Baltimore. Elected Deck Engi­ fContinued OH Page neer MUton FaSi^oth to be Ship's Heynoldii Electridaiu Steel Seafarer Men Stress SIU Clean-Ship Rule V-' - Jut;.; i]I MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING �tHE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. April 16. 1948 Page Niae Digested Minutes Of SIU Ship Meetings (Contimied from Page 8) ported by departments. Voted to help Messman new*to the.ship. Voted to limit Captain to two hours to have monies if ship docks on a Saturday. Discussion of Deck rules,'laundry and food. t a> ft STEEL RECORDER. Mar. 8— Chairman John A. Sullivan; Secreteury Edward De Bourbon. Extensive discussion of food" and messroom equipment. Union literature distributed. Repair list recorded. Paper plates and cups should be carried to PersiSn Gulf for natives eating aboard. Min­ ute of silence for Brothers lost at sea, ft ft ft LAHAINA VICTORY. Jan. 18 —Chairman Bill O'Connor; Secre­ tary Frank Serbeniuk. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Discussion of problem of keeping messroom clean. Changes in menu requested to which Cook in reply explained food problem. Minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. Ship's Delegate F. Young. Deck Dele­ gate S. A. Presto. Engine Dele­ gate H.. Goering. Stewards Dele­ gate J. H. Brandon. ft ft ft I?'-.'.'"; KNOX VICTORY. Feb. 10— Chairman Blackie Colucci; Sec­ retary A1 Bernard. Reports of Delegates read and accepted. Discussion on keeping messroom clean and washing out cups. Condition of laundry also dis­ cussed. It was agreed that this is one of the best Union ships sailing, with all hands treating each other as brothers. One min­ ute of silence observed in mem­ ory of missing brothers. ft ft ft 'FORT BRI0GER. Feb. 29— Chairman John A. Ziereis; Secre­ tary George Quinoncs. Good and Welfare: Repair list made up and approved. Discussion on wash­ ing clothes brought forth the proposal that one man from each department be assigned a day for laundering the clothes in his department. One minute of si­ lence for Brothers lost at sea. Thomas. Ship's Delegate Major Costello discussed resolutions calling for new assessments and change in shipping rules. Dis­ cussion on amount of money in building fund. New Business: Discussion on new P&O agree­ ment. Motion carried to have Ship's Delegate assist in negotiat­ ing new contract. Meeting at­ tended by 82 crewmembers in­ cluding a couple of sister mem­ bers. ft ft ft RICHARD YATES. Marl 14— Chairman John Murphy; Secre­ tary not given. New Business: Motion carried that no one sign articles urttil a new Chief En­ gineer is taken aboard. Good and Welfare: New garbage can to be put in the pantry. Men told to keep their life preservers in their respective foc'sles. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. ft ft ft OUR CONTRACT EXPiR ATION DATE IS STILL MOAJTHS AWAY BUT NOW IS THE TIME TO START THINKING OF THOSE CHANGES YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IN COR AGREEMENTS. SEND YOUR SUGGESTIONS TO HEADC?UAR7ERS' OFFICES, SO THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS COMMirTErE WILL KNOW THE AUTHENTIC DESIRES OF THE MEMBERSHIP WHEN IT MEETS THE OPERATORS. '•Jl •fl ^1 •^ij - ai GOVERNOR BRANDON. Mar. 12—(Chairman and Secretary not given). Deck Delegate reported no beefs; gave a word of thanks to the Stewards Department for the excellent food. New Busi­ ness: Black Gang reported Chief Engineer cursing Wipers and giv­ ing entire department a bad time. Motion made for delegates to see Captain about getting En­ gineer on the ball. Captain has threatened to pay ofi^ Steward in Honolulu.- If this happens, en­ tire crew agreed to payoff. Good and Welfai'e: Committee ap­ pointed to write LOG about bonus for carrying, nitrate. CUT and BUN By HANK There's no doubt about it. Victory will come for our AFL trade unionists, the United Financial Employes, now approaching their fourth week of their honest strike for realistic wage raises, job security and union contracts. Although the Wall Street egotistical ft ft' ft millionaires are happily "scabbing" (beneath their traditional dig­ MONTEBELLO HILLS .Mar'. nity), and sweating and cussing—they're also plenty jittery from LAHAINA VICTORY. Feb. 29 12—Chairman Jack Kelly; Secre­ this continuously effective strike. The huge strike rally which —Chairman F. Young; Secretary tary A. J. Tannlu. Deck Dele­ invited all people in the financial district—resulted in the streets W. G. Pay. Overtime beefs on gate reported that the Chief being mobbed in all directions—and in these people hearing what 3l Mate was no good and had made deck and in engine room were the strike is all about—straight from the hearts of UFE union reported not to be serious. Dis­ the statement that he wanted no officials, SIU officials supporting this strike, and a New York cussion of status of stevedores in one on the ship except company minister. This must have cracked the stone hearts of Wall Street's tropical ports. Suggested water men. New Business; Motion car­ financial dictators and their childish, miserable offer of two dollars line aft from scuttlebutt be re­ ried that all repairs be made be­ as a wage raise—without any other realistic thing attached... paired for stevedores' use. Dis­ fore signing foreign articles. One of the many important things gained by SIU-SUP participa­ Chief Cook- paid crew compli­ ft ft ft cussion of how to stow cots. tion in this strike has been the "strike experience" given to ment on brotherhood shown by SNAKEHEAD. Nov. 27— many of our sailors who may have missed "hitting the bricks'* crew. One minute of silence for Chairman Leonard Craddock; ft ft ft in our 1946 General Strike or the Isthmian strike—due to the fact Brothel's lost at sea. Secretary Jack Ryan. Special that they were somewhere in the world aboard the ships. WILLIAM H. ALLEN. Feb. 4 meeting minutes were read re­ —Chairman^ .Add Gillam; Secre­ ft ft ft ft ft ft garding. the death of Frank tary Adam Hanke. Meeting held Now for some brotherly letters and news: From Calcutta. Carreiro. Ship's Delegate re­ in Kailthattam, India. No beefs India, dated March 14. Brother Leon "Chink" White writes: ported on Chief Mate breaking reported. Thomas Rodgers sug­ We have a good crew aboard Isthmian's Steel Advocate. Some out the Electricians at 2 A.M. gested menu changes. Steward of Ihe boys aboard are from the SS Cavalier and they can't to repair winches. There was no reported-he was getting every-' seem to get used to these long trips. We should be back to the power on deck and there was thing he could under Indian con­ home ports in about two months... Another letter is from nothing wrong with the winches, ditions. Indian customs authori­ Brother Franklin Smith, aboard the SS Allegheny Victory ties limited food coming aboard. docked in Honolulu in March—We're in these coral islands ft ft ft Suggested tfnion investigate sit­ with plenty of sunshine and loads of pineapples. After 18 BIENVILLE. Feb. 18 — Chair­ days at sea the boys took the rolls out of their sea legs to uation in India. man Robert High; Secretary Roy amble over to the Waikiki Tavern to heave a few heads. MOSOIL. Mar. IS—Chairman D. Morris. Dglegates i-eported ft ft ft Some went even further and paid a visit to the Alexandria. J. Sellers; Secretary L. ReinMe. I can't afford such night life. After all. I'm going to be chuck. Motion 'carried to elect on number of book and permita married man when I get back. It's been a swell trip and Ship's Delegate only if the de­ men in their-^departments. Good everybody is confessing what a good crew aboard. I'm having partment delegates cannot agree. and Welfare: Last standby on each watch to square away the some guys taking photos of the guys in all departments and Delegates I'eported all smooth in will send these to the LOG. Best regards to all in New York their departments. Good and messhall. Suggested that those BEREA VICTORY, Mar. 24— Welfare: General discussion of who take books fi'om the book and to Brother "Duke" Wade, the bellyrobber. Chairman C. Wright; Secretary various repairs needed and sug­ case are to return them. . One ft ft ft H.'^ Roosecrans. Asked Delegate gestions for better Jiving and minute of silence for Brothers Big "Dutch" Bolz just sailed into town from South Africa— •to see tlaptain about loss of time working conditions. Depart­ lost at sea. where he says the. LOGS cOme faithfully to various places..