http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/9645bb99a3acb99c7f2e53cdfe56bada.PDF 86913a674a91d1fb3b4b66ee073f7b4b PDF Text Text Official Organ, Atlantic & Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of NA VOL. XI NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY. MARCH 18. 1949 No. 11 US Stifles Own Fleet, But Builds Shipping Foreign Tonnage Seen To Surpass Pre-War Totals Den'tTaOcSIU, Is Warning To CS Crewmen The 16 nations receiving Mar­ shall Plan goods need American economic aid in many fields, but one field in which they need nothing is shipping, the facts demonstrate. According to a survey made public this week, the combined fieets of the Marshall Plan coun­ tries will be 5,000,000 deadweight tons bigger than they were in 1939, when current shipbuilding programs are completed. Nevertheless, the Marshall Plan beneficiaries keep asking for American support to "re­ build" their already rebuilt mer­ chant fleets and for more cargoes to cari-y, Washington observers point out. They add that this probably is the root of the "Hoffman Plan" to reduce the participation of American ships and American crews in the foreign aid trade. US TREADS WATER Among the sizable shipbuild­ ing programs in Europe now are the following: Great Britain, 3,216,000 tons; Norway, 2,799,000 tons; France, 762,000 tons; Sweden, 683,000 tons; the Netherlands, 279,000 tons; Denmark, 254,000 tons. The survey of the European program reveals that the foreign fleet will not only be bigger than it was before the war, but will be much faster. Meanwhile, the American ship­ building industry is treading water for want of a long-range program commensurate with this country's size and world posi­ tion, all authorities agree—ex(Continued on Page 5) The conclusion of the Cities Service collective bargaining election is now awaiting the bal­ loting of the SS Government Camp. Meanwhile the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District advised all proUnion men on the company's vessels to keep mum on the union question until the final results are announced. The Union's advice to the CS tankermen was made in face of the company's determination to fire men suspected of pro-Union sentiment. The Government Camp, the last of the nine ships eligible to be balloted, is expected to vote when she returns to Montevideo, Uruguay, sometime within the next few weeks. Although she was to have been voted last week, the Government Camp left Montevideo without voting because the ballots did not arrive in time. In cautioning the Cities Service tankermen against openly dis- Former CS Men Men discharged from Cities Service ships since January 1 for any reason whatsoever are urged to get in touch with Lindsey Wil­ liams, SIU Director of Or­ ganization, immediately. Those who are unable to come to SIU Headquarters are urged to write, giving all details of their employment and discharge. SIU Head­ quarters is at 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. * Meanwhile, all pro-Union men aboard Cities Service Oil Compemy ships are urged to remain on their vessels until they win the protection of an SIU contract. The com­ pany is making every effort to replace men with known pro-union leanings. Stay on the ships until the fight is won. cussing the Union question the SIU recommended that all mat­ ters connected with unionization be placed in the hands of the shipboard organizer who acts as contact with the Union. Careful-adherence to this pro­ cedure will greatly reduce the possibility of a man being fired, the SIU pointed out. Company policy calls for the immediate dismissal of any man suspected of even the slightest degree of sympathy with the Union. Men with pro-Union leanings have been fingered by company stooges aboard all CS ships. Charges of unfair labor prac­ tices have already been filed with the. National Labor Relations Board by the SIU in behalf of more thsui 30 men recently fired for having pro-Union sentiments. Representatives Ready To Consider Bland Bill The House of Representatives the LOG of March 11, the Senate purchased in this country, how­ is scheduled to consider the Foreign Relations Committee on ever. Bland Bill on Monday, March 21, the advice of Paul G. Hoffman, It was Paul G. Hoffman who according to the latest informa­ ECA Administrator, appi'oved a touched off a battle which has bill limiting the 50 percent par­ lasted upwards of three months, tion from Washington . The Bland Bill, which has been ticipation of American ships to when he proposed taking advan­ unanimously approved by the cargoes originating in this coun­ tage of a loophole about freight House Committee on Merchant try. rates in the present 50-percent Marine in a slightly revised form, The Senate Foreign Relations clause in the Marshall Plan guarantees that 50 percent or Committee did not limit the legislation, to ship all foreign more of all government financed American taxpayer's liability for aid bulk cargoes in foreign bot­ cargoes, including Marshall Plan foreign aid purchases to goods toms. cargoes, must go in American ships no matter where they originate. Headquarters officials this week continued to urge all Sea­ With three weeks of the 60- Voting began on March 1 fol­ farers to write their Senators and day voting period exhausted, lowing approval of the ballot in Congressmen urging its enact­ voting continues strong in SIU membership meetings at all ment. Halls around the coasts on the Branches. Seafarers are given SENATE JUMP transportation referendum. The the choice of two proposals, The Magnuson Bill, the Senate two proposals being put to a which read: measure identical with the Bland Bill, has not yet been considered vote, thoroughly discussed in the Proposal No. 1: by the Senate Committee on In­ pages of the SEAFARERS LOG terstate and Foreign Commerce and at shipboard and shoreside "Whenever . transportation is which is expected to wait for the meetings over a three-month pe­ due a crew under the terms of riod, have stimulated a great the contract, all hands must ac­ House to act first. deal of interest on . the part of cept that transportation and get In fact, the Magnuson Bill's the membership. Reports from off the ship, whereupon new re­ opponents got the first jump in the various ports indicate heavy placements will be .shipped from the Senate. the Union Hiring Hall." voting. Last week, as was reported in Paced by the SIU, A&G Dis­ trict, the maritime industiy ini­ tiated a campaign of protest, pointing out that hundreds of ships would be laid up and thousands of seamen would be thrown out of work. Hundreds of labor unions, rep­ resenting millions of workers in every corner of the countiy, ral­ lied to the SlU's side and thous(Conthiiii'd on Page 11) A&G Transportation Balloting Going Strong Proposal No. 2: "When transportation is due a crew under the terms of the contract, those men who desire to stay on board the ship can do so, providing they do not col­ lect transportation. Those men desiring transportation can col­ lect same and, upon receipt of the money, shall get off the ship and replacements for those va­ cancies shall be shipped from the Union Hiring Hall." All members are urge.-^ to vote on this issue. �Page Two TA E SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor SEAFARERS LOG Friday. March 18, 1949 I'jti reeuiy dSor anollier . tmnsfusiort.. . JPN GIVE/ At 51 iSeaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Now Is The Time Let's not kid ourselves. The American merchant marine is sick. It is suffering from pernicious economic anemia complicated by cuts, bruises and lacerations.. What is more, it is getting sicker. Every time somebody comes along with the body­ building foods the merchant marine needs, somebody else shoulders him aside and starts belaboring the merchant marine with a club. The picture described above is not just editorial playfulness. Think of Paul G. Hoffman, the eminent automobile manufacturer who heads the Economic Ad­ ministration which runs the Marshall Plan, as the man with the club. The joke is pretty grim. Moreover, Paul Hoffman isn't the only clubwielder. There are plenty of others. As a result, the American merchant marine grows thinner day by day while foreign fleets grow fatter. The facts are plain enough. Anybody unfamiliar with them need only read the report starting on page one of this issue of the LOG. American shipbuilding is lagging far behind what is being done in European shipyards. Hospital. Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Mimeographed postcards can be obtained free at the Social Service desk. The American merchant fleet shrank by nearly 600 ships in a single 12-month period. More than a thousand American built ships, manned by underpaid crews, carry American trade under the flags of a score of nations. It's high time the sick body of the American mer­ chant marine received a little attention. Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Staten Island Hospital. You can contact your Hos­ The Bland Bill on foreign cargoes must be passed, pital delegate at the Staten but the Bland Bill is not enough. Proposals to jiggle These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, Island Hospital at the follow­ interest rates or remove restrictions on subsidies may be as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging ing times: important and desirable, but they are not enough either— heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. unless they are linked to a long-range overall program, a writing them. (on 5th and 6th floors.) BOSTON MABINE HOSP. program commensurate with this country's economic W. WISLCOTT Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p,m. J. E. GALLANT V. SALLIN (on 3rd and 4th floors.) strength, volume of ocean trade and world position. VIC MILLAZZE A. WARD Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. If such a plan of treatment is not formulated and F. ALASAVICH E. RHOEDS (on 1st and 2nd floors.) implemented, the sick patient may wither away entirely. N. L. OLSON W. LAMBERT L. L. GORDON (City Hospital) E. PAINTER The Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf W. T. ROSS S. CAPE S. X SDistrict, demands that immediate action be taken to L. E. FOSKEY MOBILE MARINE HOSP. P. SADARUSKI nourish and build up the merchant marine so that it may WILLIAM SULLIVAN H. STILLMAN J. M. SKINNER W. GARDNER R. R. WINGERT LOUIS HOWARD meet this country's economic needs. C. B. VIKIN J. DENNIS LIVERPOOL BYRNING There is no time to waste. LIPARIA J. B. BERRIER XXX TIM BURKE E. PRILCHARD STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL C. D. CAREY J. P. BUCKALEW F. NERING F. LANDRY P. M. VANDEREIK W. HALLETT G. ROLZ J. LANGLEY N. DORPMANS D. CANN XXX With spring just aroujid the corner. Seafarers should, S. HEIDUCKI A. TREVINO among other things, be thinking of voting in the current NEW ORLEANS MARINE HOSP. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL J. LAFFIN M. J. LUCAS Referendum—those Seafarers who haven't yet expressed J. PUGH THOMAS T. OLIVER J. JENSEN jtheir choice of a transportation rule, that is. R. SOUZA W. WALKER R. ORTIZ V. HOLTON G. STEPANCHUK But just in case spring and things have been monopo­ W. CURRIER G. E. CAMPBELL D. BAYELLE J. J. O'CONNOR lizing the minds of the men who haven't cast their bal­ L. KAY H. GIERDE B. RABINOWITZ lots, we'll remind them that the ballot offers two proposi­ R. WALLACE W. N. SEARS XXX tions, both of which appear on the front page of this J. DAROUSE C. H. JOHNSTON SAVANNAH HOSPITAL B. A. GOLD issue. Look them over, decide, then go to the polling place E. LYONS L. E. HODGES A. E. DUNTON W. CHAMPLIN in the nearest A&G Branch Hall and vote. How you A. C. McALPIN S.' A. SWARTZ vote is your business, but you should have your say before E. DRIGGERS S. KASMIRSKI • M. ARONG S. JEMISON A. C. PARKER the 60-day balloting period expires on April 30. S. GAMIER W. ROCHELL XXX G. A. CARROLL C. RAFUSE After all, you can think about the things you think GALVESTON MARINE HOSP. C.BROWN C. SIMMONS about in spring all year round, but you can only vote F. CHEAUETTA J. B. PURVIS G. GONZALES on the kind of transportation rule you want until April L. GALBURN C. H. JONES L. WILLIAMSON ^0. J. HAVERTY R. HENDERSON > F. KORVATIN You Decide �THE Friday, March 18, 1949 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Lack Of Program Condemns US Shipping (Continued from Page 1) cept those who are opposed or indifferent to maritime problems. A recent survey disclosed that of about 1,160 ocean-going ships under construction in the world, American shipyards were work­ ing on only 15 percent of the total tonnage. During 1948, the nation which built 6,000 ships during the war delivered only 24 seagoing ves­ sels of 257,069 deadweight tons. And of these 24 ships, 15 of 141,406 deadweight tons were de­ livered for foreign account or foreign flag operation. In other words, less than half the tonnage delivered provided jobs for Am­ erican seamen. The delivered tonnage for 1949 will be larger, according to pub­ lished reports, since 34 tankers are to be completed. -However, where those tankers are going is another matter. American shipyards began 1949 with orders for 72 seagoing ships on hand. They will total 2,000,000 deadtveight tons, but many of them will not be finished un­ til 1951. By that time many shipyards will be virtually idle, unless ad­ ditional orders geared to Amer­ ican needs are placed, critics of maritime policy maintain. ONE DRY-CARGO SHIP Of the ships now on order, 61 are tankers. Only one is a dry cargo ship. In addition, there are 200-odd commercial craft building for harbor and inland water operations unrelated to ocean commerce. Lack of activity in American shipyards is no more than a re­ flection of the decline of Amer­ ican flag shipping, SIU officials and others point out. ThAt decline, too, is the direct result of the failure to set up the kind of long-range, large-scale program the SIU has demanded over and over again, from 1947 on. As of