^-' due, to setting clock back each mental Delegates to check hospi­ Without an artistic-looking beard decorating his face. Brother Ray • >, ft ft ft morning. Voted to ask Patrol­ tal for supplies. Queen is in town again... From a long Isthmian trip Brother man to check exchange rate in Willie West anchored into New York... Brother Larry White is ft ft ft ' Marseille. Department delegates in town—and quite a happy guy he is, indeed... Brother "Dutchy** were asked to get Patrolman to STEEL WORKER. Mar. 7— Moore accidentally met a Commie in this town and had to, con­ clarify overtime. Recommended Chairman Weaver G. Manning; vince this undeserving American that he can't annoy an AFL tliat permitman picked up in Secretary John Straka. A Felts sailor with his presence or talk.., Here are some okUihiers who NIANTIC VICTORY. Mar. 7— may still be in town: Eddie Guszczynsky, H. Knowles, G. GeibeL; the Philippines be investigated. nominated and'elected as Ship's Delegate. Delegates . reported Chairman H. P. Hannigan; Secre­ M. Moore, J. Benter, C. McComiskey, C. Matt, L. Franken. ft ft ft everything all right in their de­ tary ^K. Hatgimisios. Delegates ft ft ft Delegate reported reported no beefs. New Busi­ MIDWAY HILLS. Mar. 28-- partments. Here are a few questions passed along by one Seafarer: Chairman L. C. Knowles; Secre­ that all repairs were made in ness: Motion carried to have No. Who is the skipper whose scow ran aground because he was tary Frank W. Arndt. Delegates New York. Motion carried to 1 and 2 lifeboats checked and re­ not on the bridge during a "pea-soup" fog—since he . was reported no iJfeefs at all. Kelly hold meeting every Sunday. paired on arrival in Frisco. Good loo busy making conversation or something with a lady said ship needed new fans for Good and Welfare: Crew cau- and Welfare: Suggestion made passenger?... Who is the Chief Mate who can tell you a tropical runs. Fisher. scored tioned"«ot to use toaster as hot that men going on watch be fed "sea story" about how much power he has to throw you in crew for laxness in messhall. De­ plate. One minute of silence for first and promptly. Compliments the brig—but hasn't the slightest power, in the Skipper's to Chief Cook E. B. Youngblood cided to refer to Patrolman ques- Brothei-s lost at sea. absence, to issue a medical o.p. ticket to see a doctor?... and his cooks for the fine condi­ tibft of Chief Engineer and 1st Who is the Chief Engineer who slept through eight days while ft ft ft tion 'of the food being served. Ass't doing electrical work. Min­ the engine room had trouble going across—and then made ute of.silence for Seamen 'lost at FLORIDA. Mar. 14—Chairman One minute of silence for his "stooge" Third Assistant a First Assistant and transformed Vernon Bryant; Secretary Dan Brothers lost at sea. • his First Assists "V- Third Assistant? ' ' " " -*r I �Friday. April 16. 1946 THE SE AFARERS LO G i*age Ten X iv w Post's Build-Up Of America Skipper Bores One Old Salt To the Editor: man and can daily box three fast rounds with professionals. He's The Saturday Evening Post in its issue of February 28 came spoiling to show off his prowess out with a malicious article en­ to the crew." titled, "The Captain They ' I'm afraid he is too good for Couldn't Blow Down." A pair me. We've just sparred onc^—" of fendlubbers, authors of the six roimds with Les Darcy, the article, have given the finky Australian middleweight. After master a press build-up that that I shipped out of Sydney as would make Hollywood green second mate on. the foiu-casted With envy. Here's an excerpt bark Juteopolis in August^ 1917, and went round the Horn with­ front, their slick paper blurb: out seaboots. ^ Manning looks upon him­ "Captain Manning is a stormself as a modern Captain Ahab. pursuing the evils. battered shellback who has been Unions are regarded by him as cited for heroism at sea." This person is no hero. Fve a form of creeping paralysis just been aroimd the Horn five threatening the very existence of our merchant marine. Skip­ times in sail and held aloft on per of the America, our na­ swaying footropes for dear life, tion's only luxury liner, Harry "Commodore Manning is a Manning knows his mind. navigator who knows the latest He insists that the captain is gadgets." still master of his ship, come We have a master's license in helL* high water—or even the square-rigged sail, first issued in mzuitime unions. The idea of New York on January 20, 1919, unions makes him see a deep and last renewed on March 4, riiade of political red. The 1944. Masters. Mates and Pilots. A REAL CUT-UP AFL. demanded that all un"afBliated captains join their "Master Manning plays the assoriation... piano like a maestro; he keeps To sum up, we can well con­ the instrument in his cabuv and clude that the Saturday Evening specializes in playing Moonlight Post has publicly told its read- Sonata." era< that the maritime unions are We are not romantic as that. all communist-led. Therefore At times we invite a few of the liocal 88 of the Masters, Mates boys into the cabin, then have a and Pilots has instituted a law drink all around and sing the suit lor criminal libel against the chantey we know so well: magazine. "O, blow the man down, . Captain Manning has already bullies! Blow him right been • handed a subpoena. The dovra! suit" is for damages to the "To my way, hey—^blow: the amount of $500,000. man down!" • CAN DO BETTER A fAUSE FOR REFRESHMENT ON THE BAVXITE RUN The rumor is. that the only thing cold in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, is the beer.'Here are five crewmembers off the SS Alcoa Roamer finding out for themselves during a recent call in Puerto. From left to right: Herman Hendricks and Mack Wiggins, Howard Gould, William Brown and Cecil Gordon. Hendricks is the ship's radio operator, a member of -the Radio Officers Union, AFL; the rest are Seafareriu Back In Fold Log'A'Rhythms CaASTWISE PAYOFF . Captain Manning, according to' the article, is a man who can do anything better than we can. "In 1917, as an apprentice," states the article," he made a voyage to Japan. He acquired a work­ ing knowledge of Japanese, Ger­ Parents Enjoy LOG, man, Russian and Spanish." Learn of Ships, Sea This: writer only spoke Latvian at first. Then it took us seven To the Editor: years to learn Russian and Ger­ My son, Philip L. Huss, has man, and another seven years the LOG sent to our home week­ passed before we were able to ly. I'd like to tell you how much speak Italian and Spanish well. I enjoy it. I am somewhat green "Manning is known as a big when it comes to ships and sea ship captain who knows the as we are railroad people and come from far in land at Fort presidents in person." » This sailor sailed out of Riga, Scott, Kansas. My son gets a big kick out of Latvia,, in 190^ as an ordinary seaman on the two-masted my asking him questions about schooner Cornelius, and ran ships, so you see that is why I away from her in England wear­ enjoy the LOG so much and at ing but the clothes in which he the same time am learning a stood, and with but five bob in little about the sea. We are cer­ tainly proud that our son is pocket. - Then, after two weeks of look­ a member of the SIU. Grace Allen Huss ing, for a job by day and sleep­ La Belle, Fla. ing in the cornfield by night in rainy September, we shipped out on the four-casted bark Oweenee^ a skysait yarder, bound for Australia. If you don't find linen HIGH PRESSURE when you go aboard your "Mr. Manning, an officer in ship, notify the Hall at once. bright unifo.rm, has paced the A telegram from Le Havre or bridge of luxury liners." Singapore' won't do you any We have just sailed ip square good. It's your bed and you xiggexs as AB four years and have to lie in it. then as Chips fdr a couple more. "Msater Manning is a tough ATTENTION! •r'-' • •• By^ILL GILSTRAP * Then the boys, joining in the chorus, would lustily sing: "O, give us some time to blow the man down." R. J. Peterson Captain, MM&P ^kkkkkklk The sailor's eyes, like cloudspots on the sea, Were flickering with a sharp serenity. When they were told the rapture of the play • Offset the cost, the briefness of their stay. The sailor's eyes, like sea haze in the night. Bill Scarlett, SIU oldtimer, who is now back in action after a short sta^ on the beach, got a hearty welcome from many of his Union.brothers. Were glowing quietly, as they watched the*light p. Of amber liquid poured, of love songs purred. Of creamy, shoulders, soft and neon blurred. Thanks SIU For Aid In Getting His Check The sailor's eyes, like sea haze in the night, To the Editor: I wrote to the LOG a short time ago about a check which I had not received from South Atlantic SS Company. ^ After you called their offices they sent me a letter explaining about it and informed me as to what I should do. Today I re­ ceived a check from the party who had endorsed the check with my name. I'm sure the company would have ignored me if I had not been a Union member, and a member of the SIU at that. Thanks a million for your help. Eldon Peterson As prancing B—girls shook their hennaed manes, Wer!e-_mystic with disturbing clarity. And bar bills mounted up and up again^ .'V '^9 The ship of joy sailed on toward morning's shore. The girls drank and smiled and promised more. The sailors grinned; the drinks were rearranged, The jukebox blared, the barman kept the change. The motley group watched with envious leer, And