January 1 of this year, the number of ships in the Mari­ time Commissions up-river boneyards totalled 1,966. This was an increase of 548 over the number in the mothball fleet as of Janu­ ary 1, 1948, according to the American Bureau of Shipping. More have gone to the boneyards this winter and the end is not in sight, if the Paul Hoffman Plan for handling Marshall Plan cargoes goes through. Alaska Lawmakers Endorse Bland-Magnuson Bill Alfri4 A. Omni |r. - Third Dwition P.O.Boi 86T Aadiaragt, AUsk* NINETEENTH SESSION CON'MITTEE MEMBERSHIP; Fisheries, Fish & Came Labor, Capital O 'lmmigration Transportation. Commerce & Navigation Ways & Means • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES llaroh 2,1949 Paul Ilall, Secretary-Treasurer aeafarers International Union of Ilorth Ameri.ca Atlantic & Sulf District 51 iJeaver otroet New fouric 4, N/ Dear Sir and Brother: " Ted Ericksen, Secretary of the Alaska Territorial I'ederation of labor brought your letter of February 8th to him, to my attention. I noticed that most of the support for the nland. Jlagnuson bill was coming from labor organizations. It occured to me that a boost from a different angle might be helpful. I took up the idea with the governor of Alaska, and with his support I drafted, introduced, and got passed unanimously the enclosed resolution. Fraternally yours, The above letter from Alfred Owen, Representative in the Alaskan House of Representatives, demonstrates the extent of the support—both geographic and organiza­ tional—that is being swung behind the SIU in its fight to have the Bland-Magnuson Bill passed by Congress. Representative Owen drafted and introduced a resolution that was adopted unanimously by the Alaskan legislature. The adopted resolution states that the passage of the Bland-Magnuson Bill, would have a direct bearing on the social and economic welfare of the United States and Alaska. The full text of the resolution follows: To the President of the United States, the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Senator Magnuson. Congressman Bland, and Delegate Bartlett: WHEREAS, Alaska is vitally interested in. the Merchant Marine of the United States as the connecting link between itself and the rest of the world, and WHEREAS, water transportation is as yet the basis upon which the economic growth and defense of the Territory rests, and WHEREAS, Alaska is looking forward toward the assumption of the duties which fall upon a state, among which is concern and interest in the social and economic wel­ fare of the several states, and WHEREAS, the strengthening and maintenance of the Merchant Marine is an Integral part of our economic and defense structure, and WHEREAS; its strength or weakness has a direct bearing on the social and econ­ omic welfare of the several states, by fostering gainful employment of a trained labor force, maintaining ship construction, repair and outfitting facilities; all of which have proven thair worth during the past emergency. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: that the House of Representatives of the Terri­ tory of Alaska respectfully urge the passage of the Bland-Magnuson Bill (H. R. 1340 in the House, and S.R. 591 in the Senate). The only counter trend to the boneyard parade has been the substantial increase in the pri­ vately owned American oceango­ ing fleet, which now stands at 1,181 ships of 14,125,000 dead­ weight tons. However, the in­ crease' in the number of pri­ vately owned vessels is not enough to reverse the overall decline in shipping, which ex­ plains why so many seamen are on the beach. One reason for the decline of American flag shipping was the Ship Sales Act of 1946 which au­ thorized the Maritime Commis­ sion -to sell war-built vessels to foreign nations. This provision of the Act was knocked"out in March 1948, but not until a great deal of damage had been done. A BIT LATE By then the Commission had sold 1,112 ships for foreign registi-y and only 644 to American flag operators. Those 1,112 ships are now competing with Ameri­ can ships all over the world. Plenty of them come in and out of American ports. Of the 1,112 ships sold for for­ eign flag operation, 218 went to the Bi'itish flag. Another 147 went under the Panamanian flag. Most of the rest were distributed under the following flags: Italian, 122; Norwegian, 102; French, 98; Dutch, 84; and Honduran, 28. The remaining few went under a sprinkling of other flags. Here are some of the results of the Ship Sales Act, and other shortsighted policies. In January 1947, American ships carried 59.1 percent of this country's dry-cargo exports. And then the steady decline set in with only a temporary upsurge in the winter of 1947 to offset it. By August 1948, American ships were carrying no more than 34.2 pei'cent and the total amount of exports had also slumped pre­ cipitously. (Ed. note: These fig­ ures apply to all cargoes, not to Marshall Plan cai-goes only.) TANKERS WAY DOWN .The tanker cargo export pic­ ture was even drearier. In Jan­ uary 1947, American tankers car­ ried 43.2 percent of the nation's export tanker cai-goes. This per­ centage dropped to 14.4 percent in January 1948. From there on it rose to 37.2 percent last August. •* The import picture was brighter percentagewise, with American ships carrying well over 50 per­ cent of all dry-cargo imports most of the time from January 1947 until last June when a per­ centage decline set in. However, these percentage figui'es are mis­ leading because the actual amount of imports has been far below exports. Tanker imports were a differ­ ent matter. About 75 percent of all tanker cargoes imported came in American ships. This winter a new interest in the merchant marine has de­ veloped in Congress. Many be­ lieve it is the result of the Paul Hoffman Plan to divert all Mar­ shall Plan bulk cargoes to for­ eign ships. That plan and the fury with which the mdustry and organized labor spearheaded by the SIU opposed it drew attention to Am­ erica's position on the seven seas. As a result, there are at least some proposed remedies for the situation. There is the Bland Bill guaran­ teeing that American ships get 50 percent or more of all gov­ ernment financed cargoes, includ­ ing the Marshall Plan cargoes, regardless of where those cargoes are loaded. This bill, in a slightly revised form, has been approved by the House Commit­ tee on Merchant Marine, of which Representative Bland is chairman, and has been intro­ duced into the Senate. But Paul Hoffman is still fighting to get his crippling proposal enacted into law. Representative Bland has also introduced two' other bills into Congress which would provide more ships, more jobs—and fat­ ter profits for the shipowners. One would remove the 50 per-. cent restriction now imposed on construction subsidies. The other would provide construction sub­ sidies for ships in domestic routes and give non-subsidized operators some of the tax ad­ vantages enjoyed by subsidized lines. Similar bills were pa.^sed by the House of Representatives last year, but failed to i-each the Sen­ ate in time to be considered. All of these bills are a long way from becoming law. There will be powerful forces, includ­ ing foreign nations, fighting against all of them at every turn. That is why. Headquarters officials point out, Seafarei-s should not let up on their cam­ paign to get the Bland Bill passed. MILITARY. TOO At the same time that Paul Hoffman proposed shipping more foreign aid cargoes under for­ eign flags, the Army and Navybegan edging further into the merchant marine. The Army is already in the process of taking over the C-4 passenger ships. And, in accord­ ance with a plan announced early in the winter the Army has been taking more cargo ships from layup, and may eventual­ ly turn its entire fleet over to the Navy to be manned by Navy crews. To Seafarers beset from many sides, it looks as if American seamen are in danger of ending up with a few crumbs left over from the military services, af­ ter Paul Hoffman gets through shipping American financed goods on foreign vessels. The only answer. Headquar­ ters officials declared this week, was for every SIU member to take steps to make himself felt in Washington. "Don't just write one letter to one Congressman," they said. "Write a couple every day. Write as many as you can and then write another." Let 'Em Know The Arnold Bernstein SS Co. is applying for an operat­ ing subsidy lo operate two passenger ships in Service 1—Trade Route 8, which is the New York - Rotterdam Antwerp run. It is important to the Sea­ farers that this subsidy be granted so that more jobs will be available to SIU members. All members are urged to write or telegraph the U.S. Maritime Commission. De­ partment of Commerce, Washington. D.C.. requesting them to approve the Bern­ stein application. J �THE SEAFARERSLOG Page Four Friday, March 18. 1949 HISTORY IN THE MAKING: BOUND VOLUMES OF LOG Mobile Notes Shipping Upturn, And Hopes Trend Will Continue By CAL TANNER MOBILE—At long last we can and the Corsair, headed for the report that shipping in this neck Island run; the Lafitte, on the of the woods has taken a turn way to Europe; Waterman's Greeley Victory, on the sixteenfor the better. And now that the day express run on cqastwise patient is on the road to re- trade; and the Morning Light, covery, we hope that there is pointed back to Puertq Rico. no relapse. RUDE AWAKENING 77 bookmen and nineteen per­ mits got out last week, and for Isthmian's SS Steel Mariner us that amounted to a wartime was in from New Oi'ieans in boom. We had a total of seven transit, and the ship was in fine payoffs and six sign-ons, with shape except for one permit who two sign-ons on continuous ar­ thought he could sleep all day and let the rest of the men do ticles. his work. All payoffs were smooth, and the few beefs that existed were , This character was pulled off cleared up right on the ship. by the boarding Patrolman, and Ships paying off for the week were: SS Corsair, SS Planter, SS Puritan, Alcoa; SS Hurricane, SS Jean Lafitte, SS Morning Light, and SS Governor Comer, all un­ der the Waterman flag. The Gov­ ernor Comer is being sold to other interests, and we are watching closely to see where she will wind up. Sign-ons included the Puritan Port Savannah he will be presented with a,, set that will set him Looking Ahead ofbackcharges on his heels. It's high time those wise-guys To Basy Weeks learned for once and for all that By JIM DRAWDY SAVANNAH — After going through a very quiet week here we're looking ahead to plenty of activity in the next couple of weeks. Ships scheduled to ar­ rive during that period are the SS Southwind, SS Southland and the SS Cape Nome. Even though things should begin popping pretty soon, we have a suffiicient number of men on the beach to take care of the re­ placements. The membership and the offi­ cials of the Branch extend their deepest sympathy to the family of Brother Marion Ackerman, who died in Mobile last week. Brother Ackerman was buried in his home town of Charleston, S.C., last Saturday afternoon. GOOD UNION MAN Almost all of us down this way have sailed with Brother Ackerman and we feel that the A&G District has lost a good Union man, as well as a good shipmate and sailor. The Port of Savannah sent a wreath to the funeral. Since we did not know the time the services were scheduled for, we were unable to send a represen­ tative as we would have liked to do. May Brother Ackerman find peace with our other departed Brothers who are sailing the little white ships for the Mas­ ter way up yonder. Well, we're hoping to have plenty of shipping news in the near future. See you next week. the Union will not tolerate men who want to ride on the backs of their shipmates. In line with the traditional SlU policy of helping legitimate I selves in a tough spot when the By JOE ALGINA unions in their beefs, the SlU disease hits them full force about here has offered to help, in any NEW YORK—Before plunging 500 miles out at sea. way possible, the AFL Electri­ There was a case recently cians in their strike at the Pas- into a report of the week's hap­ cagoula, Mississippi, shipyards. penings here, which are not too where a man had been suffering So far the Electricians have not encouraging anyway, Td like to a serious illness for some time, needed any pickets, but we are pass along a bit of advice that but it didn't hit him fully until ready and able if they do need might save a member's neck the ship was in a foreign port. By then it was too late, and he them. someday. Some of our Brothers are in When men sign on for a long died because of the lack of the Mobile Marine Hospital, and trip, such as to the Far East, medical facilities. The lesson is when they were visited last they know they're going to be there. Men suspecting that they are week they mentioned that they out of the range of medical at­ were also writing letters to Con­ tention for a long time. If they iir should get a check-up before gressmen to support the Bland- get sick in the middle of the signing on. If they think they Magnuson bill. ocean, the meager aid available might have something serious, The . hospitalized, but fighting. aboard ship won't help much in they should turn in at a marine hospital for a complete check. Seafarers include: William Sul­ the event of a serious illness. Somethi.ng serious can be cured livan, Louis Howard, Liverpool Sometimes men, eager, to take right there. Bryning, J. B. Berrier, Tim a job, will ignore the warning Burke, J. P. Buckalew, P. M. symptoms of an illness just to TURN IN Vandereik, and J. Langley. get out. Later they'll find themWhile on the subject, men who become ill or injured while on a ship should turn in at a Medical Check-Up May Save Trouble Later Says hreign Flag Ships Fxpand At Fxpense Of United States while his own merchant marine fleet dwindles at an alarming rate. No foreign flag shipping firm will pay the same amount of wharfage fees as the American companies. Nor do the British or any other foreign maritime nation order in this country the few necessities that keep a ship in operation. Do they invest or spend any money with local merchants in the various ports? What usually happens is that the city fathers or the politicians are invited to join the captains, or other peo­ ple representing the foreign shipping companies, at tea and a lot of hand-shaking takes place. A lot of goodwill is created but it doesn't help our merchant fleet, which is being sacrificed right down the line. Victory, Nathaniel Currier and Hastings, Waterman; the Frank Spencer, South Atlantic, and the William Carruth, Fuel Transpor­ tation. The Currier and Spencer signed on again, along with the Monroe, Bull; Steel Director, Isthmian; Maiden Creek, Water­ man. There were several ships here in-transit, but we have so many men on the beach that the calls for men made hardly a ripple in the backlog. That's it for the week. We can only mention, as we did last week, that the Gold Coast is cry­ ing for men. If you've got the fare, that's the place to be right now. No Payoffs, Sign-Ons But in-Transit Ships Heip Port Gaiveston By KEITH ALSOP By WILLIAM McKAY TACOMA — While the Ameri­ can steamship operators are giv­ ing up dock and wharfage space that they have occupied for years on the Pacific Cdast, British firms are right now in the Port of Tacoma surveying docking facilities, with an eye to step­ ping up shipping operations here. If you study the positions of the various maritime nations, you will notice that the British are not only back to their pre-war standing of being the foremost maritime power, but since the end of the war, they have built more and better ships than all If you don'i find linen the other countries combined. when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hall at once. As a maritime nation the US A telegram from Le Havre or has rapidly declined since 1947. Singapore won't do you any The British used American good. It's your bed and you money to rebuild their maritime have to lie in it. industry. And the American 'taxpayer is footing the bills. ATTENTION! One of the highlights o'f late 1948 was the SIU victory over Mississippi Shipping Com­ pany, a Victory which paved the way for an across-the-board increase to all Seafarers. This and many other SIU highlights of laie 1948 are now available to members interested in keep­ ing a record of the Union's progress as reported in the pages of the SEAFARERS LOG. Bound volumes of the LOG for July through December 1948 are now on sale at SIU Head­ quarters at the cost price of $2.50. Bound in sturdy cloth and lettered in gold, the volumes make a handsome addition to any library and serve as a constant source of reference. Also available are earlier volumes in six-month editions for the years 1946, 1947 and January through June IS'^S. The price is the same for each. Seafarers wishing a bound volume or volumes are urged to act promptly, as the supply is limited. Mail orders by check or money order should be addressed to the SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York. Taking off to the hills for a hospital as soon as they hit port, couple of v/eeks before hitting the hospital trail won't help the doctor's work any, and it won't help any case the man may have against the company. With that out of the way, the shipping situation this week can be summed up in one word: slow. We paid off the Suzanne, Fran­ ces, Beatrice, Bull; the Robin Locksley, Robin; the Bessemer GALVESTON — During the past two weeks we played host to no payoffs or sign-ons. Our only business came from a half dozen or so in-transit ships. For­ tunately, the ships took a good block of replacements, enough to keep, the boys coming around the Hall every day. We expect the coming week to improve somewhat, as a pay­ off is scheduled and several other ships are due in this area about the same time. All in all, conditions aren't too bad down here when compared to the general maritime picture. We are holding our own. Cities Service ships, when they come into the-SIU, will in­ - y crease the activity o f this Branch a great deal, so the long range outlook is pretty favor­ able here. �THE SEAFARERS Friday, March 18. 1849 Unha Wre€kers Are Warned The SIU is on record that charges will be placed against men guilty of being the following: PILFERERS: Men who walk off ships with crew's^equipmen or ship's gear, such as sheets, towels, ship's storesT cargo, etc., for sale ashore. WEEDHOUNDS: Men who are in the possession of or who marijuana or other narcotics on board an SIU ship or in the vicinity of an SIU Hall. GASHOUND PERFORMERS: Men who jeopardize the safely of their shipmates by drinking while at work on a ship or who turn to in a drunken condition. Those who disrupt the operation of a ship, the pay-off or sign-on by being gassed up. This Union was built of, by and for seamen. Seafarers fought many long and bloody fights to obtain the wages and conditions we now enjoy. For the first time in the history of the maritime industry a seaman can support himself and his family in a decent and independent manner. The SIU does not tolerate the jeopardizing of these conditions by the actions of irresponsibles. In any occupation there is a sm^ group of foulballs. While the Union has been fortunate in keeping such characters to a minimum, we must eliminate them altogether from the SIU. All Seafarers, members and officials alike, axe under obligation to place charges against these types of characters. Any man, upon being convicted by a Union Trial Com­ mittee of actions such as outlined here, faces Union discipline up to and including complete expulsion from the Seafarers. Strong protests have been leveled against the move to finance the construction of 3, 500,000 ton of shipping in Nor­ way with ECA unds. Norway, which has asked for aid to bring its merchant marine to the 1939 level, would with the additional tonnage have almost seven-andone-half million tons of shipping. The country's fleet in 1939 to­ talled 4,500,000 tons. * * « Wide attention in Washington is being given the recommenda­ tion of the Hoover Reorganiza­ tion Commission that all trans­ portation services be placed un­ der a single head. The commis­ sion suggests that the regulatory functions of the ICC, the Mari­ time Commission and the CAB remain as they are. The Depart­ ment of Commerce would take over the operating and adminis­ trative functions of the govern­ ment bodies. The 1949 season on the Great Lakes is scheduled to open offi­ cially on March 25. The port of Buffalo opened for business on March 16. * * * The Army, which took over operation of nine C-4 passenger ships, will operate six in the transporting of displaced persons. The remaining three will be put on idle status. No commercial passengers will be carried. * <•> * A suggestion by a group of Senators to use troop transports in the tourist trade with roundtrip costs of $250 has aroused the interests of maritime unions. The ships would be made available to the State Department to carry students and teachers as well as displaced persons. In light of the recent acquisition of C-4s by the Army, labor men want to know if the ships will operate with civilian or Army crews. « « * Two corriplaints expected to be probed during the promised Con­ Page Five LOG Taft-Hartley Act Limits Union Administration Of Woifaro Plans not, one thing that many unions experienced in the handling of •welfare plans advise is to stay away from commercial insur­ ance companies as far as is possible. However,, there are in­ stances'where unions must use commercial insurance companies or set up insurance companies of their own. For instance, in New York State if a welfare plan pays death benefits of more than $500, it must be organized to fit the State insurance laws. Under these circumstances, a welfare plan can: (1) keep the death benefits low Much has been written about (2) buy commercial life in­ how union welfare funds are surance or administered. However, one (3) form its own insurance point must be made: As of right company as the plan of the Am­ algamated Clothing Workers, CIO, has done. Forming a life insurance com­ pany might be a difficult under­ taking for any but a very large union. The Norwegian Parliament has single man is six Norwegian The reason that many unions approved the pension scheme for crowns a year for each month warn against using commercial Norwegian seamen, effective at sea, with a maximum of 350 insurance companies, except months, equivalent to 2,100 where unavoidable, is that such January 1, 1948. The scheme is financed by a crowns a, year. A married sea­ companies are "commercial." contribution from the seafarers man's full pension is 2,800 They are in business to make amounting to 5 per cent of their crowns with an addition of 210 money. Accordingly, they are wage plus an equivalent sum crowns for each child under 18 not anxious to pay benefits and from the employer, the balance years of age. almost inevitably will favor their Wartime service at sea counts own jpterests whenever possible. being covered by the state. The basic pension fund con­ for double. Provided for are However, other unions, small sists of the capital which was widows' pensions, amounting to ones especially, might have dif­ created by the earnings of the 60 per cent of the full pension. ferent views of this question. gressional investigation of the Norwegian merchant fleet during For officers, the rates are from When it is necessary to use merchant marine, are that the 20 to 40 per cent higher. a commercial insurance com­ Army is operating too many the war. A reduced pension may be pany for one or more benefits, Pensions vary according to ships in competition with com­ length of service, the qualifying granted to seafarers between 55 welfare plans obtained through mercial companies, and that the period being 150 months, and all and 60 years in the event of their Maritime Commission has sold seafarers of 60 years and over retiring from the sea when the collective bargaining generally require that the employer or more ships abroad than it should are eligible. sum of their years of service and employers purchase what is call­ The pensions payable to a age is 80 years or more. have. ed "group insurance." So far as the SIU is concerned, AID TO THOSE WHO AIDED it might well be that insurance companies should be sidestepped entirely. Inquiries made by REGISTERED NURSES GUILD NO. sia Headquarters in the process of •UlLOINO SKftVICC CMPLOYCBS INTCRNATIONAL UNION working up a statistical survey A. r. o» U of seamen have revealed that 7» RBAOE STREET; NEW YORK 7. N. Y. - ROOM 303 insurance companies use actuar­ WORTH 2.704t ial figures compiled 15 to 30 years ago in writing life policies for men who make the sea their living. Union conditions have brought February 16th, 1949 many changes since 1935. How­ ever, whether to use an insur­ Mr. Paul Hall. Secretary Treasurer ance company, for any part of Seafarers International Union the SIU plan, is still to be de­ 51 Beaver Street cided. Bew^Vork 4, HT The following is another in the series of articles on union welfoire plans. In re­ sponse to a membership de­ mand voiced late in January, Headquarters officials are studying the welfare plans of other unions and investi­ gating the needs of seamen as a preliminary to formu­ lating a welfare plan for the SIU. The plan will be pre­ sented to the shipowners by the Negotiating Committee after it has been drawn'up. now, no union can be sole ad­ ministrator of a brand-new wel­ fare plan. The reason? You guessed it—the Taft-Hartley Act. Section 302 of that law speci­ fies that health and welfare ar­ rangements must provide for an irrevocable trust fund estab­ lished for the sole benefit of employees, their families and de­ pendents. The purposes for which bene­ fits can be paid are limited. And unless the plan was in opera­ tion before January 1, 1946, as some were, the employer must share in the administration. In addition, there must be provi­ sion for a neutral person to pre­ vent deadlocks. Be the administration joint or Norwegian Parliament Approves Pensions For Merchant Seamen Dear Mr. Ball. Will you please accept for yourself, Mr. Bernstein, and all the nemhers of your organi«atl<n , the very appreciative and hearty thanks of the memhers of the Heglstered Burses -Guild # 312, for the ma»ilficent piece of work you did on our hehalf. To he able to contact all those locals is sometning which we would never have been able to do without your help and assistance. Even the spreading of the news about Now York State that there is a Hureee Guild will be of inestimable value to us. Our Bsniberf, at the regular meeting last night, were amazed and delighted with what was acoomplished, and have requested me to express their deep appreciation to you. Sincerely yoi^ y Ksn T. C£uming BB Field Bepresentative ' One of the first unions to support the SIU in its drive to save the American merchant marine in the face of ECA culs was fhe Registered Nurses Guild. No. 312. Recently Jhe SIU. through its Headquarters facilities, returned the favor by coming to fhe aid of the nurses union in its drive io improve condUions in New York Stale. The above letter from fhe Guild's field repre­ sentative expresses the organization's appreciation tor the assistance of the SIU. Cities Service Sued For Price Rigging The Cities Service Oil Com­ pany apparently finds the gen­ eral public as likely a target for abuse as the men who sail its ships, hilt the Attorney General of the State of Texas aims to do something about it. He's filed anti-trust suits against Cities Service and nine other oil com­ panies. The suits charged that the re­ fineries and marketers had "com­ bined their capital, skill and acts" to set uniform prices on gasoline delivered to Texas fill­ ing stations since July, 1946. Eight of the defendant oil companies, including Cities Ser­ vice, joined to keep the price of crude oil down so they could maintain "the abnormally large profits existing as a result of the wide spread between the crude oil prices and the selling prices of refined gasoline," the Attorney General charged. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, March 18, 1949 Seafarer Joe Bums, Cross-Country March Of Dimes Fund Thanks SIU Crews For Generosity Cupid, Sends Two Down The Aisle A letter from the Greater New York chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paraly­ sis thanking SIU crews who con­ tributed to the March of Dimes has been received at Union head­ quarters. It isn't every day a guy gets a chance to play Dan Cupid, so when Sea­ farer Joe Burns spotted the trim young lass across the aisle and the per­ sonable Marine Corps man sitting alongside of him as the train pulled out of Frisco, the wheels The Union-endorsed organiza­ started going around — tion, which recently concluded and fast. By the time the its fund raising drive, voiced ifs train reached Omaha two appreciation for the interest and assistance shown by Seafarers days later. Brother in the work of stamping out Burns was the best man. of the crippling disease. All three principals in the whirlwind romance were stran­ gers before the east-bound trip began on a Afonday night, a few weeks ago. The bride, Mary El­ len Taunt, 19, was headed for her home in Flint, Mich. The bridegroom. Corporal Floyd Simonis, 28, expected to spend his leave with his mother in Mil­ waukee. Joe Burns was just going home to Brooklyn, U.S.A. The Seafarer and the Marine occupied a seat directly *across the way from young Mary Ellen. The marine, a bashful sort, was Joe Burns displays a newspaper account of his successful minding his own business. Joe, whose weather eye has been organizing campaign. sharpened by many years at sea, $ shuttled surveying glances back tion, when the Marine gritted and forth between the marine his teeth like a guy who is and the miss. Joe, a happily mar­ about to step out of a landing ried man himself, decided this FAIRISLE. Jan. 5 — John A. craft under fire. was a situation a marine should Urban. Chairman; Claude John­ "Okay," he said. have well in hand. son, Secretary. Delegates re­ After they had established an Corporal S i m o n i s stepped ported everything shipshape. acquaintanceship by talking' across the aisle to "no man's New Business: Department dele­ about the things people talk land." In two hours the Marine gates elected: John A. Urban, about on trains, Joe dispensed was in control. When he saw the Ship's Delegate; W. L. Hammock, with formality, and settled on!whites of Mary Ellen's eyes, he Deck; Loran Harris, engine; T. the course. He gave the marine fired the question. She went Horan, steward. Motion carried a meaningful nudge and rolled down, head over heels, for the ship's delegate to see if his eyes toward the girl across "I'd already made up my mind the slopchest can be opened for the aisle. The Marine was as' to say yes if he asked me to cigarettes. Motion carried for balky as an army mule. He marry him," said -Mary, Wiper and OS to take turns scared, he just couldn't cleaning the rooms of the Bosun get^the lead out of his legs. Thursday night, the and Deck Engineer. Motion car­ 'This IS worse than trying to ® J ried for each department to take squeeze a draw out of a tight- o+oi* c * -D i i /-. j • turns cleaning the laundry. One - . , oi • )i J T i T~Staff Sergeant Robert Godwin, H I"- disembarked. Godwin was to he niinute of silence for departed SL, o?'ch.Tr bridesmaid. For a moment it Brothers, plenty of chatter. In its letter the organization listed five SIU ships and contri­ butions of over $100. The five ships listed were the Marine Star, Robin Sherwood, Jean, Ro­ bin Gray and Gadsden. Although other- crews contributed, the committee had only the names of ships -that donated 'in the port of New York. FULL SUPPORT Active SIU participation in the campaign came as a result of the adoption of a resolution to support the drive at a mem­ bership meeting held on Novem­ ber 3. Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall served on the Foundation's AFL committee, throughout the course of the.drive. An excerpt from the letter of thanks follows: "We wish to thank you for contributing so generously to help combat polio. It is only through such interest and as­ sistance of our many friends that we can attain our goal of stamp­ ing out the dread disease of in­ fantile paralysis..." The letter was signed by L. Robert Wein­ berg, Labor Director. The Voice Of The Sea By SALTY biCK Vicenzo Marconi has been squawking because he can't go catching shrimp for 88 days. There's a new state law. Heard from a friend that George Moran, who calls all captains by their first name, is pumping malteds in San Pedro. Juan Velez got off a ship here, but is anxious to be back in New York. Did you know the Alcoa Corsair is known as gestion made to keep gear locker SS French Market? I under­ clean. Steward agreed to put stand the whole crew comes out a better variety of night from there. Someone called lunches. One minute of silence Frisco from here asking for a job. The man was told if observed for departed Brothers. he had a book and a rating STEEL APPRENTICE, Jan. 23 to come on out. —Welch, Chairman; B. Payne, It seems Mississippi Steamship Secretary. Delegates reports ac­ Company wants to get in the cepted. Motion to curb practice catering business. Quite a few of stevedores running through parties have been given on th% house and passageways. Edu­ board ships while in port. We cation: Discussion on transporta­ feel -we are on the ships to tion rule. Decision to draft a serve passengers, but not the letter on the ruling to be sent guests of private parties. Henry to Headquarters. Good and Wel­ Gerdes is around here every day fare: All departments agreed to and he's about the best-dressed keep laundry cleaner. seaman on the beach. 4. i S. NOONDAY, Feb. 27—Pete Mo(Ed. Note: Salty Dick sends reni. Chairman; W. E. Harper, GADSDEN^ Jan.^16— H. R. word that he's tied up for re­ Orkofsky, Chairman; J. Kalmick, Secretary. Delegates reports ac­ pairs at the New Orleans Ma­ Secretary. Delegates reported no cepted. Men warned that they rine Hospital and expects to beefs. ' New Business: Motion will not receive draws unless be out of action for several made to have messhall painted. their names are added to the weeks. His pals are urged to Deck delegate to see Mate for draw list. New Business: Mo- write him at the following ad­ OK. Good and Welfare: Sug­ dress: Salty Dick, c/o Marine (Continued on Page 7) Hospital, New Orleans, La., Ward 1-G.) FAMILIAR MESSROOM SCENE MINUTES OF SIU SHIP MEETINGS UP AND AT 'EM ' would be dashed by the Ne­ braska law which says the age So Brother Burns peppered of consent is 21. Since Mary is away at Corporal Simonis. On only 19, she'd have to get her Wednesday night Joe was just parents' permission, the County about running out of ammuni- clerk told them. All hands decided to thumb a ride across the river to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where the age of consent is 18. Be they praise, criticism or By this time the press had query, the SEAFARERS been alerted, and when the LOG wishes to receive let­ couple was united by a Council ters from its readers. A sec­ Bluffs Justice of the Peace, flash bulbs were popping like mad. tion of the Union newspaper Next day romance-hungry has been set aside for the readers throughout the nation expression of opinions of in­ read the story and saw the pic­ terest to the membership, tures of Joe Burns- and the two and all are invited to make newlyweds he had sponsored. use of the pages. The Corporal and his missus The only rule contributors went on down to New Orleans and the Mardi Gras, as guests of are asked to adhere to is a national radio program. Bro­ that all letters must be ther Burns went back to where signed. Anonymous letters the tree grows. cannot be printed. A writer's Nobody was happier than Joe. request thai his name be "It kind of makes a guy feel like he accomplished something," withheld will be honored. he explained. Sign It, Brother .1 Log Subscribers Readers notifying the SEA­ FARERS LOG of a change in mailing address are re­ quested to include their old address along with the new. In addition to making easier the switch-over it will also guarantee uninterrupted mailing service. This sketch by artist David Pascal was used in connection with an article on the Seamen's Bill .of Rights which appeared in Salute magazine some time ago. Picture was submitted to LOG by Seafarer John A. Bruno. All notifications of change of address should be ad­ dressed to the Editor, SEA­ FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. ^ �Friday, Maxch 18, 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings Sea£sacerS^ (Continued from Page 6) tion carried to have a latch put on all screen doors. Education: Discussion led by Smira on rules of shipping and the SIU con­ stitution. Good and Welfare: Welch suggested that when men are gassed up they hit the sack and sleep it off instead of dis­ rupting the rest of the crew in the messroom. One minute of si­ lence observed for Brothers lost at sea. S- S. S. CHICKASAW, Feb. 26 — Paul Arlhofer, Chairman: William Zarkas, Secretary. Delegates re­ ported on number of books and permits in their departments. New Business: Motion carried that the delegates see the Cap­ tain to arrange a variety of clothing for slopchest. Motion carried that the delegates see about a new ship's library. Edu­ cation: Brother Zarkas said a few words to tripcard men in regard to behavior aboard SIU ships. Union literature was given the men. Motion carried that the recreation room be kept clean by the three departments. •ii! \ V^ Good and Welfare: Discussion on sanitary work. Agreement that laundiy will be cleaned weekly by rotation among the depart­ ments. Minor repairs listed to be called to attention of Chief Engineer. One minute of silence observed for departed Brothers. 4 4 4 ROBIN KIRK. Feb. 6 — J. E. Jailt. Chairman; A. Bear. Secre­ tary. Delegates reported minor beefs in their departments. New Business: Motion can-ied that the engine department keep all oil drums from the crew recreation deck. Motion carried to forward Christmas Menu to LOG for pub­ lication. Dinner was very poor. Good and Welfare: Suggestion made that all foc'sles be cleaned before getting off. Question raised on coffee purchased in South Africa. 4 4 4 JOHN B. WATERMAN. Jan. 23—Luke Collins. Chairman; F. Jones. Secretary. Delegates re­ ported number of books and per­ mits in their departments. New Business: Discussion on slopchest. Radio operator asked delegate from each department to draw up list of articles required and he would attempt to get them. Motion carried' to elect Collins as ship's delegate. Notice posted to keep messroom clean at all times. Good and Welfare: Dis­ cussion on purchasing washing machine. Agreed that ship's delegate take up collection for machine at the payoff. 4 4 4 CAPE MOHICAN. Jan. 27— Tuczkewski. Chairman: Schirmacher. Secretary. Delegates re­ ported no beefs pending. Motion by R. Sirois that Steward be notified by department head head when early or late meals are expected .so proper arrange­ ments can be made. Motion by Sandas to have delegates check food and .slopchest when supplies come aboard. Crew to take ac­ tion if not in good order. HE JULY-DECEMBER, 194-6 ISSUES OF THE SEAFARERS LOO HAVE BEEN BOUND, AND ARB NOWAVAILASLBIO-THB MEMBERSHIP THE PRICEOF BfNDfNG. ALSO AVAILABLE. ARE EDITIONS COVBRlNG JAH.-Ji;Aje,AND JULV-'DEG. 1946; JAM.-JUNE, AND JULY — DEC. 194-7; AND FOR JANrdUNE, i«946 AT ^2.50EAGM. THESE VOLUMES GA/M^ BE BOU6HTAT BAiSGAiSE ROOM, S\ ©BAVER ST, MEW YORK NV- A4A1L ORDERS MUST BE ACCOMPAA/IED BY CHECK OR MOAiEyORDER. CUT and RUN By HANK 4. 4.. 4. FAIRLAND. Feb. 27 — Fred Travis, Chairman; Adomailis, Secretary. Delegates reported disputed overtime. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried that all water be checked by Public Health officer as tanks ai-e dirty and contain fuel oil. Good and Welfare: Night Cook and Baker volunteered to exchange ship's library in Baltimore. Discussion on getting a lock for the fan room aft so crewmembers won't play with the heating system.' One minute of silence in honor of departed Brothers. 4. 4. 