the sailors drank their morning-after beer, And laughing softly, lightly shook their head: "Our mopey's gone, we sail today," they said. ' t -" | ^ �vjigMT^^Tv- Friday. April 16, 1848 JT HE SEAFARERS LOG Brandon Crewmen Bluest Bonus For Nitrate Load Page Eleven THE BARTENDER HAS A BIRTHDAY Feels Performers Foul-Up Union , 'Bread & Butter' To the Editor: To the Editor: The ciewmeinbers of the Gov­ ernor Brandon, Waterman, after serious consideration both pro and con, are unanimous in their desire to have ammonium ni­ trate declared as penalty cargo. The stevedores who load this cargo, under the safest condi­ tions, receive a 100 percent bon­ us. Therefore, .seamen should not encounter any great difficulty in obtaining similar compensation. We believe that the views' ex­ pressed in this letter are those of a large part of the member­ ship of the SIU. In view of this fact we suggest that our repre­ sentatives take immediate steps to open negotiations for a bonus of at least 100 percent. This bonus should apply to all ships transporting this highly explosive material and should be made retroactive as per the stevedores' bonus. We also suggest that matter be given as much publicity as possible to the membership. M. Darley Ship's Delegate Governor Brandon BECOMES PAPA, RUNS FOR OFFICE, WANTS TO SHjjP To the Editor: -ff Sensible crewmembers are get­ ting tired of all these so-called good union men who are glad to raise the roof about some minor beef on the ship or in the HaU, but. when there is a bookman, permitman or whitecarder on the .ship who is a performer they start the old cry, "I don't want to take a man's bread and better away from him." •t Shipmates gather around Eddie Mooney, barman on the SS Alcoa Cavalier, as he proudly displays cake tendered him in celebration of his birthday (we weren't told which one). Kneel­ ing are from left to right: Joe Magdelena. Waiter; Mooney; Harvey Dawson, Messman; Eddie Mulford. Bartender; and Ray Mileck, Pantryman. Chief Cook Walter Ready (white hat) looks on approvingly. The other Brothers were not identified. Green Cites Delays On Long Voyage Home; He And Hughes Marooned In South Africa To the Editor: I lost ten pounds. Maybe it On February 16, due to medi­ was due to the operation, but cal reasons, Ernie Hughes and I water doesn't exactly put meat signed off the Joseph H. Hollister on your bones. FINALLY SPRUNG here in Lourenco Mai-ques. We were the only crewmembers I finally got out on the 27th of whose conditions warranted hos­ February; Hughes about a week pitalization. I'd say 99 percent later. My time came when the of the crew was sick during our sister came in and told me I was time in Beira. finished and could leave. Well it happened. I am the prbud father of a seven-and-ahalf pound baby girl.' Mother and daughter are doing fine. Maybe Tm sorry she isn't .a a boy so she could ship out SIU, but we are pretty proud of Mar­ guerite Lynne Greenlee. Hughes was suffei'ing with Now this will give you a heai-t trouble and I had appen­ laugh. I am running for Con­ dicitis. stable here on the Democratic ticket. ADVANCES NO PROBLEM We were sitting around the It has been the consul's prac­ other day drinking and batting the breeze and I was ribbing tice to give men their discharges some guy about running for Con- ' when signing off and insist at the stable and he said he would bet same time that, their money be me 15 dollars that I wouldn't deposited with him or the Agent, even sign up to run. 'Although this happened to us we Well, I bet him because it only l"'ave had no trouble in getting cost 10 dollars to announce for advances. the job and I could make five We went to the hospital the dollars. same afternoon. The only thing What's more, a lot people seern worth commenting about was the to think I can win—and wouldn't food. You get pretty hungry that be something! ^ after a few days; it's either do or H. W. Greenlee ' die, so scrape the grease off, 1333 West 51h Avenue close your eyes, hold your nose Huniingion, West Virginia and hope for the best. The doctor was to take me downtown. It was after five when we left and I knew the agent's office would be closed, but I figured thej' had a room ai-ranged. Luckily thei-e was someone at the office and after a hurried conference they sent me to the Savoy Hotel. If you've ever seen a boar's nest, that joint is it. This is a lot of bull. If a man is going to be an a.sset to our' Union, he has to be able to take care of the job for which he holds a rating. He also should not be allowed to perform and gradually knock down the prestige we all have worked so hard to build. These guys are a liability. It is up to all of us to get rid of them. Sure, it is a little trouble to the men who must prefer the charges, but it was a little trouble to win the Isthmian beef and the 1946 General Strike and all the previous beefs. CAN'T SEE IT rl -' '.G •' -'VJ •m cyyt-V Twe/JTV FIV/F SUP BROTHER RIDES SEATRAINS, LIKES THE SET-UP m To the Editor: I moved my gear into the Carl­ ton which is not a bad dump. York. They are the Joliet Vic­ tory, Robin Gray and Robin Tuxford. Apparently Robin is the onlj"^ line we can get transporta­ tion aboard. If we don't get aboard one of these ships we'll I have held several jobs on the Seatrains when these jobs were allocated to the New York SUP' Hall after there were no takers in the SIU Hall. I wish to express appreciation not only for myself but .in®behalf of. all SUP men who ride these jobs. Most of them have their homes and families in this be calling the SIU to help us sector of the Atlantic coast and get out of here. these jobs sure come in handy. It would be a good idea to put a clause in our agreements with companies sailing passenger ships that they agree to give priority first class passage to all stranded SIU men. "A loi of Sailors probably often wonder w.»al Chief Mates do off watch?" writes Seafarer John J. Bluitt. of the MV Mooring Hitdt, Alcoa "Well, here's my version." i Why should we weaken our They call it a moderate hotel, if present position for the sake of you can call $50 a week moder­ ate for a double room without a few jerks who cannot do their private bath. Meals are $4 a day work? extra for each of us. We don't take away their bread and butter. They can go We can't figure out why the;/ and weaken the finks. Having •- 'M are keeping us here when it costs so much. They have re­ them in our Union really takes fused to send us to Durban. The away the bread and butter of Consul says he doesn't want to our capable non-peiforming put us on a ship as workaways. brothers evei-y time one of them Someone must have gotten on takes a job off the board. his neck for working men out All this sounds hard and cruel, of this port. Anyway, that's why maybe it is, but this is a hard •I we have been here so long. world to get along in. It is espe­ cially so if a man expects to take THREE COMING IN aU the breaks but will not do his At the end of the month there part. Let's shake these guj's a will be three ships in for New little. This is the only way we can keep our position. • I Add Gilham -AWDAO-THtS fiaa , The cheapest, dirtiest, smelliest house I've ever seen. To top it off they call it a hotel. The night T was there was one I'll never forget. I cleared out the next day and haven't been near it. since. LIFE CAN BE MISERABLE ' There are, at present, five SUP men on deck and one be­ low. Some of the permitmcn aboard will have to get off as their 60 days are up. However, as far as my SIU shipmates are concerned, I have never sailed -In closing, I hope you will with a friendlier bunch, and I publish this in the LOG and give have been sailing since 1912. this warning to all men sailing I hope that -some day soon, around African ports: Do not we will have ironed out the sign off your ship unless it is an slight difference between the tW» extreme emergency. If neces­ greatest AFL waterfront Unions and by so doing will show the sary, make it an English speak­ rest of maritime that there is ing port—it makes things a lot unity, strength and good will easier. between our organizations, Les Green Harry A. Thompson (SUP) '?!l ^'4 �Pag» Twelr# K •'•r- • T BE SEAF ARERS LO C. Cnmp Halls, Foreign Flag Ships Justify New Assessments: Dugina Friday; April IS, 1948 CAREFREE CAPE CREWMEMBERS or sponsored by American capi­ men are incompetent" in their tal and run by a dummy corpo­ duties. They also make a prac­ Along South Street in New ration formed in Panama. tice of transferring aliens from York crimp halls, bearing the one ship to another with the LAX REQUIREMENTS unassuming names of "shipping threat that they will be turnejj agencies," are thriving. Business Since these ships do not come over to Immigration authoi'ities. is so good they even have run- under such strict regulations as ners to go out and get the men American flag vessels in so far If a man is injured aboard one as annual inspections, safety