4. MARINA, Feb. 22—Jack Mays. Chairman; Russell Lee. Secretary. Delegates' reports accepted. New Business: Motion by Musco. car­ ried, that ship be fumigated. Mo­ tion by Swanson. carried, to have table tops in galley refinished or replaced. Motion by Musco. car­ ried, to have toastmaster fur­ nished for both messhalls. Mo­ tion by Musco. carried, to have glass library cabinet installed in recreation room. Good and Wel­ fare: Cooks asked crew to ac­ quaint them with any beefs on food. Steward complimented crew on the cleanliness of the laundry room. One minute of silence for Brothers lost at sea. Don't Bite A Dog! What happens to Seafarers while taking the ships to the far flung ports of the world makes interesting reading to the rest of the membership. There is an old saying that if a dog bites a man. that's not news but if a man bites a dog. that's news. We're not suggesting that you go 'out and bite a dog; however, if you've had an interesting ex- perience on your trip that was a little out of the or­ dinary, share it with your fellow Seafarers through the pages of the SEAFARERS LOG. You don't have to be a Jack London to knock out the details of the experience. Just give us the facts and we'll do the rest. 4 4 4* STEEL EXECUTIVE. Jan. 2Tommy Tucker. Chairman; T. J. Sullivan, Secretaijy. Delegates reported number of books and permits in their departments. NewBusiness: Motion carried that members who- have been drunk in port and while secur­ ing for sea be fined $50. Motion carried to give Steward a vote of thanks for his work in preparing Christmas and New Year's din­ ner. . The work of the Cooks and Baker described by the crew as "reminiscent to many of the boys of better d^ys spent in the dining room of the Waldorf-Astoria." Pictures, too make a story more interesting. If you. or a fellow crewmember, are lucky enough to have a camera along — send your snapshots to the LOG. We'll take care of the developing and printing and the return­ ing of the negatives and prints to you. Send your bits of news and snaps to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York, N. Y. 4 4 4 MARYMAR. Dec. 27 — Guy Walter. Chairman; Stephen Zubuzycki. Secretary. Delegates re­ ported number of books and per­ mits in their departments. Mo­ tion carried to elect George Hildereth as ship's delegate. Good and Welfare: Suggested that crew wait until next meeting to see, how messroomsv are being cleaned before taking steps to insure their cleanliness. Carpen­ ter agreed to install mirror in Steward department head. Deck Engineer agreed to repair spigot in deck department head. "4 4 4 TELFAIR STOCKTON. Jan. 16 —Lawrence E. McCune. Chair­ man; Peter Piascik. Secretary. Delegates reported number of books and permits in their de­ partments. New Business: Ques­ tion ai'ose on Brother who piled off the ship the morning of sail­ ing. Motion carried to refer matter to Patrolman. Education: Crew ui'ged to make ship a clean and orderly ship, the difference between a good Union ship and a rushbucket. Oldtimers agreed to devote their spare time to helping the young men in prob­ lems that arise aboard ship. Schedule drawn up for cleaning of recreation room. A vote of thanks goes this week to Brother "Whitey" Olson aboard Waterman's Bessemer Victory — one of four Waterman scows on the "paper run" hitting Georgetown, South Carolina, Tampa, Florida, and other ports. "Whitey" recommended sending weekly bundles of LOGS to the Gator Bar in Georgetown and the Ideal Cafe in Tampa. In this way the crews off these ships won't miss too many issues of the LOG while they pass away a few hours in these waterfront spots.. . Speaking of bars and LOGS there is the Gaarkeuken Bar at 113 Albertdok in Antwerp, Belgium, which shall be getting more LOGS every week due to the fact that one Brother sailed in this week and told us .that SIU crews are picking them up steady. Brothers, remember this address when you hit Antwerp. Your Union newspaper benefits you at all times. Brother Clement Hospedales is sailing soon with his mustache for India. He hopes the ship hits the West Coast coming home so he can see some of his shipmates out there where shipping is booming steady ... Brother Mike Gottschalk. Steward and oldtimer, announced last week that he was one of the first to be eligible to start collecting unemployment benefits from one of the steamship companies with headquar­ ters down South. That's good news. The full story should be in the LOG soon for the welfare of the other Brothers..Two Cooks are doing some tine landlubbing cooking below the Hall. Brother Jose Pacheco (with his mustache) and Brother Pete Gonzales specialize weekly in cooking up dishes of chicken and rice and other rare-to-New York chow. Seafarers In Town: Robert Arnold with his pipe... Fred Paul with his mustache . . . Archibald Anderson . . . George Renstrom, the Deck Engineer ... Gene Sinclair ... David Wright who shipped . recently with his mustache... Eugene Milanesi, Brooklyn citizen, and his pencil-styled mustache. Say, if you Brothers are wondei'ing why we have mentioned so many Brothers carrying mustaches it's because we haven't seen anybody with a beard in a beard's age. We sure will mention the first Brother who comes in with heavy growth. The weekly LOG will be sailing free of cost to the homes of the following Brothers—Arvid Gylland of New York, Ray­ mond Linkowski of New York, George Glock of Maryland, Mallory Coffey of North Carolina, George Meltzer of Connecti­ cut. John Russell of North Carolina. Edward Crelan of Con­ necticut. Tom Danzey of Alabama, Joshua Gibbs of North Carolina. 4 4 4 FAIRHOPE. Jan. 16 — John Wulzen. Chairman; Frank Justura. Secretary. Delegates repoi-ted all in order, except for small bit of disputed overtime. J. D. Otto elected ship's dele­ gate. Good and Welfare: Bosun asked that men. going off watch at night clean tables in messhall. Ship's delegate asked crew to cooperate in keeping ship orderly while in port. Book Department—Sea Routes to the Gold Fields, by Oscar Lewis, $4.00, Alfred Knopf Co., The Maritime History of Maine, by William Rowe, $6.00, W. W. Norton Co., They Took to the Sea, by D. Klein- and Mary Johnson, $3.75, Rutgers University Press... The Latest Flash News—Pete Di Pietro sure got a big kick telling us of the oldtimers down in Galveston who are on the beach having "cool ones" and tropical sunshine. There's Eli Winslow, Red Barron, Jesse Barton and Old Mac McDonald... Brother Drew "Hoss" McKinnie, the Steward, sailed in last week and no doubt has sailed out again since then,.. Brothers, keep those ships clean and happy. Keep your jobs shipshape—according to the agreement. �Page Eig^ THE THE SEAFARERS Friday, March 18, 1948 LOG SPEAKS SS Kendrick Crewmen, Victimized By Siam Port Monopoly, Offer Trust-Busting Plan HOT ISN'T THE WORD Koh Sichang is a small island lowed (by the Chinese chandler) about 40 miles from Bangkok, to come aboard to collect, pro­ We believe that a report of and is the nearest that deep craft viding they gave him a cut. The our recent voyage aboard the ships can approach Bangkok. agent was authorized by the William H. Kendrick to Siam Captain to pay off all debts af­ should be made available to as There are no docking facilities ter each crewihember certified in Koh Sichang, but there is a many American seamen as pos­ good anchorage. All ships' agents the amount and signed for it. sible, so they will know what to come down from Bangkok, but This method was unsatisfactory expect should they go to Siam. due to poor transportation facili­ to all, but we had no choice in Specifically, our experience ties, they make the trip infre­ the matter. We were led to be­ took place in Koh Sichang, Siam. quently. Thus all the details are lieve that we would not be given left to the ship chandler. The customs clearance until we paid chandler is the gent we wish the chandler. to warn you about. He is a We feel that the chandler is Chinese merchant who, with his taking undue advantage of the family, has a virtual monopoly situation, and steps should be of the island's business. Here's taken to break his control over the way his empire reads: American seamen. We suggest, He owns the largest bar; he the following steps be taken by To the Editor: owns the launch service; he owns crews of ships heading for Siam: Buddy Gordon (right), tries to keep cool on the deck of Just a few lines to say hello the only decent launch landing, the Steel Chemist during stopover in Bombay, India, recently. to the boys and to let them which is situated in front of his 1. Wire the agent at le&st one Unidentiiied lad ed left is a friend of Gordon's from another know I'm still at the hospital bar. His son runs the laundry week before arrival for an ade­ (Metropolitan) here in New York service. His son-in-law controls quate draw in American money. ship in the port. and I figure that I will be here the food supplies available to (Make sure you specify Ameri­ the ships. AH the other mer­ can currency.) until the end of this month. chants on the island must pay 2. If- the money is not avail­ Brother Gordils is going home off to the chandler before they able at arrival, contact the Am­ after being here about two and are allowed to do business with erican Embassy and tell them a half months. Of course, I wish the ships. the story. The American Em­ To the Editor: I were going with him. Anyway, I am 50 years old and I have bassy is handling all relief' rice I wish him the best of luck to wait 15 years more to be eli­ CONTROLS CITY shipments from Siam, and will In a letter published in one gible to receive old age pension when he joins his first ship. The men certainly should like his In addition to that which he be available in Bangkok. The of New York's morning papers money. If I live that long. So chow, because he is a very good and his family own directly, he chandler is apparently working recently a Coast Guardsman who has a right to squawk. also controls the customs and in collusion with customs officials squawked about the President cook. police. Moreover, he exerts a and shipping agents, so the Am­ being opposed to tax exemption And now a word to the SIU: REMEMBERED Keep up the good work. I have very strong influence over the erican Consulate or Embassy is for servicemen. been following the work of the If the Coast Guardsman thinks the only recourse. I happened to receive a Val­ ships' agents. Union in the SEAFARERS LOG, he has reason to squawk, what entine card from a Union Bro- The bar and launch service 3. Try to deal with other mer­ and it always braces me up some ,ther who signed his nickname, tie in together. All launches land chants on the island and main­ about the merchant seaman? when I get my copy of the LOG. What about us. Do we get any "Sunshine." I appreciate his re­ at the dock in front of his bar. land so as to break up the mon­ I am a retired Union niember. membering me very much. I Anyone desiring to go to the opoly, which offers nothing but tax exemption? No. Did we get a bonus? No. Did we get a GI can't exactly place the fellow at others must walk about a mile, poor quality goods at high prices. Henry Sorensen the moment, although I am sure or if one desires to go to the This monopoly is not in keeping bill, do we get pensions, _do we Cambridge. N.Y. get absentee voting privileges? that I will run into him soon. mainland he must take another But I want to say, thanks a lot. launch, owned by other parties. with fair play and hits hard at The answer is no to all of these. Brother Sxmshine. He sure is The chandler's bar is the larg­ .seamen's pocketbooks. This is our ON BEACH . one of the oldtimers who never est, but certainly not the cheap­ suggestion for breaking it up. I am on the bbach now with forgets to remember his ship­ est or the most comfortable. In a bum ticker, after spending 32 M. Backxnan mates when they are in the regard to prices at this bar, we years at sea, 19 of them in the E. E. Williams ; hospital. were forced to accept the chand­ Isthmian Lines. Do I get a pen­ D. M. Wiggin Thinking back to an incident ler's prices regardless of whether sion? Of course not. But T would that occurred about three months or not they were reasonable, in­ S. W. Hopkins have gotten one if 1 had sailed To the Editor: ago, I am moved to offer a sug­ asmuch as there was no money SS William H. Kendrick in the Coast Guard. gestion to some of the Brothers. available for a crew draw. Some­ At last this writer has the In the time that I have been how the chandler has the sole three essentials—^paper, pen, ink. EMILY POST, PLEASE NOTE! here in New York, I have kept power to furnish money to the So let's get something off his in close touch with the Hall. I crews of ships entering this port. chest about what to do when you understand that several Brothers When asked for a draw his go on a trip. have failed to Observe regula­ first excuse was that it was a Remember your trip is inter­ tions and have run into" trouble bank holiday. (We later learned esting whatever the ship and as a result. that this was not true, the banks wherever it takes you. Yoii were open.) However, generous should have many memories of OBSERVE RULES! soul that he was, he agreed to the trip, and of other trips. And - I would suggest, therefore, make up for the lack of money you should do some things to that these Brothers observe our by extending to us all the credit help out that memory. ^ Union rules and regulations and we wanted. We had jjo choice One thing worth taking along not try to put the next Brother but to agree. is a camera—with plenty of film. For four days he stalled us off on the spot. Furthermore, these And a diary is well worth keep­ by various means, and repeated men should get closer to the Eding. Between the diary and the appeals to the agent were of no ucationail progrdm, show as much camera you can have a complete interest and pay as much atten­ use. We were allowed to sign record of this trip and all the tion as they can to it. This will for anything furnished: food, li­ others. , help them to understand things quor, hotel and luxury items. The record will recall to your better and will enable them to We were kept from trading with other establishments, both on the get along without difficulty. mind strange, foreign foods you have eaten; people you've met I'm talking from experience. mainland and the island, all of which offered better quality for and known; weather and atmo­ • Some of these men have come less money. Some men managed spheric conditions generally; ex­ to me and they don't seem to to obtain credit from other places otic customs, beliefs and music know the score. on the strength of the supposed of other lands; what the dollar In closing, I'd like to say to forthcoming draw, thereby es­ will buy—and what it won't; and all the Brothers: Keep up the caping the high costs of the a hundred other things. If you get a little shaky every time you're introduced to a good work and steady as she chandler's bar. dutchess, just look closely while a couple of old masters from You can keep the record al­ goes. THE LINE UP ways, even if you never go bade the Fort Bridger show how it's done. Assuming the correct Rafael Orliz again. When it came time for us to stance. Bing Miller. DM, raises milady's greasy mitt to his lips, Mefropolifan Hospiial leave, aU the creditors were al­ while Blackie Mason, AB, looks positively dee-lighted. "Sir Charles" New York CiJy To the Editor: Ortiz Scheduled To Quit Hospital At End Of Month Retired Seafarer Hits Tax Squawk Of Coast Guardsman Keep Trip Record To Relive Voyage, Says Sir Charles �Friday, March 18, 1949 Strathmore Men's Aid Appreciated By Widow THE SEAFARERS MORE TO COME This shot, taken aboard the Seatrain New Orleans in Havana, shows in the rear row (left to right): B. Lowderback, OS; Rusty McNary, AB; Jack. MM; "Red." Og. and A. L. Hatch, Bosun. Bottom row: J. W. Alstadt, AB, and E. J. Wright. OS. Another photo of the full crew will follow soon, says photographer E. W. Farzekas. Ramirez' Tattoo Talk Brings Him Client To the Editor: We Seafarers aboard the SS Suzanne had the privilege of bringing the first load of this year's sugar- ci'op from Puerto Rico to the states. The sugar •was consigned to an outfit in Yonkers, N. Y. Since these trips on the sugar run are comparatively short ones, there iS( not much news to report, except for the fact that some of the oldtimers come aboard now and then. This trip we had Tommy (Beachie) Murray, the Bosun, He's joining the "TTT Club" in San Juan for awhile. Coming in •we had Isadore Levy and "Red," the Electrician. STEP UP CLOSER I'm enclosing a photo of Tom­ my Murray in which he displays his famous tattoo. A "made in P.R." job, that is. A great deal of talk about tattooing has been heard aboard this ship since the articles by Homer Spurlock and myself have appeared in the LOG. In fact, I think it may be rather interesting . to let you know that my writing on the subject of tattooing led to a Tommy (Beachie) Murray displays his latest tattoo ac­ quirement. the full-rigged ship Caledonia. somewhat unusual situation—or almost. The other day a fellow came to me with the story that his sister is enthusiastic about Sellers' Kin Thanks Dorothy Crew tattoos. She is so much of an admirer of the art, that she is even quite anxious to have a tattoo of her own. Since she doesn't want it where it would attract attention in public, the tattoo would have to be done on some part of her anatomy that is not generally visible. SEEKS FEMALE ARTIST Under these circumstances my friend asked me if I knew of any woman expert on tattooing who could be recommended. Un­ doubtedly he took me for a tattoo artist, because after I told him my acquaintance with tattoo experts was limited to males, he stated that he had sufficient trust in me to do the job. He added that he didn't think he'd have any trouble in convincing his sister that my in­ terest would be purely profes­ sional. The only hitch, and something of a surprise to me,-was that my friend expected me to charge half more than the regular price because he expected something for his trouble. I don't blame him for that, however. Unfor­ tunately, I couldn't take the job because I'm no tattoo artist. But I do wish you would send me the address of Brother John Bruno, who in a recent letter to the LOG said that he had a book completely covering the ancient art of tattooing. I'd like to ask him if he could recom­ mend a teacher or a book of instruction to me. The next time I get an opportunity such as the one I've just related, I'd like to be able to undertake the job. Luis Ramirez (Ed. Nofe: There'll never be a next lime, Luis.) SS Dorothy, and we don't have words to express our apprecia­ We have received, the letter tion for such a kind tribute from and money from the crew of the the crew of which our son was a member. Our hearts are burdened al­ most beyond what we are able to bear, but it is a great con­ solation to us to know that our To the Editor: son was liked by all who knew him and that he was able to I thought some of the boys make such loyal friends. Any­ might like to know that Frank time any of the crew can find Smith became a father last week. time to write us a line we shall It's a boy! be more than glad to hear from Frank, by the way, is finding you. the going a bit tough. His wife Again let us thank you for To the Editor: required a few transfusions, and your kind expression of sym­ As the wife of Seafarer Rob­ isince Frank has to stick around pathy. ert Laliberte I would like to home for the present, the un­ extend my warmest appreciation paid bills are mounting. Mrs. Sarah F. Sellers for the thoughtfulness and kind­ I mention this because I and family ness of the Stewards Department thought some of his friends (Ed. Note: The death of of the SS Robin Kirk in sending might like to g^ve him a lift. Should anyone want to help Seafarer A. B. Sellers was re­ me a huge bouquet of flowers Frank out in any way, I suggest ported in the LOG of Febru­ at the time of the birth of our they give him a telephone call ary 4. Brother Sellers was kill- son Norman, Both the yobngster and I are at his home in Brooklyn, 55 Bay 14 St. The number is CLover- " ed in a fall into an open hatch doing fine. My deepest apprecia­ aboard the Dorothy on Janu­ tion for this fine gesture. dale 6-0907. Mrs. Robert Laliberte Sieve Klemeras ary 19.) To the Editor: FRANK SMITH'S WIFE HAS SON; GOING'S TOUGH Unions Are Only Buttress Against Slump, Says Member To the Editor: To the Editor: The money donated us by the crew of the SS Strathmore ar­ rived safely, and it sure came in handy. I am going to buy shoes for the baby and some things little Jimmy needs. The new baby will arive about March 26. If any Seafarer friends of my late husband are ashore at any time Td like very much to have you visit us. The address is: 330 West 95th Street, Apartment 22-B, New York City. Christine Millican (Ed. Note: Widow of Sea­ farer James J. Millican and mother of two small children, Mrs. Millican has been' hard put since the death of her husband in January. Her plight was brought to the attention of the membership in the LOG of January 21.) Paga Nine LOG SEAFARER'S WIFE THANKS KIRK MEN FOR BIRTH BOUQUET Nationally and internationally the signs are ominous. Though the figures are played down by the press and radio, jjnemployment is rising by leaps and bounds. The maritime industry was the first to feel the full ef­ fects, now it is spreading throughout the nation. This means that wage stand­ ards will be attacked. They must be maintained at all costs. Coup­ led with rising unemployment is the propaganda of newspapers and radio to the effect that the cost of living is falling. That is untrue. What are the facts? Milk, but­ ter, bread, rents, shoes and meats have shown no appreciable de­ cline. Nothing to warrant the wild claims being made of low prices. Yes, of manufactured products, such as radios, refrig­ erators, furniture and household appliances there are strong de­ clines due to the glutted market. These, however, are not the basic essentials of life. As employment declines these expensive items must give way to the struggle for bread, as far as the average wage earner is concerned. He has no choice. HIGH LIVING Housing has been neglected bcause real estate lobbies do not want to see low-cost housing. Workers are paying double the price for what they paid for a Porpoise In Life By JAMES P. CONROY Oh. to be a porpoise. What a surplus thing to be; A porpoise with no purpose. But to dance about the sea. To spend my day just racing ships. And chasing other fishes. Oh. to be a porpoise. Yes. what human misses. Dashing. diving. flashing, flying; Wingfinned eagle of the sea. Stop and look, now leap away. So thankful you're not one of me. But To This By I. H. PEPPER Seems incredible That love. Being so wonderful. So blissful, kissful Could ever evolve To this— Being so blunderful. So fateful, hateful— Makes one wonder. Doesn't it? comfortable apartment before the war, now wholly unobtainable. The pressure within the na­ tion is growing intolerable. Wages offered by employment agencies are even lower than pre-war wages, even though the cost of living has doubled. On a comparative basis, the present wages, $35 a week, are worth $15 a week in pre-war purchas­ ing power. The only jobs offered today in New York City are those of salesmen. Door to door canvass­ ing—the attempt of manufactur­ ers to unload his goods, which aren't moving in the stores, up­ on the consumer in his home. These are commis.sion jobs. A fancy word for starving to death while lugging a suitcase. Surely a sign of the times is the construction of 26,000-t'on tankers. One of these will re­ place three tankers. You may be sure that one regular crew wiU , operate the new giants, where three earned their livelihood be-' fore. More seamen on-the beach. Marriages^ are falling off. In Brooklyn (3 million population), only 27,000 marriages took place in 1948, the lowest number in the boro's history. How many children will result from these few marriages is left to your im­ agination. Half a million persons are jammed in with in-laws be­ cause of the lack of housing. Who can have children under these circumstances? A healthy and fundamentally progressive society? A bunch of fools bent on the destruction of all that America stands for. Cer­ tainly we cannot blame Joe Stal­ in for this situation or anyone else but the greedy and ignorant vested interests which profit from the misery of the people. We see now why there are such frantic efforts to save the Taft-Hartley Act. The striking power of the workers and the unions must be shackled. DOWN IT GOES The recovery of Europe, the glutting of markets at home and abroad, the loss of U.§. credits in China, the end of Marshall Plan shipments of all commodi^ ties except war goods, all spell falling stocks in Wall Street and a steadily increasing army of unemployed. With the need for manpower no longer strong, men of 40 are too old to work. Advertisements call for men under-35. Later on it will be single men under 25, then 20 and finally the end. And, as yet, the old age pension is kept at 65. This means that all men over 40 should die or bum nickels until they are 65. Selling apples on street corners and flopping in the Bowery is not conducive to long life. Is this the America of unlimi­ ted opportunities, of an expanded economy, or is it a nation of small, greedy business men of very limited intellects, unable to solve the problems of unemploy­ ment and markets. Only through the maintenance of strong unions and union wage structures, the extension of un­ ions, government sponsored work projects to put people to work, can America be saved. The un­ ions must now play their great­ est role in the shaping of the destiny of America. There is no other way out. Wandering Seafarer �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS Friday. March 18, 1949 LOG Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings In Brief SAVANNAH—Chairman, E. M. Bryant, 25806; Recording Secre­ tary, A. Pricks, 60; Reading Clerk, O. F. Martin, 44731. Motion cai'ried to accept and post on bulletin board the Secretai-y-Treasurer's financial report and report to the membership. Agerit took floor and reported on status of shipping. Motions car­ ried to accept minutes of meet­ ings held in other ports. One minute of silence observed for departed Brothers. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried that a floral York. Good and Welfare: Sev­ eral members hit the deck to speak on the present dispatching pi'ocedures followed in the Port of New York. SHIPPED SHIPPED TOTAL STWDS. SHIPPED ENG. 4 4 4 BALTIMORE—Chairman, Wil­ 5 5 17 55 59 180 liam Renlz, 26445; Recording Sec­ 29 36 106 retary, A1 Stansbury, 4683; Read­ 51 44 173 ing Clerk, Bennie Gonzalez, 125. 16 13 47 Charges read against number 8 11 39 of Brothers and refen-ed to Trial 19 11 47 Committee elected from the 38 26 106 floor. Motion carried to non- 133 94 329 19 45 16 34 8 5 50 36 138 A&G Shipping From Feb. 23 To Manh 9 PORT REG. DECK REG. ENG. REG. STWDS. TOTAL REG. Boston New York Philadelphia.... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Galveston San Juan West Coast 23 150 45 105 18 17 24 29 91 43 27 44 11 116 39 62 19 13 22 37 97 32 11 34 9 147 46 66 15 9 14 38 143 22 9 30 43 413 130 223 52 39 , 60 104 331 97 47 108 7 66 41 78 .18 20 17 42 102 .10 21 52 GRAND TOTAL.. 616 493 548 1,657 474 SHIPPED DECK 392 395 1,261 PHILADELPHLA — Chairman, ports. Agent's report accepted. General discussion on the wel­ E. Higdon, 182; Reading Clerk, Accepted resolutions on Honolulu fare of the Branch. Meeting ad­ concur with that part of the Nor­ Don Hall, 43372; Recording Sec­ Hall and vacation pay. Headquar­ journed with 91 members pi'es- folk New Business calling for wreath be sent to funeral of ters' and Patrolmen's reports ac­ ent. Deck Engineers to show dis­ Brother Marion Ackerman. Good retary, J. Sheehan, 306. cepted and filed. Trial commit­ 4 4 4 charges for three years. Minutes and Welfare: Discussion on ma­ Motion carried to go into New tee's findings in cases of three SAN JUAN — Chairman, H. of other Branches read and ac­ rine hospital in Savannah. Meet- York minutes and read charges men read and accepted. Meeting .ing adjourned with 102 members from last meeting. Minutes of adjourned with 300 members Spurlcck, 11101; Recording Sec­ cepted. Motion carried to post retary, J. Lincoln, 35046; Reading and file and West Coast and present. meetings held in other ports ac­ present. Great Lakes minutes. Resolutions Clerk, W. Lea, 37523. cepted, except for that part of 4" 4' 44- 4< 4" on Hall in Honolulu accepted. BOSTON—Chairman, J. Green- San Juan minutes requesting the ' NEW ORLEANS — Chairman, Minutes of meetings held in Other reports accepted. Good baum, 281; Recording Secretary, printing in the LOG of all com­ Leroy Clarke, 23062; Recording other ports accepted and filed. and Welfare: Discussion on topics mittee reports. Agent reported E. Dakin, 180; Reading Clerk, E. that lease on Hall had been ex­ Secretary, Bill Frederick, 94; Outgoing Agent Colls introduced of general Union welfare. MeetReading Clerk, C. J. Stephens, the members to the new Agent, ng adjourned with 250 members B. Tilley, 75. tended for one month, while ne­ L. Craddock. He asked the present. 