of these ships he can't collect for them. compensation / because men are Although they aren't using the measures and sanitary„ condi^ ^ not protected under their own more/ violent methods to acquire Pons; low wages, poor food and country's maritime laws while on the men, they are still resorting "o corporation taxes are the the vessel of another flag. to "some tactics of the old ship­ primary reasons some of the chiseling operators' have taken To sum it up, we can • plainly ping days. the chance to operate ships un­ see what is going on and how These halls supply men to der foreign registry. the shipowners would like to ships . flying the Panamanian, These are the same ships that force us into the above situa­ Honduran and other foreign were built and paid for by the tion. flags. When a foreign ship's crew American taxpayer's money dur­ piles off here—and who could ing the war. Now these ships are This is one of the many rea­ sons why I think that the ten blame them •the runners are out make money for the un- dollar strike and ten dollar build­ in Torce to scare up live ones. scrupulous operators while the ing assessment are good ideas. All of this has come about be- American seamen are thrown out They will insure us a hiring cause some American, operators of work, hall and the strike fund" will have found out that they can! This is where the crimps come be future insurance against the make more money by operating!in with their low wages, bad operators who will undoubtedly Life seems to be enjoyable aboard the Cape Mohican, at ships under a foreign registry,' food and bad conditions. It's hard try to use the Taft-Hartley Act least the smiles on the faces of the crewmembers would lead namely the Panamanian flag, j to man this huge fleet' so the against us. one to believe such was the case. The names of the hoisters There registration rates are very companies, hard pressed for men, Let's show them how strong and the hoisted were not given. Ship is a former Bull Line lo^sr, have to resort to some method we are financially, physically and vessel now being operated by Mar-Ancha Corporation, a newly ^ „ of getting men to man the ships. in union spirit. At tte present time Psnamn ^ SlU-contracted company. The run is between the Islands and ranks third m the world m mer^ East Coast ports. Picture was taken by Seafarer M. B. AyCock. John Dugina chant marine registered net ton­ For their services the crimps nage. The majority of these get as much as ten to fifteen ships are owned by Americans dollars and expenses per man, twenty dollars and expenses for officers. In some cases aliens are Montehello Crew yard. The gangway was low­ made to pay for a job on one To the Editor: ered and the Company Agent of these ships. I signed on the William Mulcame aboard with letters for the Thanks Philly In their scouting for men the hoUand January 5 in Vancouver, crew. crimps usually pick up drunks in bars, from park benches and British Vancouver, due to the I thought there was something For Beef Speed gutters. They usually help the fact that the ship was short two funny so I went to the Port victims along through the aid messmen. The steward was a Captain next morning. He said To the Editor: of a bottle of booze and then good egg, but the Chief Mate the mail had been stolen, but he Inasmuch as the beef on "the out to the ship they go. had not told anyone of it. The never got along with anybody. SS Montehello Hills has been Port Purser said he turned the THE DOUBLE-CROSS settled, we the crewmembers of case over to the FBI. This is In London it was cold, and the If they pick up a man who that ship would like to offer our strictly chopped nuts. conveyor belt didn't work. We • sincere thanks and appreciation isn't a seaman they fill him with This is just a sample of the fof the representation and co­ fancy stories of adventure, high got the job done but only after hard luck the boys got on this operation we ^received from the wages aand easy work. Out at we spent a good hunk of dough. ship: "Hard Luck Mulholland." membership as a whole and from sea it is a different story, for Sparks came back to the ship The latest rumor has it that the P h i1 a d e 1 p h*i a Agent Blackie the articles they have signed and there was no gangway aren't worth a damn. If they are Maritime Commission will get Gardner, Don Hall, Bob Pohle, not satisfactory to the Master the ship. If this is a hard, luck so he came up the ladder. He Bill Luth and, last but not least, the men can be put off the ship ship now, there is no telling attorney JPhilip Goldstein. was half way up when he fell. in any port and other men hired what will happen . when those Looking somewhat disgrunt­ The officials in Philly leaned He was injured so badly that he in their place. poor souls take over. over backwards to have the dis­ died at 5 A. M. If the Chief had led with conditions, three MulOne practice is to reduce the Angelo Bello hqllanders -line up on the stern pute settled amicably. Due to left the gangway up the accident for a picture. Left to right, wages out at sea, claiming the their untiring efforts we are now they are: Ken Ollenburger. making ready to sail, the beef ARMY WAY VEXES MM; Shorty. AB; and Eboe, having settled in our favor. CORPORAL MCVEIGH AB. Shot by Angelo Bello. Tlie membership can read an Halls and property, and our offi­ accoimt of the beef which ap­ To.fhe Edifor: To the Editor: cials are paid to see- that our peared in the LOtr dated April ,By chance a few weeks ago my property is taken care of. Why, never would have happened. As you c;m see by my address, 2, 1948. ship headed into Sg^annah, hasn't it been replaced? I am in the army now. I would We finally got away and ran With this type of representa­ Georgia, for a payoff. The ship, This kind of business should into a storm. The MulhoUand like to get a copy' of the SEA­ tion we know that the SIU can the SS Samuel Mclntyre, South FARERS LOG and the West only go forward to bigger and Atlantic, docked on February 21, be taken care of as soon as it rolled like a rolling pin. Every Coast Sailors, if you could send better things. In closing, we so before paying off I decided to happens. I feel that this sort of time she shook, the Messman it to me. again say "Thank you, Phila- stroll up to the HaU for a copy mqtter warrants the attention of and Eboe stood frozen as if If I ever get out of the army delpl^a." of the SEAFARERS LOG. Little all. After all, the Hall is up­ Boris Karloff had sprayed them I expect to sail agaifil as a mem­ stairs and a stranger not know­ Crew. SS Montebello Hills did I know the difficulty I Was ing where the Hall is would get with a death ray. / ber of the SIU. I know it is the going to have before achieving best Union in the maritime field. disgusted just looking. (Ed. Note: The Mate of the my objective. FALSE ALARM I came over here to Norway Like I said before it probably Montebello HUls fired the After arriving at the address has been overlooked but we Sea­ on the General Taylor. On the One night after the storm, we Dele<jeles for union activity, where our Hall is supposed to way over, we had sonie sailors farers like to know the where­ and two men were hauled be­ be, I was surprised to find not abouts of our Hall when we go were on the hatch when Abe the on that army transport. I noticed Fireman sighted an object three that they were out painting the fore the Coast Guard. The even a sign to direct me. After looking for it. miles to the port side. The Old bulkhead as well as some should­ Philadelphia Branch had the walking a couple of blocks I, by Fred R. Hicks Jr. chance, ran into a couple of sea­ Man said '"hard left" *so we ers., which being a union man, I charges dropped and forced men in the local beer hall who until we got close. It didn't like. But you know how the Mate off the ship.) Permitmen Can Have Log circled took me to the Hall.. 3 the army is. waST just an old raft. Of course I thought it had Mailed To Their Homes Cpl. William J. McVeigh Coming into Mobile River we Straubing. Germany moved or something, but this were struck by fog and lay at was untrue. I inquired around To the Editor: anchor. The fog lifted and we and was told the sign identifying Being a permitman I do not Send in the minutes of were on our way. The pilot boat the Hall as belonging to the SIU know whether I am entitled to your ship's meeting to the came but the pilot would not had blown down six months be­ receive the LOG. If I am, I wish New York Hall. Only in that come aboard so he went all the The slop chest is your cor­ way can the membership act fore and had never been hung you would please send it to my way back for, another one. ner store while you are at up again. oi» your recommendations, home. My mother and father sea. You can't take your and then the minutes can be both enjoy the LOG very much: Halfway up the river fog TAKE CARE trade someplace else If the printed in the LOG for the John B. Geissler struck in again so they dropped slop chest doesn't have what Now, brothers, we all know Five A. M. next benefit of all other SIU New Orleans. La. the hook. you.need. that. our Union - appropriates (Ed. Note: Of course, of morning we tried • agaiiv and crews. money every week to better our course.) passed Sand Island to the^lower ' -4, To the Ediloi: Mulkolland Is Rough; Pities New Crew Hunted Hall, No Dice; Wants Sign Send Those Minutes ATTENTION! vr.' V' .. �Friday, AprU 16, 1848 Shaia Asserts Savannah Branch Operates Soundly THE SEAFARERS THEY SAILED STEEL CHEMIST LO G Page Thirleea Hails Support Of UFE, Says He's Proud Of SIU trade unions, who have respond­ ed with help of all kinds: food, The strike of the Lnited Fin­ money and pickets. All organ­ In a recent issue of the LOG, 1 ancial Employes on Wall Street ized labor seems to understand noticed in the spaced called in which the Seafarers have been what this beef means to the "Beef Box," a complaint about helping is a wonderful demon­ UFE and to all labor unions. ; the Hall in Savannah. The stration of union cooperation, brother wrote that there was don't think there has been a But the fact that the Sea­ . some back-door shipping going finer sample of solidarity any­ farers were out there militantly demonstrating that they knoW; on there. where. the score and that an injury to In, reply to the brother who I, for one, am proud to say one union member is an injury made that complaint, I would that I am a member of the Sea­ to all union members made me . like to say, in plain words, that farers International Union on feel extra good. We don't take, , I don't think he' is on the right the basis of our brotherly atti­ any attack on trade unionisfn. Course. tude alone. lightly. This is serious stuff toI have shipped out of the I don't want anyone to think all union men. Savvanah branch on several oc­ Earl Laws, who took these photos on the Isthmian ship's I am underestimating the sup­ Some of our brothers have casions and I could not see latest trip says he doesn't know the full names of his sub­ port given the striking financial - where there was any so-called jects. These boys will no doubt forgive him; left to right: workers Ijy the scores of other never had any actual experience in a real beef. This UFE strike back-door shipping. I think the Brothers Cox, F. Cook and Brooks. gave them an opportunity to • ' ^ 1 Savannah dispatching is being see how the employers wiU use . run as well as it is in New York, every means — fair or foul — to where it is under the supervision smash their efforts to win a bet­ • of our capable' Brother, Pau ter life. It doesn't matter whether, Gonsorchik. you're a white collar worker, a/ And as far as Brother Charles painter, miner, or a seaman. The^Starling is concerned, I should fact that you belong to a union.be the last one in the world to labels you as a threat in -thq, put in a good word in his favor bosses' eyes. . :• To Ihe Editor; : as he once brought me up on We have shown we know the! charges, which kept me from My dad is on the SS Del Munscore. That a militant bunch of shipping for awhile. That is, do and ships out of New Orleans. men in a strong' union is the , ; until at trial committee cleared only chance wd have to maintain, He has been on the Del Mundo me. the decent things all working", However, as they saying goes, since it first sailed, but we never stiffs are entitled to. - We've I must give him his due, I must read anything about his ship in shown this to the entire nation. • say that Brother Starling, the the LOG. Our support of the UFE has •-V • Savannah Agent has his hands won the respect and admiration My dad has the LOG sent to •full and in all my experience of trade unions aU over. In fact, with the Hall I down there, I us and we really enjoy reading anyone who is fair-minded, and it, but we would like to read have always found it to be run wants to see the imderdog get about his ship sometime. /in a 100 per cent SIU manner. a break has applauded our ac­ He is in South America now Spud, galley man on the Steel Chemist, suns himself Fred Shaia, Steward tion. and is supposed to return to New while he catches up on some reading matter. * SS Seatrain Havana Orleans sometime in April. CAN BE PROUD Woolcott Was Sluggish They call my dad "Val" and As a imion of hardworking, my own nickname is "Fella." I honest u'hion men wishing to On Voyage To Venice am 13 years old. see other union guys get a. -de­ To the Editor: cent break, we .can be proud-^ I hope you can find something all of us—^for the part we .sire After 28 days, of fast (?) trav­ to print about the SS Del To the Editor: and those milk rounds are some­ playing in the UFE strike. Our Mundo. We will keep on i-eadelling, this Alcoa scow, SS Alex­ thing you don't find in other reputation has grown by leaps ander Woolcott, reached Gondol- ing the LOG anyway, however, I would like to disagree with hospitals. and bounds. And that is what •aville (Venice) from Galveston, because it is really interesting. Brother Frank Schutz' favorable we should want—to let every­ Brother, if you have to get a dis^nce of 6,000 miles, with­ MUfred (FellaL Valentine, Jr. verdict on the marine hospitals. sick, make it Baltimore. That's one know we will fight for what out much fanfare. However, I certainly am glad where you'll be treated well and is right. (Ed. Note: All right, you On our return we may hit New to learn that he has been fixed given the proper care. Every man who has been out Orleans. If there are any bro- men on the Del Mundo, how up and is well satisfied. Plenty For instance, the other night there doing his bit in this strike jthers who want to take a slow about giving "Fella" Valen­ of others I know aren't satisfied. the Veterans Service League put can say to himself: ship across, they can come to tine a break?' Get out your I was at Staten Island Hospi­ on a show for us. It was just "I can afford to be proud of •this Alcoa grain carrier and she ^will see to it that her sailor pens and paper and limber up tal for three months. I went in a try to see if the men liked what we are doing for we ate fighting on the side of decency :boys get tired of going to sea. your cameras. Send your with one bad leg and came out it better than playing bingo. and fair-play. We are ; showing with two. stories to,the LOG.) V. Perez Mrs. Joseph Kurdle, the presi­ the world we have the guts and When the doctors discovered dent of the league, gave a little determination to get into a fight their mistake, they tried hard talk asking the boys if they where the going is tough—and enough to get me back in.. But wouldn't rather have the show. I came down to Baltimore in­ The yes vote was unanimous. stay with it." That's the reason we Seafarers stead. IN GOOD VOICE are sailing under the best con­ I am certainly glad I came ditions and wages in the marL -down here, for if there is any­ Then there was Mrs. Ella time indystry. Those wages, mid exact conformity with the Sen­ thing that can be done the doc­ Barks who did some good sing­ April-7, 1948 conditions are no accident. ate bill in so far as this phase tors here will do it. They really ing and had the boys join in To the Editor: And that's how I feel about it.. of the legislation is concerned. take good care of you. with her for a few songs which I think your paper should have everybody enjoyed. As this amendment was orig­ Frank Sehula| one or two slaps on the wrist for CHECK-UP inally offered in the Senate _ by Then there was the star of the 'its reporting of- the proceedings Senator Knowland of California I arrived here on March 24 show, little Dorothy Butts. She in the House (of Representatives) and in the House by me (also and they did more checking on was, I'd judge, about 10 years Working At Inn, a few days ago on the shipping Offers Lodging from California) I think it might me the first week than they did old. •provisions of the ERP bill. well be thought of as a con­ in the whole three months at Dorothy was the little girl who To Seafarers '3k\ I note in the issue of 2 April tribution of California Members Staten Island. I am beginning to kissed a soldier who'd lost his .that on page one and Ai the edi- of Congress to the shipping in­ feel a lot better. voice during the war. After she To the Editor: jtorial page, you state that the dustry of the United States. It's going to be some time be­ kissed. him he regained his I am still going to sea and am House did not adopt the provi­ Willis W. Bradley. M. C. fore Til be back in the condition speech' and, they say ,he hasn't keeping my book up to date, sion requiring 50 per cent of the stopped talking since. House of Representatives I was in last year, however. but for the time being I have cargoes purchased in the United The chow here is good too. taken a shoreside job. I'm do­ Washington, D. C. Dorothy sang and tap-danced States with ERP