76. Motion carried to accept min­ gotiations take place to draw up membership to extend Craddock 4 4 4 Report on New Orleans finan­ the fine support and cooperation utes of meetings held in other a long term lease. Resolution on NORFOLK—Chairman, Whii«, Hall in Hawaii turned over to cial situati'n read and accepted. he had been given during the ports, except that part of San Headquarters for study. Motion Minutes of other Branch meet­ past year. Juan New Business calling for Agent Craddock 56; Recording Secretary, Rees, 95. Agent pledged full cooperation to the Reading Clerk, Bullock, 3535. the publishing of all committee carried to have Agent buy a flag ings accepted and filed. reports in the SEAFARERS LOG. and banner for the Hall as there reported on shipping picture in membership in. San Juan. He Routine communications read, Resolution from New York con­ is none on hand. Trial Commit­ port. Also reported* that film was given a rousing ovation from accepted and filed. Trial Com­ tee's reports accepted. One min­ will be shown following meeting. the membership. Agent Colls cerning a Hall in Hawaii ac­ mittee's reports accepted. Resolu­ Accepted resolution on Honlulu then took over and reported good cepted and referred to Headquar­ tion on opening Hall in Honolulu Hall and forwarded it to Head­ shipping, with plenty of jobs ters for consideration. Resolu­ quarters for study. Resolution available. Trial Committee find­ read. Motion carried to non­ tion from Mobile concerning va­ on vacation pay forwarded to ings read and accepted. One concur. Agent reported on the cation pay accepted, and re­ Headquarters for clarification. minute of silence observed for jusihess of the port and th^ ferred to Headquarters Negotiat­ Five members took the Union Brothers lost at sea. Good and situation in Virginia Ferries. ing Committee. Richard ' H. ute of silence observed for Broth­ Oath of Obligation. Good and Welfare: Considerable discus­ Good and Welfare: Several mem­ Lowe, Arthur B. Kingsley and ers lost at sea. Meeting ad­ Welfare: Discussion on coopera­ sion on Bland-Magnuson bill and bers hit the deck to discuss the Roy Leo took the Union Oath of journed with 186 members pres­ tion between Bosuns and crews. need for larger quarters in San Jnion's drive against the Hoff­ Obligation. Balloting Committee ent. Meeting adjourned with 274 Juan. Meeting adjourned with man move and the status of the elected from floor. One minute election in the Cities Service 4 4, 4. members present. of silence observed for Brothers 110 members present. MOBILE—Chairman, O. Stev­ fleet. Meeting adjourned with lost at sea. Good and Welfare: 4 4. 4 '444 ens, 115; Recording Secretary, ; 34 members present. Considerable discussion on cur­ TAMPA—Chairman Paul Hall, NEW YORK —Chairman, Joe James Carroll, 14; Reading Clerk, rent status of Hoffman move and 190; Reading Clerk, L. Craft, Algina, 1320; Recording Secre­ Cities Service drive. Meeting ad­ H. J. Fischer, 59. journed with 73 members pres­ Motion carried to accept min­ 286; Recording Secretary, Ray tary, Freddie Stewart, 4935; ent. Reading Clerk, Robert Matthews, utes of meetings held in other While, 57. Norfolk New Business tabled 164. until clarification has been re­ Motions carried to accept the ceived. Motion carried to non­ New Business sections of meet­ concur with San Juan minutes. ings held in other ports. Trial Reports from other ports ac­ committee's report read and ac­ In protest of the nomination of cepted and filed. Elliott Wil­ cepted. Appeal of one member James Boyd as director of the liams took the Union Oath of on decision of Trial Committee A phony front organization. 1. That his foremen's league Federal Bureau of Mines, Presi­ read. Motion carried to refer to dent John L. Lewis of the Uni­ Tigged by management to pre­ is really an organization of bus­ Trial Committee. Discussion on ted Mine Workers has called a vent repeal of the Taft-Hartley iness corporations. shipping procedures in New two week strike of bituminous Act, was unmasked at a House 2. That the real purpose of the Labor Committee hearing in and anthracite miners. The walk­ league is to propagandize fore­ ;Washington last week. out began on March 11. men into believing they are Operating as the Foremen's "part of management." In calling the strike, Lewis Obligation. Good and Welfare: League for Education and Asso­ made use of a contract provi­ For over an hour members took Every member making a sion which allows a memorial ciation, the , outfit maintains a 3. That membership is open on­ the floor to discuss matters of the donation to the Union for period for men killed in the high priced lobby in an attempt ly to business concerns. Union. Meeting adjourned after any purpose should receive pits. to convince Congress that fore­ 4. That dues are $100 a year one minute of silence for de­ tn official receipt bearing men don't want union represen­ and. that any company paying parted Brothers. The period of mourning will tation. the amount of the contribu­ emphasize the miners' opposition that sum, may name its presi­ 4 4 4 tion and the purpose for to Boyd, whom Lewis described The revelation came after dent, vice president, or person­ GALVESTON — Chairman, which it was made. Harry P. Jeffrey, secretary and nel director as "members" of as "an incompetent, unqualified Keith Alsop, 7311; Recording Sec­ general counsel for the stooge the league. If a Union official to whom persoi> who has usurped the of­ "foremen's" league told the An embarrassing question put retary, R. Wilburn, 37739; Read­ contribution is given does fice and functions of Director of House committee that an opinion by Representative Bailey (D., ing Clerk, Jeff Morrison, 34213. -not make out a receipt for the Federal Bureau of Mines poll showed that foremen were Va.) also forced Jeffrey to re­ the money, the matter should without Senate confirmation as report not interested in organizing for veal that William Ingles, a no­ Headquarters financial immediately be referred to required by statute." collective bargaining purposes, torious Washington lobbyist, rep­ and report to membership ac­ Paul HalL Secretary-Trea­ The miners, Lewis stated, will Motions car­ but preferred to deal as individ­ resented Inland Steel, Allis- cepted and filed. surer, SlU, 61 Beaver Street, pray for "relief from the mon­ ried to accept minutes of other uals with management. New York 4. N. Y. strous and grotesque injustice of Chalmers, Fruehauf Trailer, and Branch meetings. Agent re­ Pro-labor members of the com­ other large corporations at the ported on tempo of shipping and In advising the-Secretary- an ignorant nnd incompetent mittee, skeptical of this testi­ same time he represented the balloting. Five members took the Treasurer' of such transac­ Boyd having the power to de» mony, then fired a series of de­ Foremen's League. It was dis­ Union Oath of Obligation. One tions, members should state cide whether they shall live or vastating questions at the wit­ closed that Ingles received $1,000 minute of silence for Brothers the name of the official and continue to die in the mines." ness. In the course of the ques­ a month from the companies for lost at sea. Resolution regarding the port where thA money Lewis noted that 1948 saw tioning, Jeffrey was forced to his work—as well as being paid the opening of a Hall in Hawaii was tendereid. 55,115 men killed and injured in admit: by the league. the pits. accepted. Good and Welfare: Eastern Miners Take Two-Week 'Memorial' Rest 'Foremen's' League Is Exposed As Front For Corporations 6et A Receipt �• •/ Friday, March 18, 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleren American Seamen Make Comeback By AUGUSTUS H. COTTRELL ment than the merchant seaman, sailor, is of the best, prepared His brawn and his muscle are 'by trained Cooks. To become a seaman in 1800 it life sustaining; his spirit—this Living and pay conditions on was merely necessary to wear same American spirit dormant American ships, are not due to a sheath knife, have an abund­ for many years—is life giving. mere generosity on the part of BROTHER LEVY HENRY ROOF BAHAM ance of tattooing on your arms He is utterly essential to the the shipowners. The seaman has Who sailed as Messman on the Please get in touch with your and stand at the bar of any wa­ usefulness of our millions of learned the lesson that he must SS Venore, is asked to leave the father. terfront saloon. have someone ashore to protect tons of steel ships. The finest punching bag with the baggage 5" ft 4" You would not stand long be­ ship, without him and his spirit, his interests at all times, and to man in the Baltimore Hall. CONSTANTINOS NICOLAIDIS fore a genial tar-haired mate becomes mere scrap iron, a dead see to it that his pay scale re­ 4. 4. 4 C. BROWN would invite you to a few but­ thing. mains on a par with the pay MICHAEL R. BAAL Get in touch at once with H. tered rums. scales of the other skilled pro­ Your wife, Lorraine, wants COMEBACK S. Thomas, 56 Seventh Ave., A stubborn recruit might need fessions. you to get in touch with her. It New York. It is very urgent. There is ample evidence that a harangue on- the virtues of It is quite obvious that these is very urgent. 4. 4. Si the sea, the merits of the par­ the spirit of the American sea­ things can only come to pass DONALD PL5SHETTE 4 4 4 ticular ship, the wonderful Cap­ man is very much alive today. when the seamen of America be­ PAT JENSON Get in touch with your father. tain, and a confidential report on Not so very many years ago long to an honest all-American A money order for you, from He is very anxious to hear from the ladies of the South Sea and only about 12 percent of the maritime organization, free from B. F. Allison, is being held for you. —thrown in for good measure— seamen on American-registered radical and foreign influence. you in the Philadelphia Hall. S- 4i the possibility of prize money. ships were American born. Many The membership of the Sea­ 4 4 4 JAMES T. HILL After about three buttered ships", especially those under farers International Union know FREDERICK L. JORDAN Communicate with your father rums, the befuddled seaman charter, sailed with 100 percent when they are far at sea that Mrs. Jack J. Martin, 112 Eastat White House, Texas. touched the pen or made his foreign-born crews—not an Am­ the home office is always busily view Drive, New Orleans, La., 4 4> mark, and shortly found himself erican could be found from the bargaining with the shipowners would like you to write to her TOM GALVIN deposited in a reeking forecastle Stoker's grating to the bridge. for them, obtaining always the Your old buddy, George on a matter of great importance for a long sleep—to awake at Such conditions no longer exist best possible conditions for the pianchard, 485 Ashmont Street, to you. sea, bound for Java, France, Na­ aboard American ships. Respon­ membership, and striving to pro­ NORMAN WEST Dorchester 22, Mass., would like sible for this metamorphosis is tect all that has already been gasaki, or Batavia. Your mother, Mrs, Clarence you to write to him so that he His immediate concern was to the membership-controlled Sea­ can send you some of your prop­ West, in Punta Gorda, Florida, learn as quickly, and as pain­ farers International Union of gained. There is never any doubt in would like to hear from you. erty. lessly as possible, the ancient North America. the minds of the seamen of the 4 4 4 4. 4. 4. No foreign finger or policy law of the sailor, "promotion for SIU that upon returning to an SYLVESTER WALKER CLARENCE LEWIS GUNSETT the nimble and the cat-on-the has ever entered this great or­ American port after a long trip Owen Anderson, U. S. Marine Your wallet and papers are in ganization. Dictatorship is un­ triangle for the laggard." the baggage room of the New Hospital, Neponset Branch, is known in it. The lowliest mem­ at sea that they will find any­ LIFE WAS SIMPLE anxious to hear from you. York Hall. ber, in good standing, can run thing but the same quiet, effi­ His long-term goal was port, for office, and be elected. The cient harmony, and cooperation 4 4 4 4. 4. 4 JOHN HERINDA the fast spending of his few membership has a voice in all throughout their Union Halls. BEN BONE Under the present standards Your mother, Mrs. Susie Herindollars per month, if and when matters concerning its welfare. James Barnette asks that you of pay, living standards and op­ da, 3437 Pi-eble Ave., Pittsburgh he got it, a few more buttere'd leave his handbag in the Balti­ The elected officers of this or­ portunities, and with the mari­ more Hall with the baggage man, 12, Pa., is anxious to hear from rums and another ship. ganization protect the interests you. Nobody won-ied about his age, of the membership with all the time calling firmly established as to hold for him. his health, his . education, his zealousness of a great barrister a career, the United States mer­ 4 4 4 is now manned by present or his future. He carried protecting the interests of a chant fleet RICHARD FLAHIVE thousands'of clean-cut, intelligent Pete Cruze, 1339 University no papers, belonged to no sea­ wealthy client. American seamen. Ave., Bronx 52, N. Y., wants you man's unions, and took as a mat­ The dark days when every The maritime service is at­ ter of course a few impressed forecastle was a Tower of Ba­ to get in touch with him. tracting a finer type of American years on a British frigate or 4 4 4 bel are gone, but not forgotten youth, educated—often with col­ hulk. BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. JAMES M. MULLIGAN by the many old-timers who lege background—upstanding and When he was an old man— William Rentz, Agent Mulberry 4540 Get in touch with your Draft tread the decks of the American outstanding, of *high ideals and BOSTON 276 State St. thirty or thereabouts—if he was ships of today. Board at 1910 Arthur Ave., £. B. Tilley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 morals. lucky, he married a woman with Dispatcher Richmond 2-0141 Bronx 57, N. Y. SECURITY America can scarcely avoid a farm near a lighthouse, plant­ GALVESTON 30854—23rd St. 4 4 4. But it is a joyous feeling for becoming the world's greatest ed corn in the spring, and was Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 ARTHUR SAMOEA the seaman of today when he' maritime nation in number and MOBILE 1 S«ath Lawrence St. Hadvey Righette, 29 Surfline off to sea before it was ready "signs-on" to know that, through j tonnage of vessels. When, added Phone 2-1754 Cal Tanner, Agent to harvest. NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Place, Apt. 1, Long Beach 2, He was hardy, could stand his maritime organization, he is to this, she can boast of the newE. Sheppnrd, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 Calif., wants to hear from you. pain, fight with knives, was a assured of a decent living wage,'est, fastest, and most efficient 51 Beaver St. NEW YORK 4 4* 4 from exploitation, ships and the best trained and HAnover 2-2784 Joe Algina, Agent practical — if profane — religion­ protection healthy food and living quar­ organized seamen, she has truly JAMES BURKE ..127-129 Bank St. NORFOLK ist, and bowed to no man but Phone 4-1083 Ben Rees, Agent ters. L. F. GAMBARO returned to the heroic days of his Skipper, and not always to PHILADELPHIA...614-16 No. 13th St. He still growls at the Cook days of 1800—when the Amer­ Contact Ben Sterling, 42 him. J. Sheehan, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Broadway, New York. SAN FRANCISCO .'.85 Third St. His contribution to American and curses the coffee, and longs ican Clipper ships were known Frenchy Mlchelet, Agent Douglas 2-5475 spirit and tradition was so vast for a farm ashore and swears on every sea. SAN JUAN,'P.R 252 Ponce de Leon WARD LEWIS HOWIESON and tremendous that it is beyond he's on his last trip—tradition L. Craddock, Agent San Juan 2-5996 gave him these things—but when Get in touch with Miss Jane measuring. SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. he's off watch he packs a nour­ Howieson, 22-27 93rd Street, If carried him, the merchant Jim Drawdy, Agent Phonej 3-1728 TACOMA 1519 Pacific St. Jackson Heights, N. Yr,^ on a seaman, on to the Golden Age ishing meal under his belt, takes Broadway 0484 matter of great importance to of Sail, the very soul of 'the a shower, listens to the radio, TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. you. swift Clippers and the heart of and reads and relaxes in wellRay White, Agent Phone M-1323 4 4 4 a pugnacious, nation-building lighted quarters. WILMINGTON, Calif., 227'/, Avalon Blvd. (Continued from Page 1) If, at the end of a voyage, he BERNARD LAPORTE Terminal 4-2874 fleet of heroic merchant ships. has any legitimate complaint, his ands of letters and telegrams HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C. Get in touch with Michael ANOTHER ERA SECRETARY-TREASURER Union representative is present poured into Washington. Thornton,. 3952 Camp St., New Paul Hall It carried him slowly — and at the payoff to handle the com­ Hoffman's Plan, originally Orleans, JA. 6171. Important. DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION fighting — to steam, to an ex­ plaint for him. scheduled to go into effect Janu­ Lindsey Williams " panding navy, to a horrible war Living conditions on the Am­ ary 1, was postponed to Febru­ ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURER between brothers; to a dark pe­ erican ship of today are the vei-y ary 1 and then to April 1. If Robert Matthews J. P. Shuler Joseph Volpian riod of reconstruction when prof­ finest in the world. All per­ Congress does not act before its by land so exceed profits by sonnel are quartered above decks, April 1, it is now believed sea that he was tempted and fell. with a few exceptions. Each Hoffman will postpone the plan For seventy years that spirit man has his own commodious again. HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phono 5-8777 lay dormant and almost invis­ locker and clean, large berth. According to close observers, PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. ible. It flared up in half-hearted Among the more than 202,000 the prime movers behind the His forecastle is heated and, in Beacon 4336 legislation, in the emergencies the tropics, air conditioned or Hoffman Plan to eliminate the RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. Massachusetts workers who may Phone 2599 be covered by unemployment of wartimes, in a thrilling res­ cooled by fans. He has running American flag and American sea­ SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. cortipensation, if a pending bill cue here and a bold trade pact hot and cold water, and ample men from the foreign aid trade Douglas 2-8363 are the European maritime na­ is passed, are 3,000 maritime there. space for his personal effects. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. For forty years an American tion in alliance with the Ameri­ workers, including towboat and The food, i-ecognized as the Main 0290 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. collier personnel, and workers seaman in the forecastle of an most necessary requisite of the can State Department, which has Terminal 4-3131 on other ships which go to dis­ American ship was an utter long been opposed to a strong American merchant marine. tant ports but which have their stranger. He did not understand Paul G. Hoffman has even main base of operations within the language nor the customs of his mates; he could not stomach been reported as saying that he MONTREAL 1227 PhUips Square the state of Massachusetts. Plateau 6700—Marquette 6909 would demand a Presidential Benefits for unemployed sea­ their food. There were not ten PORT ARTHUR 63 Cumberland St. men can reach a maximum of American-bom seamen to a hun­ veto of the Bland Bill if it were Phone North 1229 dred foreigners. Our merchant enacted in its present fox-m. PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. $25.00 per week for 23 weeks, This led a Headquarters official seaman—he and his spirit and plus $2.00 per week for each Phone: 6591 to ask what right Hoffman had fOftONTO illA Jarvis St. child. Although no seaman would his tradition—almost died out. Elgin 6719 trade this for the base pay he as a Govei-nment administrator In the vast program of the VICTORIA, B.C. ....602 Boughton St. to demand any such thing, United States merchant marine, could earn while sailing, under Empire 4631 "Let Hoffman resign, then let VANCOUVER 6«S Hamilton St. an SIU contract, nevertheless, it in the hundreds of great ships him make his demand," the there Pacific 7824 would be some security for the under the American flag, Union official said. is no more mportant single ele­ dark days. SlU HRLLS SIU, A&G District Congress Ready For Bland Bill SUP Canadian District Massachusetts Bill Grants Unemployment Insurance To Seamen j^qctarwum �T H E SE A F A R E R S Page Twelve LOG Friday, March 18, 1949 WHAT itWMIC.. QUESTION: What suggestions do you have for improving rwreational and general wel­ fare facilities available aboard ship during off hours? EUGENE MILANESI, AB: ARVID GYLLAND, Bosun: MICHAEL ROSSI, Bosun: PASQUALE PRIOLO, OS: SAM LUTTRELL, Bosun: 'l think some means of provid­ ing music for ihe fellows should be aboard the ^ ships—if it can be handled without annoying anyone. Crews could get toge­ ther and purchase an inexpen­ sive phonograph or radio for the use of all hands. On ships that make runs to warm weather ports, the guys could get up baseball teams — like some of the Robin Line men have done. Gear could be , purchased and kept aboard ship. When the ships meet in a foreign port, the crews could arrange games, or they could meet local teams. Baseball is played in many places, es­ pecially by English-speaking people. Crews should chip in to get more and better books aboard the ships than the Merchant Ma­ rine Library Association is able to provide. There are a lot of educational books that would come in handy on any ship. Af­ ter all, a man's education is never finished — no matter who he is. Some of the ships have movies. It would be a good idea if more crews chipped in for movie equipment. Personally I've never gone in much fpr sports, but I'll go along with any crew that wants to buy sporting equipment. My own in­ terests are chess and checkers. I'd like to see every ship have plenty of sets. On my past ships the crews did little for recreation other than read books and play cardi^ Once a crew decided to purchase a radio, but the Skipper vetoed the plan. He said there would be too many aerials stuck around the decks. Some ships I've been on had washing machines put there by the company or other crews. If I get in with a crew intexuling to purchase a washing machine, I'd make sure it wasn't put over the engine room as is the usual practice. It's too hot. Back in the gunners' quarters a full laundry could be rigged. I haven't been part of a crew where movies were shown, but I think it's a good idea. Crews of ships I've been aboard have taken little group action other than to hold edu­ cational xAeetings. Personally I'm in favor of more up-to-date magazines . and books. Some of the magazines on ships today are ancient. I'd also back a crew radio, as the ship's radio operates on the whims of the radio operator. The radio could be had for about fifty bucks, and the crew could put it in the messroom,- where they could tune in the stations they want. If the ship I were on had no washing machine I'd favor crew action to build up a laundry. Seamen today shouldn't be made to scrub their clothes by hand. I suggest crews buy an inex­ pensive record player and build up a record library. I brought my record player aboard sev­ eral ships. Then we held a tar­ paulin muster and we collected enough money to buy a consid­ erable number of records of all kinds. I took the record player with me when I left a ship and brought it aboard the next one. The records, of course, remained on the ship on which the col­ lection was made. On one vessel on a shuttle run, we accumu­ lated more th^h 1,500 records. The gear was left in the messroom for anyone to play. GORDON MARBURY, Elec,: GENE NOWOKUNSKI, Ch. Ck,: BILL WILLIAMS, AB: JAMES M. HAND. Deck Eng.: JAMES ROGERS, Wiper: One of the essentials in mak­ ing life better on any ship is a good laundry. Facilities should be rigged so a man can wash— and dry—^his clothes. Buying a washing machine is not the en­ tire answer. Then again, there should be a larger section of the library devoted to Union edu­ cation. There should be more education meetings on the ships, too. The men would have a pret­ ty good time in well-planned, well-run education meetings. For instance, they could learn how to go about writing their Sena­ tors and Congress their views on big labor, maritime and other issues. It's a good idea to have a little organization beforehand for recreation and welfare. For in­ stance, 1 think crews should provide every ship with a wash­ ing machine. Pretty soon all the ships would have them. I've helped buy a couple, they come to a couple of bucks a manMost ships have radios or phon­ ographs and those that don't should have them. If the boyfl want movies, I'd go along with them although I'm no movie fanEach crew should decide what it wants and get it in advance. But don't forget that what you plan may depend a lot on thq run. I think the recreation rooms on most ships could be improved with good facilities for reading and writing. The libraries on most ships I've been on have been pretty sad. The books are old and dry reading. This could be corrected very easily. I would suggest that these comparative­ ly expensive books be replaced by the 25-cent pocket-sized books, which are up to date and cover a wi^e variety of subjects. They're space savers, loo. Some good technical books should be available for those who want to use - off time for serious study. A crew that wants more and One of the drawbacks on the better organized recreation Liberty ships is the lack of should decide what it needs, space for recreational facilities. chip in and buy whatever is Even the messroom is inade­ needed. For instance, a crew quate, except for card games should be sure that they have and the like. Of course, if a plenty of cards, checkers and guy wants to read, the best place chess sets. Right now, cards are for it is his. own bunk. But for the only game equipment you the guys who like physical. ex­ can buy from the slopchest. Per­ ercise I think some kind of a haps the slopchests should stock gym could be rigged up on most other games. Crews could have a ships, and cheaply, too. Bar­ lot of fun if every ship had bells can be made by sticking some sporting equipment. Boxing both ends of pieces of lead pipe gloves, punching bags, softballs, into cans filled with cement. bats, gloves and so on. What you , Skip ropes are no problem. get depends to some extent on Punching bags can be rigged on the run. Maybe the Union could the fantail. But count me out, work up a purchasing plan. I get enough exercise on deck. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource March 18, 1949 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES US STIFLES OWN FLEET,BUT BUILDS ALIEN SHIPPING DON'T TALK SIU, IS WARNING TO CS CREWMEN FOREIGN TO SURPASS PRE-WAR TOTALS REPRESENTATIVES READY TO COSIDER BLAND BILL A&G TRANSPORTATION BALLOTING GOING STRONG LACK OF PROGRAM CONDEMNS US SHIPPING MOBILE NOTES SHIPPING UPTURN,AND HOPES TREND WILL CONTINUE PORT SAVANNAH LOOKING AHEAD TO BUSY WEEKS MEDICAL CHECK-UP MAY SAVE TROUBLE LATER SAYS FOREIGN FLAG SHIPS EXPAND AT EXPENSE OF UNITED STATES NO PAYOFFS,SIGN-ONS BUT UN TRANSIT SHIPS HELP PORT GALVESTON TAFT-HARTLEY ACT LIMITS UNIOND ADMINISTRATION OF WELFARE PLANS NORWEGIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES PENSION FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN CITIES SERVICE SUED FOR PRICE RIGGIMG SEAFARERR JOE BURNS,CROSS-COUNTRY CUPID,SENDS TWO DOWN THE AISLE MARCH OF DIMES FUND THANKS SIU CREWS FOR GENEROSITY EASTERN MINERS TAKE-WEEK 'MEMORIAL' REST 'FOREMEN'S' LEAGUE IS EXPOSED AS FRONT FOR CORPORATIONS AMERICAN SEAMEEN MAKE COMEBACK Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/18/1949 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. XI, No. 11 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1949 Periodicals Seafarers Log