funds to be ing business at the Martha and put out the numbers for the (Ed. Note: Our wrists are carried in American bottoms and Washington Tourist Inn and door prizes, which were five car­ that this would go to Conferees tingling. As we explained in Trailer Court in Alexandria, Vir­ tons of cigarettes. the LOG of April 9, we had an for adjudication. . ginia—^just six miles from Wash­ If you can find a spot to ex­ ington, D. C. Let's keep the record straight incomplete report of the pro­ press our thanks to the men and b • noting that I offered an ceedings of the House ^ of I'd like to have the LOG ^nt women who go out of their way to me here and, above all,- if a:..endment to that effect im­ Representatives when the LOG to provide cheer for men who my Seafarers are passing through mediately after the acceptance of . of April 2 went to press. Representative Bradley is to can't get out themselves I think this neighborhood, stop in. and the amendment striking out the it will make them feel a little see me. I'll always have , a --bod 200 ship charter- provision and be commehded for his con­ better. that my amendment was ac­ sistently leading role in be­ for an SIU brother. cepted by voice vote thereby half of American ' seamen and C. D. Myert Geoige T. Freshwater 'i 3* bringing the House bill into shipping. To the Editor: To the Editor: Boy Likes Log But Wants News Of Dad's Ship Claims Baltimore Hospital Is Ahead Of Staten Island Bradley Sets Record Straight; He Pushed 50 Percent Rider • FIT �T H E S E AF AR ERS Page Fourteen LOG iBellboy 'Little Joe' Kotallk Is Called Colorful Personality By Dei Norte Crow i By SALTY DICK ABOARD SS DEL NORTE — . There's nothing small about Jo­ seph (Little Joe) Kotalik — dei. spite the fact that he is not much ^ more than four feet tall. His • shipmates aboard this Mississip-; pi cruise ship know him as a ^-.guy who does things in a big "way. Little Joe, they readily , agree, is an asset to his Union, and to the entire ship's company. Little Joe is one of the Del c- Norte's bellboys and he responds ^^- to the bong with the pep and . vigor of a flyweight champ. Be. fore he took over that job he sweated out a stint as a Black Gang messman. He's glad he was '^Jable to make the change. Bi'other Kotalik holds undisputed title as the Del Norte's most colorful personality. That's understandable for Joe has trav­ If li; elled life's road in anything but ^^ithe conventional way. iliiiiiiii-. ^ KEYSTONE STATE p; As-a kid in a small Pennsyl•|i ""V vania town. Brother Joe indulged .. in the same stunts and boyish pranks as the rest of his school­ mates. He differed from the rest only in that he was always caught. Politically-minded at that early "LITTLE JOE" KOTALIK age, Joe used to keep the teacher on his side by plumping the old of midgets—with the truant offi­ red apple on her desk eVery cer right behind them. He was 14 then. morning. He numbers among hiS friends This astuteness paid our SeaJohn Boles of the movies and tarer-to-be worthwhile dividends. Ozzie Nelson, the orchestra lead­ Whatever teacher would accuer, both of whom he has ap­ ^ mulate by way of gifts and con­ peared with.. fiscated material from the class, HAS A GIRL she would give to Joey at the Cupid inflicted a wound in end of the day. Joe's heart during a stopover in In later years, when the rest Chicago and apparently he's nev­ of the guys were hefty enough to er quite recovered. The girl in go out for the football .team, Joe the case still coi-responds with stuck ^to his marbles with a him. Some day the wedding bells vengeance. He became one of may ring out. the town's best shooters. For eight years, Brother KotAt an age when most guys alik stayed on the road touching are still trudging off to school hamlets and villages which don't with the lunch mother packed even show up on our largest for them. Little Joe was touring maps. Finally, he landed in New the countryside with a troupe, Orleans, where he got a job on Boston Warns Crewmen To Wait For Patrolman Before Paying Off By WALTER SIEKMANN BOSTON—Shipping is sort of What happened was this: Com­ slow here but we did pay two pany agents were "misinformed" Watermans off and both of them about the time of payoff, or just "neglected" to let the SIU Hall signed right on again. The Berea Victory had beefs know when the payoff would be. galore, and we had to tell the As a result, two tankers, the Chief Engineer to sit down with SS Hood River and SS Idaho the agreement during his time Falls, paid off without a Patrol­ man present. off and learn what's in it. Some of the beefs turned out The crews lost good overtime. to be bum ones as sometimes And they lost other beefs that happens. Howeyer, all legitimate couldn't be squared afterwards. overtime was collected at the What's more, these crews jeop­ ardized the entire agreement by point of production. * The Knox Victory had the irresponsibility. same old rough and tough 1st These just happened to be Assistant Engineer, but you'd tanker crews, but this warning never know him. He's rough and goes to all crews. Don't pay off tough no longer. He's turned in­ in any port without an Agent or to a meek little lamb of a guy. a Patrolman present. In addition to the Waternjans We've had good reports from we've had some Isthmians here the 50-odd men who went to in transit, as we usuaUy do. New York to help out in the " There's one thing we'd like to UFE beef in Wall Street. Some bring home to the membership. of the boys who remained here It's something which happened are pretty steamed up and wish on a couple of our contracted they could go too. tankers recently. It's partly the We haven't had any more col­ fault of the companies, but cer­ tainly the crews should never lege- girls down to see the ships, that's our bi^st cpmplaint. have let it happen. - the knee of a ventriloquist ap­ pearing at the Roosevelt Hotel. Having saved his pennies. Joe was able to fulfill a life-long dream. He got a location and a partner and set up a business, selling firewater to the thirsties. (Joe, by the way, is a teetotaler —doesn't touch the stuff.) The enterprise stepped off as a success. Shelves were cleared of bottles with astounding speed and Joe's dreams of a soft liv­ ing were inflated. But they col­ lapsed with a big poof when Joey found that the cash regis­ ter didn't hold the key to his dreams. His partner had been working overtime—drinking up the busi­ ness. That ended the enterprise. It was shortly after this de­ bacle that Joey went to sea. He became a member of the SIU. He's the second member of his family to carry membership in the Seafarers. Brother Tom, who, believe it or not, measures six feet, one inch, is the other sail­ ing Kotalik. Joey is the boss, he claims. A PROBLEM, BUD? The life of ihe present day seaman is difficult and often very complicated. He is 'at the mercy of lanscrupulous companies, goTemment agen­ cies. brass hats and hiunan sharks of various descrip­ tions, everyone trying to take advantage of him. If he hap­ pens to know some of his rights, he is Sneeringly refer­ red to as a Sea Lawyer. A Special Services Dept. of the Union has been sat up to cpasult with you on all four proMems involviitg the Goast Guards Shipping Commission­ ers, UnemployoMnt • Insuranoe, personal injury claims, your statutory rights when you become ill aboard ship. Immigration Laws, and your dear, beloved Draft Board. If you happen to be in New York, contact us personally, or if you are out of town, write and you will receive a prompt reply. Address all mail to SPE­ CIAL SERVICES, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Your Union is your shoreside contact. USE IT S FACILI­ TIES. Frisco SIU Rallies Coast Labor To The'Sa^ort 01 UK Workers By STEVE CARDULLO Friday, April IS, 1948 Port Tampa Riding Crest Of Shipping Wave By C. SIMMONS TAMPA — Shipping and busi­ ness have been very good in this port for the past couple of weeks. We have had one pay­ off and shipped- several men to different ships on the coastwise run. A big boost was the full crew we shipped aboard the Robert M. McBui-hey, Overlakes. We are getting Isthmian ships in this port now. During; the past ten days we had two to take loads for the Near East. The William H. Allen will dock here tomorrow and that will make it three. Being newcomers to this port there was "a slight misunderstanding concerning stores when the last Isthmian arrived. The Steward soon learned the story of the finky ship chandlers in this port and all supplies were purchased elsewhere. It's going on two years since they used police protection to store ships during our strike, but we haven't relented one bit on oui- stand against " tliem. They'll never store anotlier SIU ship in this port. The outlook for the coming week is pretty good. We are slupping men to the Floi'ida quite regularly and Waterman's coastwise ships put in frequent calls for men. NOT SO SMART HOUND Brother Nevin Ellis dropped in Saturday with quite a tale about a dog he had seen that morning. Ellis, his story went, had started o'owntown to the Hall when he saw an old fellow sitting on the curb playing checkers with a big hound dog. Ellis watched him for a while then told the old man that he had never seen such a smart dog. The old fellow moved a man, spat out a plug of tobacco, and said, "He ain't so damn smart, I've beat him two out of the last three games." A real oldtimer in the SIU, Brother John C. White, passed away in San Pedro last week. His body was returned here to his home for burial. Seafarers from the Tampa Hall served as pallbearers at his funeral and gave him a real Seafarers sendoff. Brother White held book No. 252 and was in good stand­ ing at the time of his death. SAN FRANCISCO — To the ployees in most of those lines of members of the United Finan­ business have organized them­ cial Employees now on the picket selves to obtain better wages and lines to raise your wages from conditions. a starvation level to a living These men talk about "loyal level: employees." That talk is so Your strike has been publicized much hot air. And you can't in newsreels and newspapers out pay the landlord in hot air. here on the West Coast, but the Why don't these men reward true picture has not been given. loyalty by giving their employees I don't think we have to tell you 3 decent break instead of refus­ why. ing to arbitrate, and instead of Much of the press out here is provolting police demonstrations. Hearst-controlled, and that is ex­ Of course, many unions have planation enough, but there are come up the hard way—through other reasons. the opposition of police and However, the SIU-SUP have hired thugs and bosses who informed all locals of all wouldn't talk. And more will. branches of organized labor of Out here we're sure you can the truth of the situation and win your fight because you are financial as well as moral sup­ fighting for your bread.* port is in the offing. How can so few hold so many This week we have scheduled in bondage at starvation wages? a complete tour of all the unions As Americans you have the in San Francisco so that there light to strike. As Americans will be no question in anybody's you have struck. As Americans mind what the issues actually you will win. Here's to success. are. The people to whom we already have spokf a are amazed at conditions in Wall Street. THIRTY A WEEK By L. (Blackie) GARDNER Many of you in Wall Street are doing skilled work for less than PHILADELPHIA—Come flood, The Bibbs had pretty clean 30 dollars a week. fsunine, fire or war, shipping is payoff except that the Night In contrast, we know of many still good in the port of Phila­ Cook and Baker had some dis­ bootblacks and janitors, doing delphia. We can use rated men puted overtime about building work that requires nothing much in all departments—so consider fires in a coal range each morn­ in the way of education or train­ yourself invited, if you're can-y- ing. We settled things to his ing, who average 60 to 70 dol­ ing a rating around in your poc­ satisfaction. lars a week, and of bus boys who ket and are looking for a quick The Azalea had some disputed draw nine dollars a day plus ship. hours to6, but everybody got three square meals. If . you need any riiore en­ everything the way he wanted Of course, many of those couragement, the new Hall here it. wages were obtained only after in Philly is shaping up very We had several ships here in long and hard fought battles by nicely. The new furniture will transij, all of which were con­ men and women organized into be installed within a few days. tacted. The crews of these ships unions. These battles were By the end of-the week the new had heard the news of the U^ similar to the one you of the hangout will be ship-shape and strike and the aid the SIU is UFE are fighting today. will withstand the criticism of giving. They made such generous All labor is answering your the most critical of Seafarers. donations that now we have col­ call for help. All labor realizes On the shipping front we paid lected around $560 from all ships that you are struggling against off the John M. MiUer, Ampac hitting here. men who spend more each week Los Angeles and the Piatt Park. That's about it from Philly for cigars, or club dues, or old All beefs, of which there were for this week. Next week' we. brandy than youmake to meet only a few, were squared away hope to extend the invitation tb in short order. the rent and the grocery bill. We also paid off the Governor men of all ratings so look to These are the men who control industries, shipping lines, lumber Bibbs and the Azalea City, both the Philly report when' you get your LOG. companies 'and banks. But em­ 'Wstaama'": N Phiiiy Sends Call For Ratings �Page Fifteen T n B )s E AFAR E R S LOG .Fridayi ApxU 16.. 1946 PERSONALS .1.37 ' Smith, Hugh W. ......' • 'j: 38.32 Smith, J 3.73 Smith, .J. , SALVATOR VOLK 1.83 Smith, J Contact Mrs. Edna Bailey. 3.73 Smith, Jack O 2.68 i 4. 4, Smith, James G. c.' GEORGE FRESHWATEB 5.57 Smith, James H 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. 7.72 Smith, James M. You are asked to get in touch 3.56 Smith, James T with your wife. The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age 10.74 Smith, James W. 4. 4 4. Benefit over-deductions now being pad by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ 5.80 Smith, Jesse Talmage ... JOSEPH TASSIN 31.55 Smith, John A pany. covering the period up to December 31, 1946. Your Brother Alvin asks you 55.31 Smith, John R Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 Hiberto get in touch with him,.• 12.81 Smith, John W. ....' nia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Eller* 89 i 4 it '' Smith, Joseph F. JOSEPH ARRAS .69 busch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, Smith, Karl G 7.20 Smith, Kenneth E. date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Contact J. Taggart, Water 5.10 Smith, Leslie A." Street, North Pembroke, Mass. 7.75 Smithy Lonnie Joe Smith, Louis H. 2.79 Springman, Louis 20.64 Stimac, Albert 62.95 4" 4" 4 10.46 Smolinki, William J Smith, M 4.66 Spry, Harold L 19.28 Stinger, Phillip N 30.46 HARRY TOAL . 2.84 Smothermon, Jack D Smith, Marion C 2.75 Spurlock, Buford E 8.63 St. Mary, Franklin H 1.24 Get in touch with Josepb A. 4.74 Smullen, John W Smith, M'arion E 2.80 , Spuron, John G 12,74 St. Nicholas, Benjamin J, 2.97 Marion, 1055-1057 Ellicott.Sqtjare, 3.73 Smyk, Joseph C Smith, Murray W 60.00 |Squyres, J. T 24.79 Stocke, Carl C 1.34 Buffalo 3, N. Y. Smith, Neal .56 Smyley, Bern 87.62 Stacy, Dave 2.64 Stocking, Gordon 0 13.17 .... .94 Smythe', Julius Smith„ Neal J 4. i i 1.29 Stachlek, Edw 2.84 Stockvoag, S 37.60 FRANK McMAY1.98 Snead, Albert F. Smith, Paul 46 Stack, Michael J 2.23 Stockwell, Louis G 4.27 Smith, Phillip John 3.84 Contact L. V. Caldwell, Welder eV, Dean R 15.15 Stack, Robert D 28.00 J Stoddard, E. G 9.80 Smith, R. E 4.76 Snelling, Wesley E 21.81 Stafford^Leman L., Jr 43.39 j Stoddard, Edwin S 11.59 Foreman, Welding Gang No. 15, Smith, Raymond 9.33 Snidach,' Henry 6.50 Staflord, Milton V 2.79 • Stoddard, Thomas S 7.73 c/o Roadmaster S. P. Company, ... 5.69, Snider, Paul Smith, R. ,G ! 19.91 jstagg, Bertie 4.98 Stoffel, Paul J 29 Sparks, Nevada. Smith, Robert G 1.70 Snider, Phillip J 5.60;66tagg, Preston W 16.59 Stokaylo, Theodore 5.69 4> 4> 4 Smith, Robert L 6.68 ,1' 15.50 ALBERT DUNK Smith, Roderick 2.23 Stokes, Bill 14.47 * Your wife wishes you-to gat Smith, Roy C 24.02 Snitcher, Warren 10.67 in touch with her. 3.44 Stanfield, Earl A. 45.58 Stokes,'Frank Smith, Sidney 10.70 Snoddy, James Dopald .... 29.85 Stanford, John P 74 14.07 Stokes, Joseph B 4. 4. 4, Smith, T .60 Snow, J. F 5.75 1.451 Stankey, F. J 8.63 Stokken, Askid M MONROE C. LONG Smith, Thomas E., Jr. 13.68 Snow, John S 10.50 ^ Stankovich, Edward S. .... 26.82 . Stoltz, Casimire, A 5.78 Smith, W. H 12.41 Snowden, James A W. D. Boyce asks you to write-" 3.56, Stanley, Clyde H 5.13 Stoltz, D :.... 1.50 Smith, Warren J 62.71 Snowden, James Cabeb .... 5.04 Stanley, Goldman H him at 3443 Parkland Road, Nor­ 59 stone, Charles 01 Smith, William folk 2, Va. 6.29 Edward G 10.32 Stanley, William E.' 3.311 stone, Forrest ll 60.00 Smith, William A 120.32 4. 4 4. Stone, Henry M. 137.46 SIDNEY LEROY WILSON Smith, William E. 5.99: Stone, Howard A 20.53 I, Smith, Wm. E « ... - 42 ' William G 13.54' Stansky, William 8.26 Stonebarger, Glen 1.98 Your father and mother are Smith, Wm. H 48;99: James D 15.40 Stanton,'EUgene A 1-26 _ storozinski, John 9.90 both sick and wish you to get in Smith, William L 8.91: .39 J Stanton, Floyd H 25.66 story, Samuel 68.76 touch with them. They have linger, Barney R Smith, William V .. .40; 3.09,Stark, John 04jstouffer, Richard G. .46 moved from Hammond and their ; Sokoloff, Harry Smithart, Alvin F., Jr. .. 6.94'; 8.03, Starling, Homer '. stout, George T 10.74 new address is: 132 West Desoto Smithers, G. W.^ .. 25.52 ; 45 stovall, Walter H .17 Street, Memphis, Tennessee. P 27.64 St. Arnold, Russell Geo Stauter, George L :. 25.19 stover, Chauncey V 10.21 Solomon, Nathan , 65.53 4 4 4 GEORGE M. SCHEMM 44.99 st. Pierre, Joseph 15.12 Somers, Charles F 52.83 Stead, Henry G 5.94 strahle, Wesley 0 2.64 Soper, Neal W 18.78 Steakin, Patrick J Get in touch with your mother. Sopp, George C 5.69 Stearns, Leroy F. •69 Straka, John : 8.26 This is serious. Her address: SIU, A&G District 1.37 Strand, Harold Sordelet, Jennings L 4.83 Steeber, Chas : 3.66 Mrs. Charles E. Schemm, H-1, 2.13 Strange, Leland J 1.37 Steed, Robert L 2.75 Fredericksburg, Maryland. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Sorenson,. Ejond M i 2.97 Straton, Nighbert William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4539 Sorenson, Raoul D.^ 9.70 Steele, Clair R 4.27 4 4 4 BOSTON 276 State St. Souby, W. J 10.74 Straw. Vergel W. . 1.88 Steele, Lee W 45.35 THOMAS L. JEERS Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 .39 Straw, William T Souldier, Hubert J 23.50 Steever, Willard Elmea ,... 1.40 / • GALVESTON 308'/s—23rd St. V Your papers are being held Stefano, Harry .59 Strayer, John E 6.15 134.86 Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 Soule, Wm. D for you at the baggage room of 1.98 Street, George * MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Souzer, August 1.34 Steffen, Paul J 10.74 the New York Hall. Cal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 Soverign, Alvin M 9.99 Streeter, Carl 6.06 Slehmeyer, Henry F 5.57 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. 4, 4 4 3.26 Strelitz, Frank B Sowards, D .05 Stein, R 10.57 E: Shoppard, Agent, Magnolia 6112-6113 ROBERT ANDERSON 5.63- Str«lei> Harry E :: 9.72 Stein, T. F 4.20 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. Spafford, Geo. T •;99 Stringer, William R Get in touch with R. W. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 Spann, Norman 2.23 Steinberg, Sidney ...;..:A_... 8.39 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Sparks, H 13.37 Stripling, Lonnie A. 44 Steineger, Wallace E- ;. 4.13 Davidson, Manager, Educational Ben Reea, Agent Phone 4-1083 Sparrow, James A 8.54 Steinel, Michael ! Stritzinger, August 2.00 Adjustment Associates, 841 East PHILADFXPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. 1.40 Steiner, Edward Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Spayd, Leo Stfobel, Oscar A 1.87 63 St., Chicago, lU. 1.60 Stroecker, G. W 1.44 Steinhouser, Franklin P. SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Speaker, William A 4 4 4 46 Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Specht, Geo. H 3.70 Stedhenson, A -. 1.90 Strom, Donald ALBERT ALONZI » 33.39 SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon Speck, Gerald B 3.00 Strom, G 2.87, Stephenson, Robert A. 4.83 . Anthony Alonzi asks that you Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 13.07 Speck, Rufus C 13.O8' Stephenson, Robert L. Strong, Clinton 1.78 get in touch with him at Mo­ SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 16.39,Stepnosjcy, Edward L ll37 Strong, John A Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 Speed, David C 7.18 hawk Auto Sales, Inc., 33 Myrtle TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Spencer. Earl James 2.30 ^ Sterling, Charles A 30.38 Strong, John W 1.70 Ave., Stamford, Conn. Claude Simmons, Agopt Phone M-1323 Spencer, Elmo E ;... 9.94 Sterling, Lewis 5.15 Spencer, Gordon H 68.39 Sterns, Daniel 28.80 SUP 1.00 Spencer, Thomas E 12.11 Stevens, Charles G. ^ 16 Merchant St. Spencer, William N HONOLULU Stevens, Edward J. 41.62 1.42 Phone 58777 Spicer, Clarence H Tlie SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ 6.94 j Stevens, Eugene 1.44 PORTLAND Ill W. Bumeido St. farers International Unibn available to all members who wfeh Spicer, Harry J 2.33 Stevens, Green 3.28 Beacon 4336 to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoymenti'nf Spicer, Otis 85.50 Stevens, J. R t .12 RICHMOND, Calif 257 6th St. Phone 2599 Spicer, Richard L 148.351 Stevens, A. J. .33 their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Spicer, Wm. L 7.69 Stevens, Robert E, 14.86 the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every Douglas 25476 Spiers, Willie P 2.16 Stevens, Robia C 10.74 SIU branch for this purpose. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU 87.20 Stevens, Stanley N 1.40 Main 0290 Spina, Jos hall, the LOG.reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, 6.40 Stevens, W. C WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Spira, Henry *2.31 which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Terminal 4-3131 Sprague, Samuel F 2.26 Stevens, William 6.52 Beaver Street, New York 4 Y. Spring, Leroy .., 6.45 Stevenson, B. Jr. 08 G^. Lakes Djstrict Spring, Wilfred 1.80 Stevenson, Gunnar H 1.44 PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION 2.23 Stever, Harold M SUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Springer, Erwin p.., 45.69 Cleveland 7391 Springett, George B 2.12 Stcwai-t, Alexander ............ 4,10 To the Editor: CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Stewart, Byron 1.29 Superior S17B I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the ^tewattr Clarence- .•.r.'.T. 4.43 CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. Main 0147 Stewart, E 02 address below: DETROIT 1038 Third St. SS ANTINOUS CREW Stewart, J.' F 46.00 Cadillac 6857 A box containing the belong­ Stewart, James W. Name 36.49 PULUTH 5.31 W. Michigan St. ings of Fred Paul was mislayed Stewart, Junius E. 14.27 Melrose 4110 15.88 TOLEDO .615 Summit St. while he was leaving the ship SfeWft,'"Mal&61rfi''E. street Address Garfield 2112 Monday night, March 22, at Pier Stewart, WiHi'am 30.31 C, South Mobile, Ala. It may Steyer, John R. 3.00 State City Canadian District have been picked up in error St. Germain, Rudolph S. 3.73 MONTREAL 1227 Phillips Square by one of the crew. Will the Stiedel, H. A. 2.29 Signed VICTORIA, B.C 602 Boughton St. finder please send it to Fred 122.28 Lmpire 4531 Paul, SIU Hall, 51 Beaver St., Stiener, Ray A. .....1 VANCOUVER 865 Hamilton St. Book No, 20.09 New York 4, N. Y., via express, Stiles, Donovan Padfte 7824 collect. • Stilley, Joseph R; 3.26 Mississippi Steamship Company SlU HALLS Notice To All SIU Members NOTICE! T iEl),;"; I IVv.'v'-. yf.v: , • �I:I jpkge Sixteen Tif> SEAFARERS LOG mkTv April 28. liw i On Picket And Chow Lines With The UFE r'^.1. • V "r ;i - iiJ: 1^7 : I' { ' As the United Financial Employes' strike against the New York Stock and Curb Exchanges and four brokerage houses entered its third week, picketlines and strike apparatus reached a new high in efficiency and morale. UFE strikers,' roundly encouraged by the staunch sup­ port of the Seafarers International Union, maintained their lines in good spirits before main Curb Exchange entrance. Part of the overflow audience of UFE strikers who gathered at SIU headquarters last, week to hear a discussion of the issues and progress of the beef. Another group of men as they downed a hot supper con­ sisting of Hungarian goulash, buttered noodles, bread and ? butter and hot. coffee. Over 300 men were fed at this serving. In photo left are the men who Saw to it that the plates : were heaped high and coffee cups kept full. Ready t.o deliver coffee from galley ate (1; to r.): James O'Connell, AB; Josejph : Rousseau, serving as Chief Cook: Oscar Grimm, pouring coffee, Chief Steward of the operation; Charles Sheridan,: working as Cook, and j^oseph Morelli, Galleyman. ^ . ' i£ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource April 16, 1948 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. 16 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES TANKER DRIVE ROLLS ON AS NEW COMPANY SIGNS PACT WITH SEAFARERS WEISBERGER TO ATTEND SEA SAFETY CONFAB MASS RALLY AND STRONG UFE LINES ANSWER POLICE INTIMIDATION TRY WARNS OF CHISELLING ON ISTMIAN SCOWS SIU CONTRACTTED COMPANIES:ROBIN LINE SEAFARERS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR BRITISH LABOR SCHOLARSHIPS GOOD SHIPPONG STRIPPING BEACH IN SAVANNAH NORFOLK RALLIES TO SUPPORT OF UFE STRIKERS NEW ORLEANS EXPECTS ERP TO BOOM PORT PLENTY OF PAYOFFS IN BALTIMORE; SIGH-ONS AWAIT COAL SHIPMENTS GALVESTON SHIPPING HOLDS FAIR SHIPPING UPTURN EXPECTED SOON BY PORT MOBILE DISPATCHERS EXPLAIN HOW ASST. ELECTRICTIONS ARE SHIPPED NEW YORK EXPECTS LULL, BUT RATED MEN ARE STILL WELCOME LAHAINA SKIPPER'S ALERT MOVE SAVES CREWMEMBER WITH APPENDICITIS MINUTES OD SIU SHIP MEETINGS DIGESTED FOR EASIER READING BELLBOY 'LITTLE JOE' KOTALIK IS CALLED COLORFUL PERSONALITY BY DEL NORTE CREW PORT TAMPA RIDING CREST OF SHIPPING WAVE PHILLY SENDS CALL FOR RATINGS BOSTON WARMS CREWMEN TO WAIT FOR PATROLMAN BEFORE PAYING OFF Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/16/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log